Category: Printable

Spanish speaking practice in the form of a fun bingo-card challenge encourages kids to produce the language.

Kids need practice producing the Spanish they have learned. However, speaking practice can be hard to structure. It is much…

Use this photo challenge in Spanish to engage kids with language.

We want Spanish to be fun and relevant for kids. This photo challenge in Spanish is an engaging, kid-centered activity…

Image of printable Spanish Valentine's Day activities for language learners.

Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with Spanish learners. It is a day to focus on…

An image of a woman and man who appear in a past tense Spanish video.

Stories are an effective, fun way to learn language in context. The past tense Spanish story video we feature in…

This image shows the key vocabulary in the video about Spanish daily routines and reflexive verbs.

Mi rutina diaria is a short video conversation about daily routines using reflexive verbs in Spanish. Juan and Pamela talk…

An image of two actors in the Spanish weather vocabulary video wearing winter clothes.

El clima is a short video conversation with Spanish weather and clothes vocabulary in context. Juan and Pamela talk about…

Image lists types of resources availble to learn animals in Spanish such as printable activities, songs, books, games and poems.

Animals are a high-interest way to engage children with language. Below you’ll find favorite activities for kids to learn animals…

Image of two actors from the video used in the Spanish listening exercises.

En un restaurante is a short video conversation about choosing food to order in a Mexican restaurant. With this video…

Image of two pages of Spanish fluency strips for elementary language learners.

Spanish fluency strips are a useful, easy-to-make activity for beginning readers. When I make fluency strips, or sentence strips, I…

Image of the actors in the Spanish story video.

Stories are an extremely effective way to learn language, so we have created a series of short Spanish video stories…

Image of Spanish animal cards in the free download.

I love talking about animals with Spanish learners because the kids have so much to say. Picture cards make it…

Image of the actors in a scene from the present tense Spanish story video.

Spanish learners need to hear language in context, and everyone loves an entertaining story. With that in mind, we created…

Image of vocabulary pictures in free spring printables in Spanish.

I love creating Spanish learning materials, but there are plenty of times I depend on publishers and colleagues. There is…

Image of picture-text Spanish reading practice for beginners

This Spanish reading practice for beginners is easy to use in different ways. The printable pages have 12 picture cards…

Image of the two actors in the videos for the Spanish Playground YouTube channel memberships.

When we started publishing videos on YouTube, we had no idea the channel would grow the way it has. Now…

Image of the two characters in the learn Spanish mini-series Nos conocemos.

We recently filmed a Learn Spanish mini-series called ¿Nos conocemos?. The five short episodes are good listening comprehension practice and…

Image of a collage of 4 pages with animals from a Spanish PDF book.

Ser and tener are some of the first verbs language learners understand and use on a regular basis. Of course…

Cover image of a book of Spanish fairy tales for language learners.

I love the power of a familiar story for language learning, and fairy tales have an added dimension of magic…

Objectives of Spanish mindfulness activities.

If ever there has been a moment for practicing mindfulness, this is it. These are stressful days for everyone, including…

A list of positive praise vocabulary to use with Spanish learners.

As a teacher, parent, and now grandparent, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking and learning about effective ways to…

This image is the reference for the picture-based Spanish reading.

With remote teaching and social distancing in classrooms, there is no more crouching beside a student to examine words and…

Image of scenes from two Spanish conversation videos with two actors in each scene.

I’ve spent a lot of time looking for easy Spanish conversation videos for my students. Specifically, I look for short…

Image of Spanish plant vocabulary exercises and a video scene with plants.

Las plantas is a short video conversation about plants in Spanish. Juan and Pamela talk about planting seeds to introduce…

The image shows 2 of 4 Spanish choice boards.

We still don’t know what the fall of 2020 will look like in terms of Spanish learning at school, but…

Shows the board for the go fish spanish card game

Encuentra los animales is a printable Go Fish Spanish game to practice animals, places and verbs. Players look for animals…

These actors appear in the Learn Spanish Series Buena Gente S4.

The new season of the Learn Spanish Series Buena gente follows Sandra and Alejandro as they move into a beautiful…

These are the four Spanish spring vocabulary infographics you can download.

It’s May, and it’s beautiful. This month is going to be a hard one in many ways, but spring is…

These pages show the vocabulary in the ebook about playing games in Spanish.

For many of us, the flip side of social distancing is more time at home to play with our families…

Image of two illustrations of the lyrics to Los Pollitos, a traditional Spanish song.

Spring is on the way, and Los pollitos dicen is the perfect song to sing with language learners. Children sing…

Use these Spanish video lessons for remote learning and online classes.

With schools closed across the country, teachers are doing their best to move instruction online. Spanish video lessons are one…

These pictures are part of the printable Spanish memory game.

When students are engaged with a game, they learn without focusing specifically on the language. Mirar y recordar, or Look…

These printable activities based on the video help students learn prices in Spanish.

Los precios is a short video conversation among three friends. The video uses basic Spanish to talk about a series…

These activities are part of the Spanish classes for kids taught by Language University.

Have I mentioned recently how amazing the online community of Spanish teachers is? I’m sure I have, but I’m saying…

This image from the video about coffee in Spanish shows the characters in the conversation.

El café is a short video conversation about coffee in Spanish. Coffee is an important part of the economy and…

Buena gente is a Spanish series for language learners.

Season 3 of the Spanish series Buena gente follows Sandra and Alejandro as they deal with new neighbors and prepare…

Spanish listening practice like these video-based activities develop comprehension skills.

To develop Spanish listening skills, learners need hours of exposure to spoken language. In addition, the language has to be…

Use these Spanish stories with limited vocabulary with beginners.

Spanish learners need to hear language in context, and everyone loves an entertaining story. With that in mind, we created…

Use these two Day of the Dead readings for Spanish students to introduce them to the traditions of Mexico.

Are you looking for a Day of the Dead reading for Spanish students? If so, check out these two readings…

A set of listening activities for a Dia de Muertos video for Spanish learners.

This Día de los Muertos video is a short conversation about building a Day of the Dead altar. This tradition is…

Use these games, readings and infographic to learn Spanish fall words.

We use Spanish fall words for talking about back-to-school as well as themes and concepts like weather, clothing, and how…

These Spanish board games make language learning fun and effective.

If you like games and are learning Spanish, then it only makes sense to play Spanish board games. Of course…

A Spanish memory game to learn vocabulary and structures.

My favorite games to play with students include language, but draw on other skills too. So kids are having fun…

An image of two vocabulary exercises with school supplies in Spanish and a scene from a video.

Los útiles escolares is a video conversation about school supplies. Talking about classroom supplies and objects is an important part…

Use this collection of games to teach Spanish body parts to kids.

Body parts are some of the first words children learn in Spanish and there are lots of fun games to…

Image of 3 pages of Spanish question words practice activities.

Spanish question words are essential vocabulary and learners need to practice them in different contexts. The activity pages below are…

Spanish books for beginners include TPRS novels, early readers and ebooks in PDF.

Reading is one of the best ways to learn a language, and Spanish books for beginners are an important part…

Engage kids with language with these 2 printable Spanish board games.

I like playing board games as language activities because they allow for lots of input and are easy to adapt…

Listening activities for a video to learn clothes in Spanish

La ropa is a video conversation in Spanish about what to wear. Talking about what clothes to wear to an…

Image of two actors from a video about time in Spanish.

La hora is a short video conversation about daily activities and time in Spanish. Because talking about routines is a…

These Spanish reading games have descriptions to go with pictures of dogs and people.

Spanish reading games are an easy way to have fun with language. For example, these two I Spy games let…

Listening activities for a video about setting the tabel in Spanish.

Poner la mesa is a short video conversation about setting the table in Spanish. Everyday tasks like table setting are…

Spanish reading challenges engage kids with books during the summer months.

Spanish reading challenges and progress sheets encourage children to read during the summer months. For many kids, they are a…

Use these listening comprehension activities for a video on saying thank you in Spanish.

Our short video conversations are a fun way to expose kids to natural language. One of our favorite videos is…

These flower themed activities are a fun way to learn Spanish colors.

Talking about flowers is a terrific way to learn colors in Spanish. In addition, kids learn other important Spanish vocabulary…

Songs, videos and printable activities help kids learn fruit in Spanish.

Kids love fruit and eat a lot of it, so they like to learn fruit in Spanish. Here are some…

Use these activities to learn Spanish for kids colors and other basic vocabulary.

Spanish color words let kids describe their world and they also lend themselves to lots of fun activities. That’s why…

Spanish ebooks based on the Buena Gente video series.

Spanish learners need to hear lots of comprehensible language and then read texts with the same target structures. Below you…

Use these printable activities to build Spanish sentences with beginning learners.

This activity is like putting together a puzzle as students create sentences to describe the pictures. They build Spanish sentences…

Spanish science lessons connect language to important math and science concepts.

It is important for Spanish learners to use the language to learn about other disciplines. The ACTFL World Language Readiness…

Use this picture match and minibook to learn common Spanish verbs.

Children acquire Spanish by hearing and reading the language in context. This picture match and mini-book for beginning readers use…