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 [...]

Online Spanish Color Game – Sequence from Spanishspanish

 Audio, Colors, Online activities, Pronunciation, Vocabulary  1 Response »
May 132013
 
Online Spanish Color Game - Sequence from Spanishspanish

This online game is a good way to practice Spanish color words. It is from Spanishspanish and players hear and see a sequence and then repeat it by clicking on the correct colors. The sequence gets longer if the player does it correctly. The photo that players click on is of toenails painted different colors. It is cute, something different, and makes little Spanish learners smile. The audio is very clear and the timing in [...]

Spanish Color Game – Online Activity from Discovery Kids

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Mar 182013
 
Spanish Color Game - Online Activity from Discovery Kids

Discovery Kids has created a Spanish color game called El juego de los colores. The game has wonderful, clear audio and is a perfect way for Spanish language learners to practice color vocabulary and also absorb native-speaker pronunciation. In addition to color words and verbs, players hear the words pintura, pincel and mezclar used repeatedly. The game consists of mixing two colors to form a new color and using that color to paint a picture. [...]

Spanish Games for Kids – Matching with Plastic Eggs

 Colors, Easter, Holidays, Numbers, Opposites, Printable, Reading, Toys and Games, Vocabulary  1 Response »
Mar 122013
 
Spanish Games for Kids - Matching with Plastic Eggs

This time of year there are lots of plastic eggs around. If you find yourself with a few extra, consider making a language activity where kids match the two halves. You can put a sticker on one half and the word on the other, or a number and the corresponding word. Kids can also match synonyms or antonyms. I like making Spanish games for kids where they put something in the egg to help reinforce [...]

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 [...]

Spanish Song for Kids Teaches Colors Through Movement – Patty Shukla

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Feb 112013
 
Spanish Song for Kids Teaches Colors Through Movement - Patty Shukla

Colores is a Spanish song for children written and sung by Patty Shukla. The song gets kids up and moving as they practice their colors in Spanish. Patty Shukla writes and sings fun, educational songs for children. Although most of her music is in English, she has also recorded a CD of Spanish songs for kids called Canta y Baila con Patty. You can find out more about her music on the Patty Shukla website [...]

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 [...]

Printable Spanish Lacing Cards – Self-checking Practice for Beginning Readers

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Jan 282013
 
Printable Spanish Lacing Cards - Self-checking Practice for Beginning Readers

These printable Spanish lacing cards are a hit with students, especially the ones who do best with hands-on activities. The cards are basically matching or fill-in-the-blank exercises, but kids do them by lacing string or yarn to join the two columns. If they lace the cards correctly, the yarn on the back of the card matches the lines. These are not preschool lacing cards. One of the cards focuses on colors and animals. The order [...]

Spanish Videos for Kids from Semillitas Available Online

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Jan 272013
 
Spanish Videos for Kids from Semillitas Available Online

Semillitas is a Spanish language cable television channel for preschoolers from SomosTV. In Wisconsin, it is available through Charter Communications, but it is carried by other companies in different parts of the country. The Spanish videos for kids on Semillitas are designed specifically for the Latino community of the United States and Puerto Rico and dedicated to “la educación, estimulación y divertimento de niños en edad temprana a la vez de asistir a sus padres [...]

Spanish Game for Kids – Paper Cups for Hiding

 Colors, How to, Language learning, Letters, Numbers, Toys and Games, Vocabulary  1 Response »
Jan 232013
 
Spanish Game for Kids - Paper Cups for Hiding

I play this simple Spanish game for kids with students and they love it. I usually play with preschoolers, but I have also played with students as old as eight and they have fun with it too. It is a guessing game. You have a set of paper cups that you have labeled, put stickers on, or covered with different color paper. One person hides a small object under a paper cup and the other [...]

Spanish Valentine Cards to Print

 Colors, Holidays, Numbers, Printable, Reading, Valentine's Day, Vocabulary  No Responses »
Jan 142013
 
Spanish Valentine Cards to Print

I know I am getting ahead of myself, but I thought it would be better to post these early. These Spanish Valentine cards are for beginner learners. They are printed on one side of a sheet of regular paper and do not use too much color ink. I needed something simple and inexpensive for a couple of larger groups. They all have a question for the person receiving the card to answer on the front [...]

Spanish Video for Kids – Telmo y Tula

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Jan 092013
 
Spanish Video for Kids - Telmo y Tula

Telmo y Tula is a children’s program co-produced by Motion Pictures, S.A. and Disney España. This Spanish video for kids is excellent for Spanish language learners. In the cartoon series, Telmo and Tula teach kids to cook (Telmo & Tula Pequeños Cocineros) and do crafts (Telmo & Tula Manualidades). There are lots of Telmo y Tula episodes available to watch on YouTube. You can search Telmo y Tula or use this link to the Telmo [...]

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