Apr 292013
 
Spanish Songs for Kids - Free Downloads from Cantoalegre

Cantoalegre is an amazing resource. This fabulous organization from Colombia offers free downloads of their Spanish songs for kids. They explain their generosity saying Porque la música es de todos, te traemos canciones para descargar gratis. Because music belongs to everyone, we bring you songs to download free. Cantoalegre is a non-profit cultural organization in Colombia dedicated to the creation, study and performance of children’s music. The group performs, produces CDs, and has founded numerous [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Feb 042013
 
Spanish Song for Kids with Lots of Movement - Los Conejos

Los conejos (The rabbits) is a Spanish song for kids with lots of movement. Students learn it in preschool and elementary school in many Spanish-speaking countries. My younger students love to jump and pretending to be a rabbit is the perfect reason to jump around and sing in Spanish. I like to teach this song because the words and the actions correspond so closely. Students move closer as they sing cerquita and farther away as [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Jan 022013
 
Learn Spanish with Pictures – A Birthday Party

Talking about photographs is a good way for children to practice Spanish. This activity with a picture of a birthday party lets children hear common vocabulary and structures. The questions that follow the photo, like all the Learn Spanish with Pictures activities, are ordered to help children master the vocabulary and gain confidence with the language. Start with Describe the photo (1) and be sure to point to the objects in the picture as you [...]

Dec 242012
 
Spanish for Children – Photos with Captions

  Photograhs with simple descriptions are an excellent way for children to hear and learn Spanish. With pictures, kids understand lots of language without the need for translation. Photographs are also a good way to introduce kids to the diversity of people and places in the Spanish-speaking world. On the Spanish Playground Facebook page you will find an album of photographs with short captions The pictures are all from Spanish-speaking countries. They have been carefully [...]

Dec 202012
 
Spanish New Year Resolutions for Kids from the American Academy of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics published these New Year Resolutions in Spanish and English in 2010. In addition to being really good goals for the coming year, they are great material for language activities for children learning Spanish. I have suggested activities below including printable cards for playing memory. These Spanish New Year propósitos focus on staying healthy and safe. They are grouped by ages: preschool, 5-12 and over 13. The resolutions are about daily [...]

Nov 242012
 
Spanish Stories for Kids – Six Books with Audio from Sing ‘n Speak Spanish

I am really excited to share this set of six little story books for Spanish language learners. The set is called Childhood Adventures and includes six Spanish stories and an audio CD with native-speaker narration. These are exactly the kind of materials that teachers and parents need: easy to use in any setting and very effective. There is an English translation at the back of each book. The vocabulary and structures in these stories are [...]

Nov 142012
 
Spanish Thanksgiving Printables - Coloring Pages with Vocabulary

Carlos Medrano, a graphic artist from Mexicali, Mexico made these Thanksgiving coloring pages in Spanish and we are giving one away here on Spanish Playground. There is also a discount code for the rest of the set (5 designs with different vocabulary for only $1.50 with the code) at the end of the post. These pictures are the perfect way to remind children, and the rest of us, of the many things for which we [...]

Oct 182012
 
Learn Spanish with Pictures - Día de los Muertos

Talk about this photograph of a Day of the Dead altar to help your child learn Spanish. The questions that follow, like all the Learn Spanish with Pictures activities, are ordered to help children master the vocabulary and gain confidence with the language. Start with Describe the photo (1) and be sure to point to the objects in the picture as you talk about them. Use gestures, facial expressions and actions to help your child [...]