This online Spanish game with native-speaker audio is a good way for children to practice vocabulary and listening comprehension while…
- October 25, 2011
- Online activities, Preschool Spanish Activities, Websites
This make-your-own online puppet show is a great way to get kids speaking Spanish or any language. Start by choosing…
- October 24, 2011
- Product reviews, Toys and Games
Spanish in a Basket was such a treat to get in the mail! It is a lovely wicker picnic basket…
- October 17, 2011
- Adult learning, Language learning, Product reviews, Pronunciation, Verbs, Vocabulary, Websites
Every now and then, I get questions about Spanish programs for adults from parents learning Spanish with their children. So…
- October 16, 2011
- How to, Online activities, Preschool Spanish Activities, Videos, Vocabulary, Websites
This is a collection of videos to use in the classroom, and many of them are short and appropriate for…
- October 10, 2011
- Clothes, Colors, Day and Night, Fall, Greetings, Holidays, Language learning, Months, Outside, Outside-Nature, Preschool Spanish Activities, Product reviews, Pronunciation, Seasons, Songs, Spring, Summer, Verbs, Videos, Vocabulary, Websites, Winter
I just watched the Whistlefritz Spanish for Kids DVD – Las estaciones. It is so well done! I am going…
- October 5, 2011
- How to, Language learning, Online activities, Printable, Pronunciation, Reading, Vocabulary, Websites
OnlineFreeSpanish has added a section of activities on Spanish syllables and the first one is ready to go! I am…
- September 19, 2011
- Day and Night, Preschool Spanish Activities, Questions, Toys and Games, Verbs, Videos, Vocabulary
My students really like clapping patterns with Spanish words. I keep it simple by using a combination of beats on…
- September 7, 2011
- Day and Night, Family, Preschool Spanish Activities, Pronunciation, Songs
Children learning Spanish will identify with Juan, the little boy in this song who protests that it is too early…
- August 12, 2011
- Online activities, Reading, Vocabulary, Websites
El juego de Beenny (Beenny’s game) teaches children correct Spanish pronunciation, to read and write the sounds of Spanish, and…
- August 8, 2011
- Online activities
The Diccionario Multimedia is from the Portal de Educación – Junta de Castillo y León. It has common Spanish vocabulary…
- August 4, 2011
- Outside, Outside-Nature, Songs, Verbs, Videos, Vocabulary
Escucha, hermano, canción, alegre, nuevo, día, ven, canta, sol, vive, estrellas: these words could come from any picture book or…
- July 8, 2011
- Body parts, Colors, Food, Online activities, Preschool Spanish Activities, Pronunciation, Toys and Games, Vocabulary
This is a set of four games to teach vocabulary. I think they are great for children learning Spanish because…
- June 7, 2011
- Preschool Spanish Activities, Songs
The songs from two of my favorite CDs for teaching Spanish to children are now available on iTunes. We Love Spanish…
- May 3, 2011
- Books and Stories, Printable, Reading, Vocabulary, Websites
I am a big fan of mini-books, so I was happy to see that OnlineFreeSpanish has added a selection of…
- April 28, 2011
- Online activities, Toys and Games
This online activity was designed for native Spanish speakers, but works well with Spanish language learners too. The concept is…
- April 9, 2011
- Opposites, Position words, Pronunciation, Songs, Videos
This is fun and effective song for teaching Spanish to children. The tune and the actions make it fun. The…
- April 1, 2011
- Books and Stories, How to, Pronunciation, Reading
Picture books in Spanish are one of the best language learning tools you can use with children. Even as kids…
- March 28, 2011
- Online activities, Pronunciation, Reading, Vocabulary
is a set of activities for native speakers who are learning to read and write. Two of the activities in…
- March 20, 2011
- Letters, Online activities, Toys and Games, Websites
The website OnlineFreeSpanish.com has lots of entertaining activities and games for Spanish language learners. For children learning the letters in…
- March 8, 2011
- Adult learning, Online activities, Videos, Vocabulary, Websites
I have had a few email exchanges recently with readers of Spanish Playground who are learning Spanish with their children…
- February 25, 2011
- Online activities, Position words
This activity involves listening to instructions that describe a location and then clicking on the object in that location. Native…
- January 29, 2011
- Preschool Spanish Activities, Product reviews, Pronunciation, Songs, Vocabulary, Websites
I recently wrote about a song to teach children the vowel sounds in Spanish. The song A,E,I,O,U is by Carolina…
- January 27, 2011
- Body parts, Online activities, Preschool Spanish Activities, Pronunciation, Toys and Games, Vocabulary, Websites
This is a great set of online activities for introducing the body parts in Spanish or for focused practice with…
- January 19, 2011
- How to, Language learning, Preschool Spanish Activities, Product reviews, Pronunciation, Songs
In English, we associate learning vowel sounds with learning to read. However, children who are learning Spanish should learn the…
- December 12, 2010
- Body parts, Online activities, Pronunciation
This online game teaches children the parts of the face and head in Spanish. It can also teach other common…
- November 19, 2010
- Songs, Vocabulary
This children’s song in Spanish, Barquito de papel, was written by Cuban composer and pianist Enriqueta Almanza in the 1940s. …
- October 6, 2010
- Playground, Poems, Pronunciation, Toys and Games
Spanish rhymes, like eeny-meeny-miny-mo in English, are an easy way to add Spanish to your home or classroom. These are…
- October 1, 2010
- Body parts, Preschool Spanish Activities, Songs, Verbs, Vocabulary
Saco una manito (I take out one hand) is one of the first songs that many Spanish-speaking children learn. Even…
- September 20, 2010
- Letters, Numbers, Online activities, Preschool Spanish Activities
This activity consists of listening for a letter or number, and then clicking on it. It is intended for native…
- August 26, 2010
- Online activities, Preschool Spanish Activities, Toys and Games, Vocabulary
Veo, veo is I spy in Spanish. This online game is for designed to teach native Spanish speakers the letter…
- August 18, 2010
- House, Preschool Spanish Activities, Songs, Verbs, Vocabulary
This song uses the verb tener, and other useful verbs, in the first person. This verb form, the yo form…
- August 16, 2010
- Preschool Spanish Activities, Songs, Verbs, Videos, Vocabulary
This song, Si tú tienes muchas ganas de aplaudir (If you feel a lot like clapping) is the Spanish version…
- August 13, 2010
- Body parts, Songs, Verbs, Vocabulary
This song teaches the Spanish verb forms tengo (I have) and tienes (you have) as children sing about the parts…
- August 10, 2010
- Food, Online activities, Vocabulary
This game has been moved since I wrote this post. I’ll update the link as soon as I find it…
- August 5, 2010
- Days of the week, Songs, Vocabulary
This is a song for learning the days of the week in Spanish. Songs teach pronunciation and natural grammar structures…
- July 25, 2010
- Colors, Online activities, Preschool Spanish Activities, Vocabulary
Your child can practice the colors in Spanish and pronunciation with this activity. These games are from Spain and have…
- July 22, 2010
- Colors, Online activities, Vocabulary
The activities on this site from Spain have audio, so that children can hear and learn to pronounce the sounds…
- July 19, 2010
- Body parts, Pronunciation, Songs, Videos, Vocabulary
If I could choose one song for my university students learn as children, it might be this one. In addition…
- July 7, 2010
- Fall, Online activities, Outside-Nature, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Vocabulary, Winter
This story is an excellent introduction to Spanish vocabulary related to the four seasons. It is made for native speakers…
- June 17, 2010
- Outside-Nature, Songs, Videos, Vocabulary
This is the Spanish version of the traditional song “The Green Grass Grew All Around.” It has lots of Spanish…
- June 13, 2010
- Online activities, Pronunciation
Since I wrote this post, the activity has been taken off line. You can find information on other online…
- June 10, 2010
- Body parts, Preschool Spanish Activities, Songs, Verbs, Vocabulary
This is such a simple, happy song; I love it! The actions reinforce the parts of the body in Spanish…
- June 2, 2010
- Animals, Body parts, Songs, Vocabulary
Rhymes and songs are a wonderful way for children to produce Spanish. The rhythm and rhyme help them pronounce the…
- June 1, 2010
- Clothes, Photographs, Vocabulary
Children learn Spanish grammar and vocabulary by hearing Spanish sentences. Listening to the phrases that follow the photograph, your child…
- May 26, 2010
- Preschool Spanish Activities, Songs, Verbs
Singing in Spanish as a part of daily routines is a great way for children to learn new Spanish vocabulary…
- May 20, 2010
- Books and Stories, Clothes, Verbs, Vocabulary
These two picture books are fun to read, use clothing vocabulary, and also use complete Spanish sentences rather than just…
Listening to songs is one of the best ways for children to learn Spanish verbs and correct Spanish pronunciation. Singing…
- April 29, 2010
- Books and Stories, Verbs, Vocabulary
¡Quiero mi plátano! (I want my banana!) is an excellent book for introducing or reinforcing the Spanish verb querer, to…
- April 21, 2010
- Colors, Preschool Spanish Activities, Videos, Vocabulary
This video, made for Spanish-speaking preschoolers, is perfect for learning Spanish color words at any age. Objects in a simple…
- April 3, 2010
- Day and Night, Preschool Spanish Activities, Songs, Videos
I love this pretty little song in Spanish.. It captures a child’s puzzlement at the changes in the moon and…
- April 2, 2010
- Books and Stories, Day and Night, Preschool Spanish Activities
Oso bajo el sol is the bilingual edition of Bear in Sunshine. Like the other Bear books in this series…
- March 30, 2010
- Day and Night, Vocabulary
Day and night, sun and moon – these natural rhythms establish a child’s sense of time and daily routine. It…
- March 21, 2010
- Numbers, Songs, Videos, Vocabulary
This is a simple song for learning Spanish numbers. Listening and then singing along is a great way to learn…
- March 14, 2010
- Food, Online activities
Here is a fun online activity using Spanish food vocabulary. With this activity you hear the words pronounced, so your…
- March 11, 2010
- Pronunciation
Pronunciation matters! Be sure that your child hears as much native-speaker Spanish as possible by using videos, music and audio…
- March 9, 2010
- Verbs, Vocabulary
Teaching your child a few basic verbs in Spanish will let her communicate many ideas. She may be familiar with…
This is great song for learning Spanish family vocabulary. Learn the song watching the video – the drawings and actions…
- February 25, 2010
- Books and Stories, Family
My family and I – Mi familia y yo is a bilingual book introducing Spanish family words. The story is…
- February 25, 2010
- Family, Vocabulary
Family is the center of a child’s world, so these are Spanish words she will need. They are essential for…