Kids need practice producing the Spanish they have learned. However, speaking practice can be hard to structure. It is much…
We want Spanish to be fun and relevant for kids. This photo challenge in Spanish is an engaging, kid-centered activity…
Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with Spanish learners. It is a day to focus on…
Stories are an effective, fun way to learn language in context. The past tense Spanish story video we feature in…
Mi rutina diaria is a short video conversation about daily routines using reflexive verbs in Spanish. Juan and Pamela talk…
El clima is a short video conversation with Spanish weather and clothes vocabulary in context. Juan and Pamela talk about…
Animals are a high-interest way to engage children with language. Below you’ll find favorite activities for kids to learn animals…
En un restaurante is a short video conversation about choosing food to order in a Mexican restaurant. With this video…
Spanish fluency strips are a useful, easy-to-make activity for beginning readers. When I make fluency strips, or sentence strips, I…
Stories are an extremely effective way to learn language, so we have created a series of short Spanish video stories…
I love talking about animals with Spanish learners because the kids have so much to say. Picture cards make it…
Spanish learners need to hear language in context, and everyone loves an entertaining story. With that in mind, we created…
I love creating Spanish learning materials, but there are plenty of times I depend on publishers and colleagues. There is…
This Spanish reading practice for beginners is easy to use in different ways. The printable pages have 12 picture cards…
When we started publishing videos on YouTube, we had no idea the channel would grow the way it has. Now…
We recently filmed a Learn Spanish mini-series called ¿Nos conocemos?. The five short episodes are good listening comprehension practice and…
Ser and tener are some of the first verbs language learners understand and use on a regular basis. Of course…
I love the power of a familiar story for language learning, and fairy tales have an added dimension of magic…
If ever there has been a moment for practicing mindfulness, this is it. These are stressful days for everyone, including…
As a teacher, parent, and now grandparent, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking and learning about effective ways to…
With remote teaching and social distancing in classrooms, there is no more crouching beside a student to examine words and…
I’ve spent a lot of time looking for easy Spanish conversation videos for my students. Specifically, I look for short…
Las plantas is a short video conversation about plants in Spanish. Juan and Pamela talk about planting seeds to introduce…
We still don’t know what the fall of 2020 will look like in terms of Spanish learning at school, but…
Encuentra los animales is a printable Go Fish Spanish game to practice animals, places and verbs. Players look for animals…
The new season of the Learn Spanish Series Buena gente follows Sandra and Alejandro as they move into a beautiful…
It’s May, and it’s beautiful. This month is going to be a hard one in many ways, but spring is…
For many of us, the flip side of social distancing is more time at home to play with our families…
Spring is on the way, and Los pollitos dicen is the perfect song to sing with language learners. Children sing…
With schools closed across the country, teachers are doing their best to move instruction online. Spanish video lessons are one…
When students are engaged with a game, they learn without focusing specifically on the language. Mirar y recordar, or Look…
Los precios is a short video conversation among three friends. The video uses basic Spanish to talk about a series…
Have I mentioned recently how amazing the online community of Spanish teachers is? I’m sure I have, but I’m saying…
El café is a short video conversation about coffee in Spanish. Coffee is an important part of the economy and…
Season 3 of the Spanish series Buena gente follows Sandra and Alejandro as they deal with new neighbors and prepare…
To develop Spanish listening skills, learners need hours of exposure to spoken language. In addition, the language has to be…
Spanish learners need to hear language in context, and everyone loves an entertaining story. With that in mind, we created…
Are you looking for a Day of the Dead reading for Spanish students? If so, check out these two readings…
This Día de los Muertos video is a short conversation about building a Day of the Dead altar. This tradition is…
We use Spanish fall words for talking about back-to-school as well as themes and concepts like weather, clothing, and how…
If you like games and are learning Spanish, then it only makes sense to play Spanish board games. Of course…
My favorite games to play with students include language, but draw on other skills too. So kids are having fun…
Los útiles escolares is a video conversation about school supplies. Talking about classroom supplies and objects is an important part…
Body parts are some of the first words children learn in Spanish and there are lots of fun games to…
Spanish question words are essential vocabulary and learners need to practice them in different contexts. The activity pages below are…
Reading is one of the best ways to learn a language, and Spanish books for beginners are an important part…
I like playing board games as language activities because they allow for lots of input and are easy to adapt…
La ropa is a video conversation in Spanish about what to wear. Talking about what clothes to wear to an…
La hora is a short video conversation about daily activities and time in Spanish. Because talking about routines is a…
Spanish reading games are an easy way to have fun with language. For example, these two I Spy games let…
Poner la mesa is a short video conversation about setting the table in Spanish. Everyday tasks like table setting are…
Spanish reading challenges and progress sheets encourage children to read during the summer months. For many kids, they are a…
Our short video conversations are a fun way to expose kids to natural language. One of our favorite videos is…
Talking about flowers is a terrific way to learn colors in Spanish. In addition, kids learn other important Spanish vocabulary…
Kids love fruit and eat a lot of it, so they like to learn fruit in Spanish. Here are some…
Spanish color words let kids describe their world and they also lend themselves to lots of fun activities. That’s why…
Spanish learners need to hear lots of comprehensible language and then read texts with the same target structures. Below you…
This activity is like putting together a puzzle as students create sentences to describe the pictures. They build Spanish sentences…
It is important for Spanish learners to use the language to learn about other disciplines. The ACTFL World Language Readiness…
Children acquire Spanish by hearing and reading the language in context. This picture match and mini-book for beginning readers use…