I am participating in http://latinaish.com/’s Spanish Friday. Join us! An English translation is included in parenthesis. En la edición nov-dic de la revista Metal Floss, se publicó una lista de las 25 canciones más poderosas de los últimos 25 años. Es una lista de canciones que “han cambiado de forma fundamental el mundo en que [...]
I have been having a great time with the Whistlefritz CD, Cha, Cha, Cha -Spanish Learning Songs. This award-winning collection of songs for children has a combination of original works and traditional music in Spanish. Visit the website to learn more about the Whistlefritz Spanish CDs and Spanish DVDs for kids. The CD Cha, Cha, [...]
Magic Spanish for Kids is an award-winning audio CD about a magical trip to Mexico. Two friends, Bobby and María, take this journey with a series of conversations and songs designed to introduce children to basic Spanish. This CD by Beth Manners’ Fun French and Spanish is designed for children ages 2-6, but would also [...]
A music teacher for the Spanish immersion program in Glendale, California sent me this video to share on Spanish Playground. This is a song that Sara’s kinder students wrote last year. As she says, there are not that many Thanksgiving songs, and fewer still in Spanish! Read more about Sara and her songs in Spanish [...]
This is a Spanish children’s song giving thanks. Children give thanks for their hands and all the things they can do with them. It is a religious song and often sung as a part of children’s presentations at school in Spanish-speaking countries. If it is consistent with your beliefs and appropriate to your teaching situation, [...]
Singalingo is a fabulous way to introduce children to Spanish. En mi casa is a CD of songs to use Spanish as a part of daily routines. The book Buenas noches, amigos and a set of Lyric and Vocabulary Cards compliment and support the music on this award-winning CD. You can visit Singalingo to read about [...]
Debajo de un botón (Under A Button) is a traditional Spanish song for children. Children love this song because it is tells a little story, and it is short and fun. It has great rhythm, as it repeats the last syllable of the last word of each line. It is one of the most common [...]
Este dedito compró un huevito (this little finger, or toe, bought an egg) is a rhyme that you say as you play with a child’s fingers or toes. It is a traditional Spanish rhyme and one of the most common games to play with little children. It is perfect for preschoolers and older kids too [...]
I use this Spanish song for kids with preschoolers and beginning language learners. I suggested it on Spanish Playground about a year and a half ago, but I wanted to share a couple of variations and a great video from a preschool in Spain. La luna y el sol teaches basic concepts about the sun [...]
Spanish in a Basket was such a treat to get in the mail! It is a lovely wicker picnic basket filled with bright, beautiful toys to help introduce children to Spanish. When I opened the basket, I found colorful wooden fruits and vegetables, hand-knit finger puppets, soft animal friends, and a bright table-setting. There were [...]
I was excited to see Juanita Ulloa’s name in my inbox recently. She wrote suggesting that Spanish Playground readers might be interested in her songs for children learning Spanish. Juanita Ulloa is one of the nation’s leading bilingual performers and songwriters. You can read more about her wonderful music on the Juanita Ulloa website. Juanita’s [...]
Los pajaritos is one of my favorite Spanish songs for children. It combines common animals, the places they live and the way they move into a pretty song that is perfect for kids learning Spanish. Children can move like the animals or use their hands to show how the animals move. You can also add [...]
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