Spanish Stories from Stress Free Kids

 Animals, Audio, Body parts, Books, Colors, Outside-Nature, Product reviews, Pronunciation, Reading, Vocabulary  1 Response »
May 132013
 
Spanish Stories from Stress Free Kids

Stress Free Kids publishes audio and picture books that help children reduce stress and lower anxiety. These stories are available in Spanish and are fabulous language-learning tools. The stories teach relaxation techniques, but their structure and objective also create an excellent Spanish learning experience. As children listen to these stories, they relax, but they are never passive. Children participate, both physically and by actively using their imaginations. The CD Sueños del océano índigo has four [...]

Spanish Songs for Kids – Free Downloads from Cantoalegre

 Animals, Audio, Body parts, Christmas, Earth Day, Emotions, Family, Food, Greetings, Holidays, House, Online activities, Songs, Values, Verbs, Videos, Vocabulary, Websites  3 Responses »
Apr 292013
 
Spanish Songs for Kids - Free Downloads from Cantoalegre

Cantoalegre is an amazing resource. This fabulous organization from Colombia offers free downloads of their Spanish songs for kids. They explain their generosity saying Porque la música es de todos, te traemos canciones para descargar gratis. Because music belongs to everyone, we bring you songs to download free. Cantoalegre is a non-profit cultural organization in Colombia dedicated to the creation, study and performance of children’s music. The group performs, produces CDs, and has founded numerous [...]

Los sentidos – Reader-contributed PowerPoint and PDF

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Apr 172013
 
Los sentidos - Reader-contributed PowerPoint and PDF

Many of us teach units on los sentidos, or the five senses. This familiar material works well for using common verbs in the first person: toco, veo, oigo, huelo, saboreo. It is also easy to introduce common objects and food vocabulary as you talk about what we see, touch, taste, smell and hear. When I teach this unit, I include activities where children engage all their senses. They love smelling, tasting and touching different things. [...]

Spanish Body Parts and Sana, Sana Colita de Rana

 Animals, Body parts, Crafts, Toys and Games, Vocabulary  1 Response »
Mar 252013
 
Spanish Body Parts and Sana, Sana Colita de Rana

Preschoolers love imaginative play, so we do lots of it in my classes. One game that is always a big hit is when we pretend that our pets are hurt and need una curita, a band-aid. We practice Spanish body parts with this activity and I also teach the traditional saying Sana, sana colita de rana, si no sanas hoy, sanarás mañana. All you need to play are felt band-aids and a stuffed animal for [...]

Spanish Song and Game for Kids – 1, 2, 3, Momia Es

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Mar 022013
 
Spanish Song and Game for Kids - 1, 2, 3, Momia Es

1, 2, 3 Momia Es is a playground game kids play in South America. In Mexico, the same game is called 1, 2, 3 Calabaza. In Spain, it is 1,2,3 Escondite Inglés and in English it is Red Light, Green Light. Elizabeth Carmona of Chile has written a very fun song called 1, 2, 3 Momia Es that incorporates parts of this familiar game. In the traditional game, one player faces a wall or a [...]

Spanish Story – Book from Kids Yoga Stories Teaches Language and Yoga

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Feb 262013
 
Spanish Story – Book from Kids Yoga Stories Teaches Language and Yoga

        I am so excited to be able to share this book with Spanish Playground readers. Sofía en una aventura por la selva (Sophia’s Jungle Adventure) is published by Kids Yoga Stories. The book integrates yoga for children into a story in Spanish and creates an amazing language-learning experience. Yoga poses were inspired by the natural world. Kids Yoga Stories weaves those poses into a picture book. Children do the poses, imitating [...]

Spanish Coloring Pages – Free Download from Song School Spanish

 Animals, Body parts, Colors, Crafts, Day and Night, Emotions, Fall, Family, Food, Numbers, Printable, Questions, Reading, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Verbs, Vocabulary, Winter  3 Responses »
Feb 242013
 
Spanish Coloring Pages - Free Download from Song School Spanish

These free Spanish coloring pages from Song School Spanish include lots of basic vocabulary. The pictures are big, clear and labeled in Spanish. There are pictures for many common nouns related to topics like food, animals, weather and the parts of the body. There are also sheets for numbers and colors. In addition to common nouns, there are Spanish coloring sheets for the question words, emotions and most common verbs forms, like tengo, tienes, quiero [...]

40 Ways to Use Sticky Notes to Teach Kids Spanish

 Body parts, Colors, Food, House, Language learning, Letters, Miscellaneous, Numbers, Position words, Shapes, Toys and Games, Verbs, Vocabulary  No Responses »
Feb 102013
 
40 Ways to Use Sticky Notes to Teach Kids Spanish

Sticky notes have to be one of the handiest inventions ever. In addition to keeping us organized, they are wonderful for language activities to teach kids Spanish. You can rearrange sticky notes, so they are perfect for matching activities. You can put them on a wall, so everything is bigger and kids can stand up and move. You can put them anywhere, so language can be applied to the physical world (I couldn’t resist the [...]

Spanish Body Parts for Beginners – A Video for Kids

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Jan 202013
 
Spanish Body Parts for Beginners - A Video for Kids

This video teaches the words for twelve Spanish body parts. It begins with a head and adds parts until there is a complete person. Each word is clearly pronounced and the text is on the screen. At the end of the video, the body parts are repeated. I like this video because there is no English translation. Children will easily understand what the word means because they can see the parts of the body. I [...]

Shape Books to Make Mini Books for Kids Learning Spanish

 Animals, Body parts, Books, Clothes, Colors, Crafts, House, Numbers, Printable, Reading, Vocabulary  1 Response »
Jan 082013
 
Shape Books to Make Mini Books for Kids Learning Spanish

These patterns of common objects from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt can be used in lots of ways with children learning Spanish. I usually use shape books to make mini books related to the object or animal, but they also make excellent stick puppets, props for storytelling, craft materials kids can decorate and writing paper. Most of these shape books are available with and without lines. Also, the website gives permission to print and copy the pages [...]

Printable Spanish Puzzles – Scrambled Pictures

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Jan 072013
 
Printable Spanish Puzzles - Scrambled Pictures

These printable puzzles are short, self-checking vocabulary or reading exercises. Kids cut the scrambled puzzle apart. Then, they match the words on the pictures to the spaces on the board and glue down the squares. If they have the right answers, the squares will be in the right places to make the picture. The picture helps sort out the answers they are not sure of. You can use these puzzles with any content. When I [...]

Spanish Songs for Kids – Cantaré Latin American Music for Children

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Dec 312012
 
Spanish Songs for Kids – Cantaré Latin American Music for Children

Cantaré, a group based in the Washington D.C. area, performs and records songs in Spanish for children. Led by vocalist Cecilia Esquivel, Cantaré offers a wonderful combination of accessible language and fabulous music to Spanish language learners. You can learn more about Cecilia Esquivel and Cantaré on their website. The award-winning CD ¡Al agua pato! includes traditional childen’s songs, tongue twisters and original compositions. If you are a parent or teacher of children learning Spanish [...]

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