Category: Fall

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…

This Día de los Muertos story is titled Las mariposas vienen de visita.

I’m in Mexico right now making educational videos. Everywhere there are signs that Día de los Muertos will be here…

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…

Two easy Spanish Thanksgiving poems for children to act out and learn language.

One of my favorite activities with children learning Spanish is to act out short dramatic poems. Here are two Spanish…

Videos, crafts, songs and books are all apple activities in Spanish that help children master key vocabulary.

I love apple activities in Spanish. For my classes, apples fit perfectly into a more general fall theme. Below you’ll…

This Day of the Dead Spanish reading activity ties in to Día de los muertos as kids practice language skills.

Use this Day of the Dead Spanish reading activity with elementary students to practice language skills and raise awareness of…

These four Spanish yoga books feature yoga poses based on the seasons.

Spanish yoga books are a wonderful addition to a classroom or home library. Nothing is more natural for children than…

Pumpkin activities in Spanish teach children science vocabuary and concepts.

Pumpkins are one of my favorite parts of fall, and not only because they make delicious pie. Pumpkin activities in…

Songs, poems, and printable pages with leaf activities in Spanish for kids.

In Wisconsin, the leaves have turned and a lot of them are on the ground. Leaf activities in Spanish are…

Spanish Thanksgiving resources for teachers and parents to celebrate the holiday with kids.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Fall, food, friends and family, and acknowledging and giving thanks for all we have. There…

These Spanish poems about fall teach seasonal vocabulary.

I love these two short Spanish poems about fall. They are perfect to use with Spanish language learners. The vocabulary…

Spanish Poem about fall for preschoolers to act out.

This is an easy poem Spanish poem about fall. It is about leaves falling in autumn. I made it up…

Spanish Thanksgiving activities that include nature vocabulary.

It is easy to tie almost any vocabulary into Thanksgiving activities. After all, we are thankful for family, food, community…

Short spanish poems about fall to read with children.

These  five short Spanish poems about fall are by Douglas Wright, a well-known children’s poet and illustrator from Argentina.

Spanish Halloween yoga sequences for kids.

Halloween yoga is a wonderful class or party activity. Kids are so excited that movement is essential! Of course, yoga…

A Spanish Halloween activity where kids draw based on a description they read.

This Spanish Halloween printable is fun, effective vocabulary practice. Drawing activities like this are great for practicing reading or listening…

10 Spanish Halloween jokes for kids.

Jokes in Spanish are a fun way of practicing vocabulary, listening and speaking skills with kids learning Spanish. Below are…

Spanish fun for kids with five low-prep activities.

It’s Friday! That means time for weekend fun and some Spanish fun with the Friday Five. Use these easy activities…

A Spanish classroom vocabulary search for kids learning language.

Kids love to search for things! This back-to-school picture search is an easy way for kids to practice Spanish classroom…

spanish thanksgiving craft

Thanksgiving crafts are an opportunity to practice Spanish food vocabulary and words related to turkeys. Many Spanish Thanksgiving crafts also…

Children celebrate the holiday with these Spanish Thanksgiving vocabulary coloring pages to in class or at home.

Do you talk about what you are thankful for at Thanksgiving dinner? It is a tradition at our house to…

learn spanish with pictures pumpkins

Talk about this photograph of two girls in a pumpkin patch to help your child learn Spanish. The questions that…

A reader recently asked me to share a short, easy poem we recite in my preschool Spanish classes. It is…

These Spanish fall songs for children teach vocabulary related to seaons and the weather.

Spanish fall songs for kids are a perfect way to make language relevant and learn important vocabulary related to the…

Speak Spanish with your child by talking about this photograph of two boys playing in a leaf pile. The questions…

This Spanish song for children is about the arrival of fall, and children learn it in many preschools in Latin…

Talk about this photo of kids on the first day of school to help your child learn Spanish. The questions…

I just watched the Whistlefritz Spanish for Kids DVD – Las estaciones. It is so well done! I am going…

It is fall, and in Wisconsin we have calabazas, or pumpkins, everywhere! 1,2,3 Calabaza is a traditional game children play…

These Spanish poems for children are by Douglas Wright,  a well-known author and illustrator from Argentina. He writes poems and…

The activities in this post have been updated for 2012. You can find them here: The Days of the Week…

As school starts and the seasons change, teachers and parents will be talking about the months of the year and…

Children are familiar with the concepts and vocabulary related to the seasons of the year.  Using this knowledge, they can…

This story is an excellent introduction to Spanish vocabulary related to the four seasons.  It is made for native speakers…