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…
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…
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…
This Spanish reading practice for beginners is easy to use in different ways. The printable pages have 12 picture cards…
Ser and tener are some of the first verbs language learners understand and use on a regular basis. Of course…
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…
Las plantas is a short video conversation about plants in Spanish. Juan and Pamela talk about planting seeds to introduce…
Encuentra los animales is a printable Go Fish Spanish game to practice animals, places and verbs. Players look for animals…
It’s May, and it’s beautiful. This month is going to be a hard one in many ways, but spring is…
Spring is on the way, and Los pollitos dicen is the perfect song to sing with language learners. Children sing…
Los precios is a short video conversation among three friends. The video uses basic Spanish to talk about a series…
We all want our children to have the opportunity to read books that reflect our families and the languages we…
Learning about food from Spanish-speaking countries is an important part of learning language and understanding culture. It’s an excellent way…
La salud is a short video conversation about not feeling well. With this video students learn Spanish health vocabulary, how…
I recently discovered Lufi & Friends Spanish song books with built-in music, and they are fabulous! Children can push a…
I’ve just finished up a couple of weeks of work in Guanajuato, Guanajuato Mexico. It’s always hard to leave because…
In general, with novice learners I teach high frequency Spanish vocabulary that is general enough to understand in a range…
Guessing games and fruit are two of our favorite things. Why not combine them for some language learning? Here are…
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…
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…
Our short video conversations are a fun way to expose kids to natural language. One of our favorite videos is…
All of us get dressed every day, so clothes are a big part of life and important vocabulary for kids…
Learning numbers in Spanish is more than learning to count. Counting is a good place to start, but numbers are…
Talking about flowers is a terrific way to learn colors in Spanish. In addition, kids learn other important Spanish vocabulary…
Board books are an important part of children’s first experiences with reading, so I choose them carefully. For example, these…
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…
This activity is like putting together a puzzle as students create sentences to describe the pictures. They build Spanish sentences…
Singing Spanish food songs helps kids learn words and structures. So, try these 17 songs as a fun way to…
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…
Hands-on learning is the best way to process language, so simple science experiments are perfect for children learning Spanish. Sink…
I recently made these two roll-and-answer dice games to practice words related to winter clothes and weather. You can find…
Many of my students are novice learners, so I need Spanish books for beginners. Of course, we read picture books…
Spanish jokes for kids use familiar vocabulary in a fun, new context. For example, Spanish jokes about food have words…
One of my favorite activities with children learning Spanish is to act out short dramatic poems. Here are two Spanish…
My students love moveable paper crafts! They are fascinated by anything that spins, opens, waves or flies. So, whenever possible…
I love apple activities in Spanish. For my classes, apples fit perfectly into a more general fall theme. Below you’ll…
Many tener expressions are common, everyday vocabulary, and my students learn the high-frequency vocabulary early. We use these phrases all…
Speech bubble photos are a fun and effective way to encourage students to speak or write in Spanish. They also…
Body parts are some of the first words children learn. I do activities to specifically teach body parts in Spanish…
Children sing the traditional song Debajo de un botón throughout the Spanish-speaking world. It’s also an excellent song for language…
This is more than a story to read or listen to. We want kids to participate as much as possible…
Cats know how to use a space, and they put a fun spin on learning house vocabulary in Spanish. This…
Fun for Spanish Teachers is one of my go-to resources. I have been teaching with Carolina’s fabulous materials for years…
Asking and answering Spanish trivia questions was one of my kids’ favorite games when they were young. My students love…
We are so happy to be able to share these free printable Mother’s Day cards in Spanish. They are beautiful…
Dolphins are amazing! In addition, learning about these beautiful animals is an excellent way for Spanish learners to develop their…
Spring is a wonderful season to learn new Spanish words, because Spanish spring activities include vocabulary associated with weather, plants…
Learning a language takes lots of repetition and practice, but repetition does not have to be boring. Spanish vocabulary review…