Mar 042012
 
Spanish website has vocabulary, audio and printables for kids - Chillola

Chillola is a website designed to let children explore different languages. The site has lots of basic Spanish vocabulary accompanied by images and native-speaker audio. It also has a variety of printable activities. The vocabulary is divided into categories including numbers, colors, shapes, school words, animals, fruit, vegetables, food, the calender, weather, time, house, vocabulary, prepositions, and opposites. The activities for several of the categories show one screen with pictures of all of the vocabulary [...]

Mar 012012
 
Spanish audio - Online counting game with bees

This counting activity with Spanish audio is perfect for little ones. In Cuenta con Manitas children count the bees around a hive. It is part of the Manitas website that has a variety of games and activities for kids. Manitas is a children’s magazine published by the newspaper Prensa Libre of Guatemala. The Spanish audio in this counting game makes it a good language learning activity. Kids hear a short sentence and instructions in Spanish. [...]

Feb 132012
 
Spanish Audio - Online Game Associates Sound, Picture and Written Word

This online game with Spanish audio works well for language learners who are starting to read. It associates the sound of the word with a picture and also with the written word. Description of online game with Spanish audio On each screen there are nine pictures with the word written under them. The Spanish audio automatically pronounces each word and the picture is highlighted. Then, the written words move to a numbered list on the [...]

Jan 262012
 
Spanish audio in online games teaches animals, letter sounds, pronunciation

These two games with Spanish audio teach children pronunciation, animal vocabulary and letter sounds. They are from the site Leo lo que veo (I read what I see). The games were designed for native Spanish speakers, but work well with children learning Spanish. These games can be played by children of any age and any level. Both games are structured as board games. Players roll a dice and move around the board. Each space has [...]

Dec 272011
 
Online activity with animation teaches verbs to kids learning Spanish

Use this simple online game to practice Spanish vocabulary and verbs with children learning Spanish. There are ten scenes. Each scene has several simple parts and an object that moves. Children click the mouse to make the scene appear and then to set the object in motion. On the start page you can choose to see the scenes sequentially or in a random order. You can also increase and decrease the animation time. The color [...]