Food, Online activities, Vocabulary 10 August 2010

Your child will practice listening skills in Spanish and will also learn Spanish food vocabulary with this game. In this online game, she selects a fruit or a vegetable, according to the Spanish instructions she hears. When your child clicks on the correct item, a short text about the food …

 Food, Verbs, Vocabulary 30 July 2010

Meals provide an opportunity and context for speaking Spanish to your child.  In addition to food vocabulary, there are many common verbs that you can use at the table.
These are some common Spanish phrases that are used at mealtime. They are not word-for-word translations of the English because often word-for-word …

 Colors, Food, Photographs 12 May 2010

Children learn Spanish grammar and vocabulary by hearing correct grammatical structures. Reading the questions that follow the photograph, you can help your child learn Spanish question words and verbs.
Look at the picture with your child and read the questions that follow. Answer the questions together. You can often understand the …

 Food, Vocabulary 16 March 2010

Children can learn lots of Spanish helping you around the house. When my children were small, as we set the table I would ask ¿Cuántos tenedores? How many forks? Cinco. Then we would count them out together- uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco.  ¿Cuántos platos? How many plates? Cinco. And …

 Food, Online activities 14 March 2010

Here are some fun online activities using food vocabulary. With these activities you hear the words pronounced, so your child (and you too, if you are learning) can practice listening and then repeat to practice pronunciation.
In this activity your child is matching the sound of the word to the picture. …

 Books, Food 13 March 2010

Your child can learn lots of Spanish, including food vocabulary, reading picture books with you.  Frutas y vegetales uses common fruits and vegetables in a variety of simple sentences.  Éstas son zanahorias. (These are carrots.) Me gusta la sandía. (I like watermelon.) The different structures are a great way to …

 Food, Vocabulary 12 March 2010

Mealtime and snack time are great opportunities to use Spanish with your child.  Start with a few foods that you serve on a regular basis.  When you have used them for several days, add a few more.
la leche – milk
el agua – water
el jugo – juice
el pan – bread
el queso …