In the game La Rueda del Saber, the Wheel of Knowledge, players answer questions in different categories. This online version from Spain is for elementary school students and has categories like lenguaje, matemáticas, conocimiento del medio and cultura general. There are three levels and many of the questions in level 1 have vocabulary that Spanish language learners will know. The questions also have lots of cognates, so kids will understand key words even though they [...]
This new activity from OnlineFreeSpanish introduces children to the concept of the gender of nouns in Spanish. There is a short, clear explanation, and then kids practice with the definite article. All of the words are illustrated with pictures, so this Spanish online activity is also good exposure to new vocabulary in a context where kids will know what it means. I think that many of us find it hard to know how much emphasis [...]
These online activities are an excellent way for children to practice the colors, numbers, shapes and letters because all of the activities have excellent Spanish audio. Everything is pronounced clearly by native speakers. These online Spanish games are intuitive and fast to load and play. There are no ads and the screens are very clean with no distractions. You will find the link to the main Menu at the end of this post. The main [...]
These online Spanish games to teach letters are from the Ministerio de Educación of Spain. They are part of a set of activities for children that include games about numbers, the body and the natural world. The letter games are useful for Spanish language learners because they have native speaker audio, so kids learn the letter names and sounds. The activities use the letters in words and include a picture of the word, so children [...]
The government of the Canary Islands hosts this set of activities called Jugando con palabras. The games use Christmas vocabulary and are great for children learning Spanish. Although the activities are designed for native speakers, they are completely appropriate for Spanish language learners. There are 15 different activities at two different levels. These are excellent for kids learning Spanish because there is lots of native-speaker audio supported by images and text. When you enter the [...]
OnlineFreeSpanish has a set of activities to introduce kids to Christmas vocabulary in Spanish. The words are supported with images, and the different activities use the same vocabulary so kids get lots of repetition. There is also native speaker audio for lots of the games. These games and activities do not attempt to use the words in context, so you will want to be sure to reinforce them in full sentences and situations where [...]
In this free online Spanish game, kids match pictures of animals to their names. It is on the website Interpeques, and the site has other activities that are appropriate for Spanish language learners, too. This game is for children who can read the words in Spanish; there is no audio. The game is divided into two parts, or bloques, with five groups in each. In most of the groups, there are 10 animals to match [...]
As kids study Spanish language and culture, they usually are introduced to the geography of Latin America and Spain and learn the names of those countries in Spanish. Often, however, they do not learn the Spanish names of countries in the rest of the world until much later. Most names of countries in Spanish have English cognates, so they are easy for children to learn. There are lots of good map quizzes online where kids [...]
This online game is called Mi familia. It is excellent for beginners learning family and house vocabulary or as a review for kids who are already familiar with the words. The activities are simple, and there is a lot of clear Spanish audio. It is a set of exercises, so there is plenty of repetition. The activities use a limited set of vocabulary and that makes them perfect for beginners. The games are from Spain [...]