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 illustrates his work, and the poem and the illustration are available on his blog. The article I wrote includes ideas for teaching the poem using the illustration. You can find that post here: Spanish poem for children.

The Spanish song Hola buen día, día makes the poem even more accessible to language learners. The rhythm helps children memorize the song. Singing is also excellent pronunciation practice, as children absorb and imitate native-speaker Spanish. As you will hear, the song is done as an echo. It is perfect for sharing with children!

Listen to the Spanish song Hola buen día, día.

These are the lyrics of the song. You can also find the poem and the illustration on El Jardín de Douglas using this link: Spanish poem with illustration  A translation follows these lyrics.

“Hola, buen día, día”,
digo con alegría;
digo “buen día, cielo”
digo “buen día, sol”;
esta vida es mi vida,
la vida de este día;
este día es mi día:
este día soy yo.

Hi, good day, day
I say happily;
I say “Good day, sky”
I say “Good day, sun”
This life is my life,
My life today.
This day is my day:
This day I am I. (or as we often say “I am me”)

The poem, illustration and song of Hola buen día, día are a wonderful combination of materials for children learning Spanish. They allow kids to work with the language in different ways and provide for the repetition they need to really learn Spanish. I so appreciate that Douglas Wright generously makes his work available on his blog!

You may also be interested in this post on another Spanish poem by Douglas Wright.

What a happy way for kids to greet the day! This poem is perfect for children learning Spanish. It is joyful and affirming. This is a short poem 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 Argentine writer and illustrator Douglas Wright. He generously shares his work on his blog El jardín de Douglas and gave me permission to share it here. Douglas Wright illustrates his poetry. In addition to adding a wonderful dimension to the poems, the drawings are valuable for teaching children Spanish. Use the link to read this morning poem with the illustration. Click on the illustration to enlarge it.

This is the poem and a translation follows. Below you will find suggestions for using the poem with children learning Spanish.

Hola, buen día, día

“Hola, buen día, día”,
digo con alegría;
digo “buen día, cielo”
digo “buen día, sol”;
esta vida es mi vida,
la vida de este día;
este día es mi día:
este día soy yo.

Hi, good day, day
I say happily;
I say “Good day, sky”
I say “Good day, sun”
This life is my life,
My life today.
This day is my day:
This day I am I. (or as we often say “I am me”)

Here are a few ideas for using this poem with Spanish language learners:

- Before you read the poem, talk about the picture, pointing to the different things as you say them. Vocabulary: el/la niño/a, el sol, el cielo, los pájaros, las nubes, la mariposa, las plantas/las flores, el pasto

- Read the poem together. Add actions to reinforce the meaning of the words. For example, you can lift your arms like the child in the drawing when you say buen día día, wave at the sun and the sky when you say buen día to them, point at yourself when you say mi día, and hug yoursef when you say soy yo.

- Beginners can use the vocabulary they know to greet people and things: Buen día, amigo; Buen día, perro; Buen día, casa; Buen día, escuela, etc.

- Ask questions like these if they are appropriate for your child’s level of Spanish. The questions in parenthesis are simpler because children hear the vocabulary in the question.
1. ¿A quién saluda el niño primero? (¿El niño saluda al día o a la noche?)
2. ¿Cómo se siente el niño? (¿El niño está alegre o está triste?)
3. ¿A quién más saluda el niño? [¿El niño saluda a la luna o al sol? ¿El niño saluda a la tierra (mar, árbol, nubes, etc.) o al cielo?]
4. El niño dice “esta vida es mi vida.” Se refiere a todo a su alrededor – el lugar, la ropa, los animales, las plantas.  Si tú dices “esta vida es mi vida,” ¿cuáles son las cosas de que hablas? ¿Cuáles son las cosas de tu vida? ¿Qué ves aquí? ¿Y otras cosas que no ves que son parte de tu vida?
5. El niño dice “este día es mi día.” Este día es suyo para hacer lo que tiene que hacer y lo que quiere hacer. ¿Y tú? Si dices este día es mi día, ¿cuales son las cosas que vas a hacer? ¿Qué quieres hacer hoy?
6. El niño dice “este día soy yo.” ¿Quién eres tú? Somos muchas cosas, por ejemplo el nombre, la edad, como somos físicamente, la personalidad. Cuando dices “soy yo,” ¿quíen eres tú?

- This poem lends itself to drawing activities like these:
1. Children can draw a picture to illustrate “Esta vida es mi vida.”
2. Children can draw a picture to illustrate “la vida de este día.”  They can also circle things in the illustration of “esta vida es mi vida”  that they are going to do that day.

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 sun comes out during the day; the moon is cold and the sun is hot. There is lots of excellent vocabulary for children learning Spanish and it is easy to add actions to reinforce the meaning of the words.

There are several versions of this song. You can hear the one I teach in a video from yocantoesta here: Spanish songs for kids – La luna y el sol. I teach it to beginners when they are learning tener frío and tener calor and it fits in well.

These are the words and a translation:

La luna es muy pequeña y el sol es muy mayor.
La luna tiene frío y el sol tiene calor.
La luna sale de noche y el sol sale de día.
A bailar, a bailar, a bailar con la luna y el sol.
A bailar, a bailar, a bailar, a bailar con los dos.

The moon is very small and the sun much bigger.
The moon is cold and the sun is hot.
The moon comes out at night and the sun comes out in the day.
Let’s dance, let’s dance, let’s dance with the moon and the sun.
Let’s dance, let’s dance, let’s dance with both of them.

The variations of this song often change the verb in the last line to saltar or aplaudir. They also change the second line and use estar instead of salir.

This is one common variation:

La luna es muy pequeña,
y el sol es muy mayor.
La luna tiene frío,
y el sol tiene calor.
La luna está de noche,
y el sol está de día.
A aplaudir, a aplaudir, a aplaudir con la luna y el sol.
A aplaudir, a aplaudir, a aplaudir con la luna y el sol.

The moon is very small and the sun much bigger.
The moon is cold and the sun is hot.
The moon is out at night and the sun is out in the day.
Let’s clap, let’s clap, let’s clap with the moon and the sun.
Let’s clap, let’s clap, let’s clap with the moon and the sun.

Here is another variation of this song. It leaves out the line about day and night and instead repeats that the moon is small and the sun is bigger.

Also, in this version, the sun warms the moon. I love the actions that Marta, a preschool teacher from León, Spain, taught her students! You can see a video on her blog, Tralará, here: Spanish songs for kids- La luna y el sol.

La luna es muy pequeña y el sol es muy mayor.
La luna tiene frío y el sol le da calor.
La luna es muy pequeña y el sol es muy mayor.
A saltar, a saltar con la luna y con el sol.
A saltar, a saltar con la luna y con el sol.

The moon is very small and the sun much bigger.
The moon is cold and the sun gives it heat (warms it up).
The moon is very small and the sun is much bigger.
Let’s jump, let’s jump, let’s jump with the moon and the sun.
Let’s jump, let’s jump, let’s jump with the moon and the sun.

This a YouTube video of the same version: Spanish songs for kids – La luna y el sol

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 also 4 CDs and a DVD with 20 audio Spanish lessons for kids ages 3 to 8.

Beth Manners, creator of Spanish in a Basket, understands that children learn language through movement, interaction with the world around them and repetition. Spanish in a Basket applies these concepts in an original product designed to engage children with Spanish from an early age.

The idea is that children listen to the audio CD (or DVD) and follow instructions by using the objects in the basket, doing lots of actions, and repeating the Spanish they hear. The program creates a context by introducing two characters, Bobby and María, that are used in the different lessons. The way children use the objects and other actions reinforce the meaning of the Spanish they are learning.

You can read specific descriptions of these Spanish lessons for kids and listen to lots of sound samples at Beth Manner’s Fun French and Spanish. You can order Spanish in a Basket there too, along with Beth Manner’s award-winning CDs for teaching kids Spanish.

The sound quality of the CDs in Spanish in a Basket is excellent and that is important because children can repeat accurately. The native-speaker pronunciation is clear and there is enough repetition that children will absorb the sounds of Spanish. The catchy songs use the vocabulary and structures and incorporate movement. There are also simple stories using the vocabulary, letting children listen first, and then repeat.

For parents who want to teach their children Spanish, Spanish in a Basket is an excellent introduction to teaching language. By participating with their children, parents will get an idea of how to create a context, build in repetition and associate language with actions.

Playing with your child also adds an important visual dimension to the lessons. The audio goes by quickly, and if a young child is not focused, she may not completely follow what she is supposed to do or say. There is lots of repetition, but with you playing along, she will stay more engaged and she can see the actions and objects that match the words. This is particularly important when the program is introducing several new vocabulary words. It can be hard to hold onto the meaning and sound of a new word. With an adult providing a visual clue, children will understand and absorb the Spanish they hear.

The other advantage to participating with your child is that you can control the pacing. If your child loves a game or a song, you can back up and play or sing again. If she is distracted for a moment, you can pause the CD. If the lesson is challenging, you can start again. The lessons are of a very reasonable length, between 7 and 15 minutes, but to make the most of the material you will want to be engaged with your child.

These Spanish lessons for kids are intended to be used over and over. The more exposure the better! Ideally, you will play with your child a few times. Once she is confident with the lesson she will have a great time going back and doing it independently.

There is lots of Spanish learning material in this basket. It would be an excellent choice for a preschool. In fact, there is also a program for schools, which is even more complete than these lessons. This program would also be great for friends who want to start a Spanish play group, or a family that wants to do something new and fun together. Spanish in a Basket is a fun and effective way to introduce a child to Spanish. With friends, it is even more fun!

Disclosure: The company sent me Spanish in a Basket to write this article. All the ideas and opinions are my own.

It is easy to talk about the calendar and the weather in Spanish with these colorful materials.
They are provided by the Asociación mundial de educadores infantiles and they are all PDFs that you can download and print.

There are signs with the Spanish months and the days of the week. There are numbers for the date, both day and year. There are also colorful signs for the seasons in Spanish.

My favorite part of this collection is the very cute set of circles to describe el clima (the weather). There are circles with sol, sol y nubes, nubes, lluvia and nieve to describe what is happening outside. They are all clearly labeled and very pretty!

This is the link to the Spanish months of the year and other materials.

The page suggests using these materials to make a weather wall, and that is certainly a possibility. They could also make a nice bulletin board. All of the materials are small though, so they also work well for other activities. Cut apart, the months, seasons and days of the week are a perfect size for kids to manipulate. They are also a nice size to send home with children learning Spanish, so that they can talk about the calendar, seasons and weather with their families.

I just watched the Whistlefritz Spanish for Kids DVD – Las estaciones. It is so well done! I am going to explain why I liked it, in detail, but I understand that some of you want just the basics and to know if the product is a good investment.

The DVD is intended to introduce kids ages 2-7 to basic Spanish related to the seasons. María is explaining to her friend Fritzi the mouse when his birthday will be. The video moves through the seasons, presenting key vocabulary for each and supporting it with great images. This is an entertaining video that your kids will love, and it will teach them lots of Spanish. The presentation is clear with plenty of repetition, so that kids will not feel overwhelmed. To balance that, there is enough content to keep them interested and learning as they watch the video over and over. The DVD comes with a translation for parents. Is it a good investment? The answer is an enthusiastic ¡Claro que sí!  It is an excellent investment for anyone who is teaching children Spanish.

That was the short answer. When I recommend great Spanish language materials however, I feel compelled to explain what makes them effective. This is partly my excitement at how it is done. Also, I think that the more parents and teachers understand about how kids learn language and see the different ways material can be presented well, the more effective we become working with kids learning Spanish. Plus, what is the fun of having your own website if you cannot indulge your obsessions?

The Whistlefritz DVD – Las estaciones might seem like a straightforward introduction to the seasons in Spanish, but it is very carefully created to help children learn language. The idea of immersion depends on combining the Spanish children hear with enough visual support that they truly understand what is being said. This is not always easy to do in person, and yet at Whistlefritz they have found a way to make immersion work on video.

This DVD presents kids with 30 minutes of entertaining, natural Spanish that they will understand. This immersion works because the images are carefully crafted to exactly support the language that the children are hearing, and there is enough repetition to let them associate the two.

The people at Whistlefritz manage this by creating captivating animation that exactly conveys the meaning of the Spanish you hear. They also use lots of fun live action footage of children playing to illustrate actions like tirar bolas de nieve (throw snow balls) and nadar (swim). They combined these video sequences with songs to make the repetition of the images and the language natural and entertaining. The live-action video and animation create an experience where everything children see reinforces the meaning of the Spanish. There is nothing extraneous, and nothing to distract from the meaning. The language is equally focused. Everything children hear relates to what they see. There is no extra, distracting language that would be meaningless without a context for understanding it.

In addition to the carefully crafted images, this DVD effectively combines the visual potential of video with the support that you get from a good teacher in a class.  María, the narrator, is Fritzi’s friend. She is happy, enthusiastic and very genuine. Although she is not formally introduced as a teacher that is the role she plays. And Maria is not just any teacher -she is an amazingly effective teacher. Her gestures and expressions perfectly communicate what she is saying. Her voice is lovely and she uses it to best advantage. As you will see, each time María says niños, she will have the children’s attention. She clarifies and repeats, focuses the attention of the children and engages them so that they participate. The content of the DVD is excellent in any case, but María’s interctions and support help children get the most out of the video.

This DVD is intended for children ages 2-7. I assume the upper age range of seven takes into account the concept of seasons and what is considered visually engaging at different ages. In terms of language learning, this DVD would be just as effective for older children or adults learning Spanish. In fact, adults could learn more useful Spanish from Whistefritz than from many products geared to older learners.

Those are just some of the reasons this video works. You would not believe how much I left out! Your kids will just think it is fun, but you will appreciate how much they learn. Is it a good investment? Yes, Whistlefritz Spanish for Kids DVD – Las estaciones is a great investment for children, or anyone, learning Spanish. Enjoy!

Disclosure: The company sent me a copy of the DVD to write this article. All the ideas and opinions are my own.

Se hace de noche is a traditional rhyme in Spanish that tells the story of a vampire, or a witch in some versions. It does not really have anything to do with Halloween originally, but it fits in well with other Halloween vocabulary. The story starts out sounding spooky and the suspense builds. Then there is a silly, harmless ending that makes children laugh.

This is a story that children learning Spanish can learn to tell. The vocabulary is basic, and they can learn actions that reinforce the meaning of the words. The rhyme is very short and they have fun learning it and telling it with spooky voices.

This is the most common version. Luis Pescetti performs this version wonderfully, and with an echo, so that kids can practice with him. You can hear him tell the (not) scary story in Spanish on his website.

Here are the words to that traditional version and a translation:

Se hace de noche. / Night is falling.
Se ve un castillo. / You see a castle.
Se abre la puerta. / A door opens.
Sale un vampiro. / A vampire comes out.
Toma un cuchillo / He takes a knife
yyyyy…/ and…
unta pan con mantequilla, / spreads bread with butter,
unta pan con mantequilla, / spreads bread with butter,
unta pan con mantequilla. / spreads bread with butter.

There are other versions, like this one about a witch. This version has even more common vocabulary, but there is really no rhyme scheme.

Se hace de noche. / Night falls
Sale la bruja, / The witch appears
volando en su escoba. / flying on her broom
Llega a su casa, / she gets home
entra a la cocina, / goes into the kitchen
¡saca un cuchillo! / pulls out a knife!
y le unta mantequilla a su bolillo / and spreads butter on her roll
y le unta mantequilla a su bolillo. / and spreads butter on her roll

9letras is the blog of Alberto Abarca Fillat of Huesca, Spain. Alberto shares educational material for teaching Spanish and the website has an impressive number of printable activities for young Spanish language learners.

All of the material is created by the author, and lots of the activities have pictures to help Spanish learners interpret the language. Many of these activities with pictures are designed for beginning readers. They also work well with children who do not read yet, if you do them together, talking through the activities. These printable resources are Word documents, so that you can modify them to suit your needs.

There are so many activities on 9letras that you have to take some time to explore. I will just point out a few activities I find useful.

The page Español L.E. (Español como lengua extranjera) is a good place to start. The first section of the page has Tarjetas, or picture cards, for vocabulary in many different of categories. All the cards have images with Spanish words, and many are accompanied by at least one activity. There are vocabulary picture cards for these categories:

COSAS DE CASA / Household objects
ANIMALES / Animals
COCINA / Kitchen ( 2 sets of cards and activities)
COSAS DE CLASE / Classroom objects
COMIDAS / Food
VERBOS / Verbs ( 2 sets of cards and activities)
VESTIDOS / Clothes
OFICIOS/ Jobs
LA CALLE / The street
FRUTAS / Fruit
CUANDO / When
CUERPO / Body (3 sets of cards and activities)

Following the cards, there are several sections of vocabulary resources.
The first, Vocabulario nivel 1, has many categories. In all the documents, the vocabulary is presented with images, labeled and followed by activities using the pictures and words. There are often several activities with a set of vocabulary, such as matching the words to a picture, labeling a picture and completing the word.

In that section, I have used Contrarios, which presents prepositions as opposite pairs. There is a set of cards with an image and a phrase describing the image. It is followed by a set of cards with the same picture and phrase, but with the key word missing. Once children are familiar with the vocabulary, the second set is great for all kinds of games.

The activities in Numbers- 10 can be used with very young Spanish learners and give lots of counting practice. Cosas de la casa 2 has pictures of the vocabulary, a matching activity and an activity where kids complete the word by putting in the missing letter or syllable.

On the page Español L.E. there are many other materials, including practice with three levels of vocabulary, verbs, and reading comprehension. Take some time to open the files and see what might be helpful to you.

Another useful page on 9letras is Infantil. There are dozens of activities with basic vocabulary and most include images.

For example, the documents titled Frases INF6 – Frases INF20 are good for beginning readers. All of these documents include four different activities supported by pictures. Kids copy a short phrase associated with an image, match the phrase to the picture, complete the phrase with the missing word, and finally put the words in order. These exercises use all capital letters. There are also activities for individual letters and many power point presentations to practice reading skills.

On the page Vocabulario, Alberto Abarca Fillat has included the complete set of vocabulary that he uses to teach beginning Spanish learners. I know that a lot of us spend time choosing the words we are going to focus on and I always find it interesting and helpful to see what someone else has decided. To see the list, click on the link Vocabulario Básico.

On the same page you will find power point presentations with the vocabulary game Encadena where you make a chain by associating words. There are also lots of power points to teach vocabulary.

As I said, there is so much on 9letras that you will have to explore to find what is helpful to you. I am sure you will find material that you can adapt and use in your Spanish classes for kids or at home with your little Spanish learners.

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My students really like clapping patterns with Spanish words. I keep it simple by using a combination of beats on the table and clapping. We all do the rhythm and say the words in unison.
For example, the most simple rhythm we do is to these words:

Sí, sí
No, no
No sé.

I use this simple pattern:
1. Sí, sí – Two beats on the table – palms down, both hands at the same time. Nod your head yes in time to the beats.
2. No, no – Two claps. Turn your head to the left with the first clap and to the right with the second clap, so you are shaking your head no.
3. No sé – Shrug your shoulders and hold make the classic “I don’t know” gesture with your palms up.
4. Repeat
We start slowly, all together, and then go faster and faster. The kids love this!

This is another simple pattern I use:
1. right hand on the table palm down
2. left hand on the table palm down
3. clap
4. right hand on the table palm down
5. left hand on the table palm down
6. clap
7. right hand on the table palm down
8. left hand on the table palm down
9. turn right hand palm up
10. turn left hand palm up
11. turn right hand palm down
12. turn left hand palm down
13. clap

You can see the pattern here, first slowly and then more quickly:

You can make any number of simple chants to this rhythm. Just be sure that the syllables fit the rhythm and that you do not split a diphthong (two vowels that form one syllable). Also, be aware that if one word ends with a vowel and the next word begins with a vowel they will combine to form one syllable. So, for example, the phrase ¿cómo estas? has three syllables.

These simple chants fit the rhythm above:

¿Cómo estás?
¿Cómo estás?
¿Cómo estás hoy?
¿Cómo estás?

Estoy bien.
Estoy bien.
Estoy bien hoy.
Estoy bien.

 The chant can teach related vocabulary:

Día, sol
Día, sol
Noche, luna
Día, sol

You can do chants with verb forms too. This is a chant with verbs we do in class. We start with cantar and the second time someone (the teacher or a student) gives a new infinitive. Everyone responds to that verb and someone gives another infinitive. With more advanced students you can play this in a circle. Everyone keeps the rhythm going and the person giving the new verb moves around the circle. If you miss (can’t think of a verb fast enough), you are out of the game.

Canto yo.
Canto yo.
¿Sabes tú
cantar o no?

Canto yo.
Canto yo.
¿Sabes tú
bailar o no?

Bailo yo.
Bailo yo
¿Sabes tú
hablar o no?

Hablo yo…

To make this easier, you can list the verbs before you start. Any two syllable infinitive that makes sense (something you can know how to do) will work.

Of course, there are some really complicated rhythms that you can put words to. There is a wonderful game from Brazil called Escatumbararibê that uses cups. The original words are in Portuguese, but there are versions in Spanish too. You can see a fun video here: Escatumbararibê.  There are lots of other videos of Escatumbararibê too.

You can read about other hand clapping games here:

Hand clapping games in Spanish – Marinero que se fue a la mar

Hand clapping games in Spanish – Mariposa and Chocolate

Hand clapping games in Spanish – Por aquí pasó un caballo and Estaba la Catalina

There are endless ways that the beautiful illustrations on this site can be used as a teaching tool. For the moment, I will make a few suggestions about how you can use Storybird with Spanish language learners without even creating an account. Of course, you will want to create an account, because it is free and fabulous! With an account you will be able to make stories, save them and take full advantage of all the features of Storybird.

The art on Storybird lends itself to all kinds of Spanish language activities, many that are simpler than telling a story with a series of pictures. Each of the pictures can be considered individually in terms of creating activities. Also, because you can use the themes (tags) to see a selection of art related to one subject, you can easily find pictures that have elements in common.

The easiest way to see the wide selection of art available is to click on Art under the Read/Explore heading at the foot of the page. To choose art related to a theme, click Tags under the same heading. (The tags are also called themes on this site.) You can also click Create to see a selection of pictures and from there click See more art.

These are just a few suggestions of how to use the art on Storybird to speak Spanish with children. Look at the art and use your imagination. You will think of many more!

1)  Choose pictures related to a subject and describe what you see in the pictures.
- To talk about the weather, try the tag winter or rain.
- To find pictures to describe people, try tags like girls or dad.
- To talk about family, try tags like this one for daughter.
- Find pictures to talk about color by using the tags, like blue.

2) Talk about one character to focus on actions (to practice verbs) or emotions.
- From a selection of art, choose a character that interests you. Click the artist’s name and then See all art. There will often be several illustrations with the same character. Give the character a name and ask ¿Qué hace? about the different pictures.
- To talk about emotions, give a character a name and ask ¿Cómo se siente? about different pictures.

3) Play guessing games from a selection of pictures.
- Use a theme (tag) to see pictures with a common subject. One person chooses a picture to describe and the other person identifies which picture it is.
- From a selection of art, one person describes an object in one of the pictures and the other tries to find it. You can get a random selection of art by clicking Create and then See more art.
- Play 20 questions choosing an object or person in a selection of pictures. You can get a random selection of art by clicking Create and then See more art.

4) Create information for a character in a picture.
- Answer questions like ¿Dónde está?, ¿Cómo se llama?, ¿Cuántos años tiene?, ¿Qué hace?.
- Tell what the characters in a picture are saying. This is good for understanding point of view and practicing verbs in the first and second person.
- Tell what a character in a picture is thinking.

I have a suggestion about using the tags, or themes, on Storybird. The website shows a selection of tags and you can reload them to see others. If you are looking for something specific, it is easier to put the word you are looking for into the url. For example, this is the url for the tag animal: http://storybird.com/tags/animal/artwork/
If you would like to see the art tagged dog, just change the word animal to dog in the url at the top of your page: http://storybird.com/tags/dog/artwork/

Teaching language to children in any setting,  we often depend on pictures to help communicate ideas and establish context. At times, the pictures are just functional. When the pictures are also beautiful and engaging, teaching and learning have another dimension. Being able to incorporate the art on Storybird into our work with children learning Spanish is a wonderful opportunity.