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 [...]
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 [...]
You can use this simple dice game to practice specific vocabulary with children who are learning Spanish. To play this game, everyone needs a copy of the same picture. You will also want to have a copy of the picture to use as a key that everyone can see. I have included two coloring pages [...]
This set of 14 pages to color teaches values like generosity, cooperation and friendship to children who are native speakers of Spanish. Each one has a sentence in Spanish describing a concept and a drawing to illustrate it. They are great for Spanish language learners because they use common abstract nouns, related vocabulary, and have [...]
This short video from Discovery Kids lends itself to lots of Spanish learning activities. As Doki paints a picture, he talks to his friend Pincel (paintbrush). The small range of vocabulary, repetition, and great visuals make this video perfect for Spanish language learners. The video is very short, just one minute long, but there is [...]
This printable book in Spanish has common vocabulary and a simple, repeated sentence structure. The title is El muñeco de nieve (The Snowman) and the story consists of showing the objects used to build a snowman and then the finished snowman. All of the sentences have the same pattern. This is the sentence from [...]
Highlights has many printable hidden picture activities on their website. Kids like looking for the hidden pictures, and these can be good Spanish language-learning activities. As you repeat the word and point to the small clue picture, your child sees the object, hears the word, and has the concept present as she searches for the [...]
This activity is from Manualidades para niños; thanks to them for the permission to embed the video! Make this sun with your child and at the same time provide the opportunity for her to listen to and understand native-speaker Spanish. Your child hears Spanish as she listens to the instructions, and the images make the [...]
It’s summer! As the evenings are longer and the weather is better, we are spending more time outside. Make Spanish a part of your outdoor activities. Children learn best when they hear Spanish in context, that is, related to the situation and what they are doing. These are Spanish words and phrases you can use [...]
This is an entertaining activity in any language. At jacksonpollock.org your child (and you!) can paint in the style of the American artist Jackson Pollock and practice colors in Spanish. Move the mouse over the screen to create a drip painting. Click the mouse to change color. Say each new color in Spanish! Use the [...]
Click here for pictures of clothes to color. The pictures are labeled in Spanish and are intended for native Spanish speakers. They are from the site conmishijos (which means with my children) – a website from Bayard Publishing. Bayard is a European company, so a few words are used in Spain, but are not common [...]
Drawing, or coloring, with your child can be a wonderful Spanish language activity. The key is to talk about what you are doing in Spanish. The picture clarifies and reinforces the meaning of what you are saying. Also, the process offers the opportunity to repeat Spanish vocabulary and structures many times. 1. Draw or color [...]
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