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 [...]
¡Qué tan grande era todo cuando yo era chico! is a Spanish poem for children. It uses basic vocabulary that is appropriate for beginning Spanish language learners and is excellent exposure to the imperfect tense. This poem is about the sensation children have that the world around them is getting smaller as they grow. Many kids remember when they could not reach the counter or the faucet, for example. The poem is by the well-known [...]
Spanish songs for children teach much more than basic vocabulary. Singing is a wonderful way to learn the sounds and structure of the language. These songs about colors, for example, have lots of adjective-noun agreement. As kids learn and sing these songs, they absorb this essential structure. Spanish songs for children are one of the most effective ways to use to authentic language with beginners. These three songs in Spanish for children teach colors by [...]
Cántame un cuento is a wonderful project by Natalia Spialter and Filip Tee, both of Spain. Together, they produce fun, educational songs, and many of them can be used with Spanish language learners. You can learn more about their story and music on the Cántame un cuento website. Nat began to write songs when her oldest daughter was an infant as a way to connect and pass on her values. The songs deal with the [...]
This Spanish poem for children is titled Una casa con un sol. It uses familiar, conversational language to describe the way sunlight enters and brightens a house. It is a summer poem with basic vocabulary that Spanish language learners understand. Una casa con un sol is by the well-known Argentine author and illustrator Douglas Wright. His books are hard to get in the United States, but he generously shares his work on his blog El [...]
Reading El jardín de Douglas recently, I was happy to find two new poems that I think are especially well suited to using with Spanish language learners. I will share one today and the other one in the next few days. Douglas Wright is well-known poet, author and illustrator from Argentina. Finding his books in this country is not easy, but he generously shares his work on his blog El jardín de Douglas and also [...]
I am excited to be able to offer this free printable poster of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star in Spanish to my readers. DeColores is a new venture by the Mexican graphic artist Carlos Medrano. He is starting a line of Spanish text-rich art for children. A print-rich environment in classrooms and at home is an essential component of early literacy. It is important for children to recognize print in their surroundings and understand that print [...]
This is a traditional Spanish song about the sun. The lyrics are about the shape, the warmth, and about how the sun comes out in the day and leaves at night. This is a good song for Spanish language learners because it is short and about a familiar subject. It relates the word sol (sun) to redondito (round), calientito (warm), and día (day). Like most traditional children’s songs, there are several versions. These are the [...]
Kids can practice Spanish days of the week, months and numbers with this online activity. It is simple, but excellent for Spanish language learners. It teaches (or reinforces) several important aspects of Spanish language including: – the days of the week are written with lower case letters in Spanish. – the months are written with lower case letters in Spanish. – the week on Spanish language calenders starts on Monday. – the days of the [...]
This lovely Spanish song, Hola buen día, día is wonderful for children learning the language. The song is a poem by Douglas Wright, a well-known author and illustrator from Argentina. Douglas is also a musician and performer. He has set the poem to music and shares the song on his blog El Jardín de Douglas. I wrote an article about using the poem Hola buen día, día with Spanish language learners in November. Douglas Wright [...]
This Spanish poem for kids is a happy way to greet the day! It is perfect for children learning Spanish. It is joyful and affirming. This is a short Spanish poem for kids with common vocabulary and great rhythm, and it would be an excellent choice for a class to recite to begin the day. It is also a wonderful poem to read with children at home. Hola, buen día, día is by the well-known [...]
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 and the moon: the moon is small and the sun is bigger; the moon comes out at night and the [...]