The Veo veo song and game are great language activities for learning Spanish. Veo veo is the game I Spy…
La pirinola, or the toma todo game, is a traditional Mexican six-sided top. In some countries, the game is known…
Learning a language takes lots of repetition and practice, but repetition does not have to be boring. Spanish vocabulary review…
Spanish number games build skills and confidence with important vocabulary. Play these Spanish number games with your students to give…
Bingo is lotería in Spanish, and it is an excellent language learning activity. Below you’ll find a printable Spanish Bingo…
When you’re raising kids, time flies. This is especially true when you are raising bilingual kids. Every day is an…
Learning synonyms helps students grow their vocabulary and increase their comprehension. Eventually, synonyms give them more options in speaking and…
Spanish vocabulary picture cards help kids understand and learn new words. The pictures represent words so you do not have…
As a rule, I don’t teach much explicit grammar with elementary age students. My goal is to have students get…
Category games in Spanish are a fun way to practice vocabulary. I play several games that review vocabulary by grouping…
Spanish language gifts keep kids excited about learning. New books, games, music and toys are motivational, and they are also…
When I am working in Latin America, I keep my eyes open for authentic games I can use in my…
We practice los saludos in every class, but I made this Spanish greetings game for my youngest students to take…
These Spanish PowerPoint games are a fun get-to-know-you or back-to-school activity. They use photos and include lots of comprehensible input…
Guessing a character by asking about physical description is an excellent language activity. Monarca Language is sharing a free download…
Spanish learners need the opportunity to practice using the words they know. As they practice speaking, they build confidence and…
Spanish Bananagrams is my family’s favorite word game. We’ve played since my children were little, and it is always a…
Exploring art and artists provides a wonderful context for learning language. Although many of the artists we talk about in…
In my family, we call this game Basta, but it many names. It is called Tutti frutti, ¡Mercadito!, Stop, Lápiz…
New Spanish language books, games, music or toys are excellent gifts for kids. Speaking and learning a language is fun…
LEGO bricks are an amazingly versatile and entertaining toy. They appeal to a wide range of ages, and teachers successfully…
I’m always looking for toys and games to support literacy, so you can imagine how excited I am about this…
Spanish choosing rhymes add language to a classroom or household. Choosing rhymes are used to start games, but kids can…
I based this active Spanish color game on an activity kids do in P.E class. It works well for the…
Recently, when I wanted a quick Spanish information gap activity, I created a game called Name that Card. Information gap…
Home is the center of a child’s world, so kids need Spanish house vocabulary to be able to talk about…
Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity for all children to learn more about the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Students who…
This easy card trick is framed as a story about three thieves. With a couple of simple props, it is…
Last year, I made a printable Spanish card game based on Go Fish, but I added extra language. It’s called…
Playing reading games encourages kids to use Spanish and think about what they have read. These 6 games are easy…
We like to think of summer as a time to slow down, but families are busy all year long. Summer…
As the school year winds down and kids get restless, games help keep them engaged. I use these Spanish quiz…
I call this printable Spanish card game Batalla de tamaños. It is based on the traditional game where two players…
Kids practice listening all the time. When they listen to conversation, instructions, music, or a story they are developing their…
Last week I read Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle’s Oso Pardo, oso pardo ¿qué ves ahí? to a class…
This game with Spanish actions keeps kids laughing, moving and thinking. It is easy to make and play and can…
Kids learn Spanish as they jump rope and chant rhymes. The combination of movement and language inserts the words and…
This Spanish guessing game teaches letter sounds, vocabulary and pronunciation. The idea for the game came out of moment of…
As teachers and parents, we want kids to read and write as much Spanish as possible. Like all teachers, I…
Debbie Annett is the author of Spanish for You!, a curriculum for home or class use for grades 3-8. She…
Many Valentine’s Day activities incorporate language and can be adapted to Spanish learning. Try these hands-on Spanish Valentine games and…
My Peruvian son-in-law, Jorge, does a simple magic trick little children love. Our family was together in Mexico over winter…
Are you planning a New Year’s celebration with friends and family? These Spanish New Year games are fun for kids…
Speaking and learning Spanish is fun, and we want it to stay that way for kids. A new book or…
Semillitas is a Spanish language cable television channel from SomosTV. It offers educational and culturally rich content for preschoolers. If…
It is important to introduce children to different Spanish-speaking countries. These Peru facts and crossword puzzles are a good place…
With my own kids growing up, I always wanted them to speak as much Spanish as possible. I looked for…
This game about the five senses has been removed from Discovery Kids. I’m leaving this post because it has lots…
Are your kids playing game apps in Spanish? Of course, there are lots of educational apps, but there are also…
I play lots of different kinds of Spanish learning games with students. Some of their favorites are quiz-type games, so…
Have your kids met Noah? He is the protagonist of the PBS KIDS digital series Oh Noah!, designed to introduce…
Calico Spanish is an wonderful elementary Spanish curriculum. In addition to their classroom and homeschool materials, they offer an excellent…
Enjoying the company of friends and family is the best part of a holiday. If you are celebrating Easter or…
It is spring! The activities below get kids moving as they teach language about the season. These suggestions for active…
Plastic eggs are an easy, hands-on way to play Spanish matching games. You can make the activities more effective by…
Kids love quiz-type Spanish questions and answers. They are useful to have on hand in class or for games at…
This printable Spanish vocabulary game involves identifying which object is missing from a set. It is easy to make for…
This week many classes and families are celebrating Valentine’s Day. You’ll find a variety of Valentine’s activities on Spanish Playground…
I’m always looking for hands-on Spanish games. The more kids physically interact with words by moving them and ordering them…
Let’s start 2015 with a new set of Spanish questions to use with language learners. I use these questions for…