Spring is a wonderful season to learn new Spanish words, because Spanish spring activities include vocabulary associated with weather, plants…
As you probably know, Teachers Pay Teachers has Spanish activities for many themes at different levels. I buy materials when…
Spanish vocabulary picture cards help kids understand and learn new words. The pictures represent words so you do not have…
Graphic organizers help students see connections. For language learners, they also provide important support as they build sentences. Spanish vocabulary…
The Monarch butterfly life cycle and the migration to Mexico make excellent themes for Spanish learning. Talking about Monarchs, kids…
Water has shaped history, and it will determine our future. Learning about water and the role it plays locally and…
Spanish yoga books are a wonderful addition to a classroom or home library. Nothing is more natural for children than…
Working with syllables is a good way to practice vocabulary. I do a variety of word-building activities where students fill…
Pumpkins are one of my favorite parts of fall, and not only because they make delicious pie. Pumpkin activities in…
In Wisconsin, the leaves have turned and a lot of them are on the ground. Leaf activities in Spanish are…
Today we are sharing a wonderful Spanish story PDF and a set of cut outs for telling the story. This…
Learning about trees is an important part of learning about the environment and caring for the planet. With these stories…
One of the best ways to teach Spanish is by using a variety of activities related to a content theme. Using…
Douglas Wright, a well-known author and illustrator from Argentina, wrote these two Spanish poems about fall. In addition to his…
This is an easy poem Spanish poem about fall. It is about leaves falling in autumn. I made it up…
There are tropical forests in many Spanish-speaking countries. As kids learn about the rainforest, they explore geography and culture, as…
Summer means water play for kids. It’s a great time for language play too. Spanish beach and water activities can…
I am just finishing a preschool unit on rain. We have had fun singing lots of Spanish rain songs. We…
April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate with these short Spanish poems about spring. They are by Douglas Wright, a well-known…
The Itsy Bitsy Spider is a wonderful fingerplay to do with language learners. You can do lots of fun related…
Earth Day, El día de la Tierra, is April 22. Children will be hearing and thinking about how to care…
Earth Day in Spanish is Día de la Tierra. It is celebrated all over the world on April 22. Earth…
Printable Spanish cup covers are an easy way to get more language into your daily routine or a special event…
It is spring! The activities below get kids moving as they teach language about the season. These suggestions for active…
This printable Spanish vocabulary game involves identifying which object is missing from a set. It is easy to make for…
Rhythm and word stress are an important part of correct pronunciation. I do lots of clapping and jumping games with…
We have turned the corner on winter and the days are getting longer! There is still plenty of cold left…
Lee & Low recently sent me their two new bilingual picture books. These beautiful books celebrate the Earth and its…
It’s cold here in Wisconsin! Singing about the season makes the best of days when we can’t spend as much…
It’s Friday and time for the Friday Five, five low-prep activities to do with kids learning Spanish. This week, all…
It is easy to tie almost any vocabulary into Thanksgiving activities. After all, we are thankful for family, food, community…
These five short Spanish poems are by Douglas Wright, a well-known children’s poet and illustrator from Argentina. He writes some…
Drawing can be used for all kinds of Spanish vocabulary practice. In this printable activity, kids read short descriptions and…
Learning about the planets in Spanish, kids draw on information they already know. They learn the basic facts of the…
I wrote these simple rhymes with Spanish color words for my youngest learners. I mostly teach colors in the context…
Are you looking for fun activities for the first week of school or a new morning routine for class or…
Whistlefritz recently sent me their new CD of Spanish learning songs for kids. ¡Sabor! has 15 wonderful songs that will…
Summer is here! Kids love playing water games and with water games in Spanish they learn as they keep cool…
Music is a wonderful way to celebrate spring, and to learn Spanish. These five canciones infantiles have vocabulary related to…
If you are looking for a fun language activity or a Spanish story for kids, this picture book is a…
Printables posters and coloring pages can help create a text-rich environment in a classroom or at home. Research has shown…
Talk about this photograph of kids playing baseball to help your child learn Spanish. The questions that follow, like all…
This picture with hidden hearts can be used in lots of different ways to engage kids with Spanish. You can…
Talking about the continents with children learning Spanish lets you introduce or review geography vocabulary. In addition to the word…
Do you talk about what you are thankful for at Thanksgiving dinner? It is a tradition at our house to…
Talk about this photograph of two girls in a pumpkin patch to help your child learn Spanish. The questions that…
This Spanish poem for kids is by Douglas Wright of Argentina. I love his poetry because it is direct, conversational…
This year we recognize National Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 5-11. It is an opportunity to teach and remind kids…
Kitu Kids Apps has two fully bilingual, English and Spanish, applications for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. The apps…
This summer my daughter has been working in a summer program with a Pre-K class of native Spanish speakers. They…
In Spanish, The Itsy Bitsy Spider is La araña pequeñita, La itzi bitzi araña, Winsy, winsy araña or Wichi, wichi…
Looking and listening for specific things on a walk, kids can get lots of focused practice with the Spanish verbs…
A reader recently asked me to share a short, easy poem we recite in my preschool Spanish classes. It is…
Música Vaca makes videos of traditional Spanish songs for children. Their video of Estrellita ¿dónde estás? – Twinkle, Twinkle Little…
Kids Yoga Stories recently published an post with a sequence of farm-related yoga poses for children. In addition to being…
I write about lots of traditional playground games, hand-clapping games and jump rope rhymes that children play in Spanish. Recently…