Clothes, Photographs, Vocabulary 1 June 2010

Children learn Spanish grammar and vocabulary by hearing Spanish sentences. Listening to the phrases that follow the photograph, your child will hear words for clothes and colors used in a natural way.
Look at the picture with your child. Read the sentences that follow and look for the person that is …

 Clothes, Vocabulary 23 May 2010

Click here for pictures of clothes to color. The pictures are labeled in Spanish and are intended for native Spanish speakers. They are from the site conmishijos (which means with my children) – a website from Bayard Publishing.  Bayard is a European company, so a few words are used in …

 Clothes, Songs, Toys and Games, Videos, Vocabulary 21 May 2010

My children played this game in Mexico when they were little, and my daughter Maggie also played it as a volunteer at El Centro, a Hispanic community center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Children love the suspense of this game – knowing that they will be chased, but not knowing when. The …

 Books, Clothes, Verbs, Vocabulary 20 May 2010

These two picture books are fun to read, use clothing vocabulary, and also use complete Spanish sentences rather than just labeling words. Both books have illustrations that make the text clear so children can learn Spanish.
Children learn the most Spanish from picture books that use complete sentences.  A language is …

 Clothes, How to, Vocabulary 19 May 2010

Where do all those catalogs come from? Fortunately, you can put them to use when you speak Spanish with your child. Activities with pictures are a good way to practice Spanish vocabulary, and catalogs and magazines have lots of pictures that can be used to teach children the Spanish words …

 Clothes, How to, Vocabulary 18 May 2010

Endless laundry?  Words for clothes are some of a child’s earliest vocabulary. Getting dressed and undressed, folding clothes, putting clothes away – all of these activities tie language to movement and context. You can teach your child Spanish words for clothing by incorporating Spanish into these routines.
It is best to …