Children all over the world sing about elephants swinging on a spider’s web, and keep singing and singing as they…
These gift boxes have lines from villancicos, traditional Christmas carols in Spanish. The pictures on the boxes represent the words…
Last week I shared two Spanish color-by-number pages that work well for talking about Christmas in Spanish-speaking countries. They are…
Monarca Language has generously provided Spanish Playground with these Spanish winter vocabulary activities. If you have kids learning Spanish, these…
These Spanish Christmas color-by-number pages teach colors, numbers and vocabulary. They are an excellent opportunity to talk to children about…
I made two printables to use with a listening activity I do with pictures of snowmen. These activities involve matching…
Thanksgiving crafts are an opportunity to practice Spanish food vocabulary and words related to turkeys. Many Spanish Thanksgiving crafts also…
When children are engaged with the language, they learn. It can be a challenge, though, to keep kids engaged, especially…
Do you talk about what you are thankful for at Thanksgiving dinner? It is a tradition at our house to…
Halloween is more than candy and costumes. It is also a wonderful opportunity to practice all kinds of fun vocabulary…
A few days ago I posted a color-by-number picture in Spanish of a traditional skull for Día de los Muertos…
Goodnight, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a classic picture book for young children. Like the original, the Spanish translation…
Día de los Muertos is a colorful celebration. Flowers, candles, and calaveras bring color to altars and graves as we…
Leanna is a stay-at-home mother to a sweet, funny, rambunctious three year old boy and his adorable, smiley baby brother…
This month, many of us are talking about Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with our children…
Check out the end of this post for fabulous Hispanic Heritage Month resources! Welcome to the Second Annual Hispanic Heritage Month…
Monarca Language offers an extensive selection of printable materials for teaching preschool Spanish. The units are designed for children 2-6…
Mi lugar en el universo is an activity that works well for kindergarteners and early elementary grades. It is a…
There are lots of hands-on activities that you can do with kids to teach the shapes in Spanish and use…
Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí? is the translation of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?. This…
When we introduce the letter names and letter sounds to beginning Spanish learners, we associate the sounds with words. Learning…
I did not grow up doing arts and crafts and am not a crafty person. I think these projects can…
Cancioncitas de los Andes is a wonderful CD and digital book set that introduces children to life in the Andes…
Playing with color is a wonderful way to speak Spanish with children. They learn or practice the Spanish color words…
Debajo de un botón (Under A Button) is a traditional Spanish song for children. Kids love it because it is…
Kids love playing with bean bags. Like balloons and water, bean bags almost guarantee happy children and a successful activity…
In Spanish, The Itsy Bitsy Spider is La araña pequeñita, La itzi bitzi araña, Winsy, winsy araña or Wichi, wichi…
These printable Spanish activity books have a selection of educational games for kids of different ages. Dodot is a Spanish…
Class rules in Spanish can help establish a positive, cooperative atmosphere and are also an opportunity for language learning. This…
Children like making a gift to give to their mothers for El Día de la Madre, but whether you are…
Mother’s Day is El Día de la Madre or El Día de las Madres in Spanish. This Mother’s Day printable…
Preschoolers love imaginative play, so we do lots of it in my classes. One game that is always a big…
These free Spanish coloring pages from Song School Spanish include lots of basic vocabulary. The pictures are big, clear and…
These printable wheels make it easy to talk about the Spanish days of the week. The days are on the…
These patterns of common objects from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt can be used in lots of ways with children learning Spanish…
These printable puzzles are short, self-checking vocabulary or reading exercises. Kids cut the scrambled puzzle apart. Then, they match the…
All of these Spanish Thanksgiving vocabulary coloring pages are now available free of charge! Carlos Medrano, a graphic artist from…
If ever there was a celebration that lends itself to coloring, it is Day of the Dead, or Día de…
We are so excited to be co-hosting the first annual Hispanic Heritage Month Blog Hop Fiesta! Hispanic Heritage Month is…
Aula Editores is a Chilean company that publishes a series of magazines for teachers: Aula Creativa, Aula Infantil and Aula…
One of my favorite websites is Made by Joel. Joel Henriques is an artist and designer in Portland and he…
Father’s Day is coming up in a couple of weeks. It is on June 17th this year, and for those…
At the end of the school year, kids have fun looking back on what they have done and learned. With…
I use background scenes and paper figures for lots of Spanish games and activities. You can find printable scenes online…
April is National Poetry Month and it is a wonderful time to share poetry with children. The rhyme and rhythm…
Since the time I wrote this post, Northumberland Grid for Learning has begun to charge users who are not in…
I did this project with a class last week to explore las texturas and the Spanish words to describe them…
This cube is a fun way to practice different actions like salta (jump) run (corre) and camina (walk). It also…
I needed something I could tie to a small treat so I made these little printable Spanish valentines. You can…
Finger puppets are a great way for preschoolers to practice Spanish greetings. These are often some of the first words…
Manitas is a magazine for kids published by the newspaper Prensa Libre of Guatemala. They have a fun set of…
These printable coloring sheets with words in Spanish reinforce vocabulary for parts of the house and common household objects. The…
This set of Spanish Valentine’s Day materials and activities is from the wonderful website Nourish Interactive. The materials include free…
These printable Spanish cards for Valentine’s day are a fun activity for children learning the language. Valentine’s day in Spanish…
If you celebrate Christmas, Christmas cards are a fun way for kids learning Spanish to use the language. In Spanish…
This Spanish game is a comecocos or a sacapiojos. In English, it is called a cootie-catcher, a chatterbox or a…