Spanish Songs for Kids – Free Downloads from Cantoalegre

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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 [...]

Printable Spanish Bookmarks with Rhyming Phrases

 Greetings, Jokes, Poems, Printable, Pronunciation, Reading  1 Response »
Mar 012013
 
Printable Spanish Bookmarks with Rhyming Phrases

¡Hola, Crayola! ¡Adios, carita de arroz!  There are lots of Spanish rhymes like this, and kids like learning them because they are fun to say. They are some of the first spontaneous interactions in Spanish that I hear between students. Many of these Spanish rhymes are used to greet someone and are based on the word hola.  Children say them with enthusiasm and affection. Other rhyming phrases are based on common expressions like bien dicho [...]

Spanish Songs for Kids – Canciones en Español Giveaway

 Animals, Body parts, Greetings, Letters, Pronunciation, Songs, Verbs, Vocabulary  38 Responses »
Dec 082012
 
Spanish Songs for Kids – Canciones en Español Giveaway

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered! The winners (numbers chosen using random.org) are Iveth, Yogamama, Jessica, Patricia Sinay and Silvia Zaragoza. Patricia and Silvia, please contact me at playground . spanish @ gmail . com so I can send you the CD.  ¡Muchisimas gracias a todos por leer Spanish Playground! How about a great CD of Spanish songs for children as a gift this holiday season? Music with Sara is generously [...]

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

 Audio, Body parts, Books, Clothes, Ebooks, Food, Greetings, iPad Apps, Numbers, Opposites, Polite expressions, Product reviews, Questions, Reading, Verbs, Vocabulary  No Responses »
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 [...]

Spanish Songs for Kids – Baila Baila

 Body parts, Greetings, Letters, Songs, Vocabulary  2 Responses »
Nov 122012
 
Spanish Songs for Kids - Baila Baila

Isabel Brazon of Baila Baila recently contacted me about sharing her Spanish songs for children with my readers. She is originally from Venezuela and now teaches, performs and records her music in the Los Angeles area. Her active, entertaining songs are written for children learning Spanish. They effectively teach vocabulary, basic grammar and pronunciation. You can listen to the songs on the Baila Baila website and download them from there. I will mention a few [...]

Spanish Activities for the First Days of School

 Books, Emotions, Family, Greetings, Printable, Questions, Reading, Verbs, Vocabulary  No Responses »
Aug 272012
 
Spanish Activities for the First Days of School

School is starting soon for many of us, so I am passing on a couple of resources that might be helpful if you are looking for activities for the first few days. 1) This printable resource book has a variety of activities for the first days of school. It is made available to teachers by the Consejería de Educación of Andalucía and has material for all elementary school grades. The activities are designed to help [...]

Spanish song and game – El teléfono

 Greetings, Songs, Toys and Games  No Responses »
Mar 152012
 
Spanish song and game - El teléfono

In this Spanish song and game, El teléfono, kids sing that the phone is ringing and pretend to answer and talk to each other. It is an activity that works with preschoolers and with older kids too. The children sit in a circle and sing the song. After two short verses, there is a pause in the music and one child calls out the name of another. The second child pretends to answer the phone. [...]

Spanish greetings – Teach kids with finger puppets

 Crafts, Greetings, Printable, Songs, Vocabulary  No Responses »
Feb 122012
 
Spanish greetings - Teach kids with finger puppets

Finger puppets are a great way for preschoolers to practice Spanish greetings. These are often some of the first words and phrases they learn. You can teach Spanish greetings as short conversations. This is something I do starting the first day of class and kids love it. Children can make a puppet talk to another student’s puppet, or they can use two hands and make two finger puppets talk to each other. Kids in the [...]

Spanish activities – Let’s Learn to Speak Spanish: Conversational Spanish Workbook and CD

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Dec 052011
 
Spanish activities - Let’s Learn to Speak Spanish: Conversational Spanish Workbook and CD

Let’s Learn to Speak Spanish: Conversational Workbook and CD is a set of worksheets and activities by Susana Murphy, published by the non-profit One World Foundation. Susana sent me a copy of this book because she realized it would be helpful to many Spanish Playground readers. These activities are an excellent supplement to an elementary Spanish program. The book is also a great choice for parents who want to reinforce a school program or introduce [...]

Spanish audio makes great online game for kids

 Clothes, Colors, Food, Greetings, Online activities, Toys and Games, Vocabulary  No Responses »
Nov 272011
 
Spanish audio makes great online game for kids

This free online game is the perfect first game for children starting to learn Spanish. Kids do not have to know any Spanish to play, and the Spanish audio makes it a wonderful introduction to the language. Playing Las llaves del tesoro (Keys to the Treasure) children hear introductions, colors and other common vocabulary in a context that makes the language completely clear. They absorb the sounds of Spanish and soon understand the basic phrases [...]

Spanish DVD for Kids – Bilingual Baby DVD, Brainy Baby Book and Flashcards

 Animals, Body parts, Books, Colors, Family, Food, Greetings, How to, Numbers, Product reviews, Questions, Toys and Games, Videos, Vocabulary  4 Responses »
Nov 082011
 
Spanish DVD for Kids - Bilingual Baby DVD, Brainy Baby Book and Flashcards

The Bilingual Baby DVD is a wonderful collection of images to support a voice-over narration of basic Spanish words and phrases. There is no story, but this DVD is surprisingly engaging and entertaining. The live action video of people and animals has wonderful colors and the pacing is just right. It holds a child’s attention and yet it is never too busy or overwhelming.

Spanish activities – The Everything Kids’ First Spanish Puzzle and Activity Book

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Nov 022011
 
Spanish activities - The Everything Kids' First Spanish Puzzle and Activity Book

Do you have children starting Spanish in school? If you are looking for games and activities to supplement what they are doing in class, The Everything Kids’ First Spanish Puzzle and Activity Book has lots of fun ways to practice basic Spanish. Kids who like word games and activity books will love this book. It is packed with mazes, codes, word searches, hidden pictures and other puzzles that reinforce basic Spanish vocabulary and concepts. There [...]

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