Tag: Songs

Sonia De Los Santos

Sonia De Los Santos sings Spanish songs for children on her debut album.

Sonia De Los Santos recently released her debut album Mi viaje: De Nuevo León to the New York Island. This…

Online Puppet Show to Speak Spanish

This make-your-own online puppet show is a great way to get kids speaking Spanish or any language. Start by choosing…

Spanish lessons for kids – Spanish in a Basket

Spanish in a Basket was such a treat to get in the mail! It is a lovely wicker picnic basket…

Whistlefritz Las Estaciones DVD for Kids

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

Song for El Día de los Muertos: Los esqueletos

Los esqueletos, The Skeletons, is a great song for kids learning Spanish. It fits in well if you are doing…

Butiá: Website for Children’s Music in Spanish

Butiá is a website created by the record label Papagayo Azul to promote children’s music in Uruguay, Latin American and…

Todos los patitos: Traditional Song in Spanish

Todos los patitos is a children’s song in Spanish that tells the story of a family of ducks that goes…

Song and Video to Learn Numbers in Spanish

This catchy song and video teach the Spanish numbers 1-10. The video shows the numbers as kids hear and sing…

Arriba Juan: Morning Song in Spanish

Children learning Spanish will identify with Juan, the little boy in this song who protests that it is too early…

London Bridge: Spanish version of a classic children’s song

There are several Spanish versions of London Bridge, the British children’s song. In Spanish it is called Este puente va…

Basic vocabulary, classic melody – wonderful song for Spanish language learners

Escucha, hermano, canción, alegre, nuevo, día, ven, canta, sol, vive, estrellas: these words could come from any picture book or…

Picture Book to Sing in Spanish

This is a song with pictures, perfect for the very littlest children learning Spanish. Luna has the words luna (moon)…

Song and game to teach opposites in Spanish – Yo conozco un juego

This is a popular Spanish language song and game based on opposites. Kids play it in lots of Latin American…

Favorite Songs from Spanish Together on iTunes

The songs from two of my favorite CDs for teaching Spanish to children are now available on iTunes. We Love Spanish…

Fun song teaches kids to count by ones and tens in Spanish

Me gusta contar (I like to count) is a Spanish counting song. I like this song because it teaches kids…

Song to learn the days of the week in Spanish

This song teaches the days of the week in Spanish. It is from Los pimpollos, an educational television program from…

Arriba y abajo – Song with actions teaches up, down and more Spanish vocabulary

This is fun and effective song for teaching Spanish to children.  The tune and the actions make it fun. The…

Pelota de ping pong – Active group game for any level of Spanish

This game, Pelota de ping pong (Ping pong ball), has a simple song in Spanish, lots of movement, and takes…

Great version of a classic song to teach body parts in Spanish

Movement and music are valuable tools for teaching Spanish to children. Combining the two, children process the language at a…

A song to celebrate friends on Día del amor y la amistad

My kids learned a lot of Spanish through popular music.  When they were small, we listened to music in Spanish…

Hands on Spanish – 20 songs that teach Spanish to children

I recently wrote about a song to teach children the vowel sounds in Spanish. The song A,E,I,O,U is by Carolina…

Vowel song from Fun for Spanish Teachers

In English, we associate learning vowel sounds with learning to read. However, children who are learning Spanish should learn the…

Veo, veo – I Spy in Spanish Teaches Kids Language

Veo veo is a great game to play with children learning Spanish.

The game I Spy is Veo, veo in Spanish, and it begins with a simple rhyme – a question-answer exchange…

El lobito bueno – Sweet song in Spanish uses the imperfect tense

There are two past tenses in Spanish, the preterite and the imperfect, and in order to use them correctly, Spanish…

Silent Night in Spanish

Language and culture are inseparable. The Catholic church has a strong presence in Spanish-speaking countries, and many traditions center around…

Hopes for Peace: A Classic Children’s Song in Spanish

This children’s song in Spanish, Barquito de papel, was written by Cuban composer and pianist Enriqueta Almanza in the 1940s. …

Latin Grammy – Best Children's Album

Congratulations to Luis Pescetti for his Latin Grammy Award for Best Children’s Album! He is such a talented performer –…

Bathtime Song in Spanish

For children learning Spanish, music is a wonderful source of language and culture.  In the case of Luis Pescetti’s songs…

Song with Spanish Verbs in the Imperfect

Children need to hear the past tenses in Spanish over and over before they can use them. There are two…

Song with actions teaches common verb forms in Spanish

Saco una manito (I take out one hand) is one of the first songs that many Spanish-speaking children learn. Even…

Song about the parts of the face in Spanish

Mi carita redondita is a song about the parts of the face.  It is sung to the tune of “Oh…

Songs in Spanish teach "where" and the verb estar

There are several children’s songs in Spanish that teach or reinforce the question word dónde (where). These songs also teach…

Song about a house teaches tener and other Spanish verbs

This song uses the verb tener, and other useful verbs, in the first person. This verb form, the yo form…

Song teaches Spanish verbs and a common phrase with tener

This song, Si tú tienes muchas ganas de aplaudir (If you feel a lot like clapping) is the Spanish version…

Common Phrases with Tener

In addition to using tener to talk about what we have, we often use tener to express the way we…

Song teaches tengo, tienes and body parts

This song teaches the Spanish verb forms tengo (I have) and tienes (you have) as children sing about the parts…

Song for learning the days of the week in Spanish

This is a song for learning the days of the week in Spanish. Songs teach pronunciation and natural grammar structures…

The Days of the Week in Spanish

Knowing the days of the week in Spanish allows children to understand and communicate important information. That is why the…

Yo me muevo: Song with actions teaches important Spanish structures

If I could choose one song for my university students learn as children, it might be this one. In addition…

Song about the sun expands vocabulary in Spanish

This short, simple song asks the sun to warm the Earth.  It is a good example of how word families…

Kids learn body parts in Spanish as they sing and dance

This song is lots of fun to sing and to dance to, and it teaches the parts of the body…

Traditional children’s song teaches Spanish weather vocabulary, subjunctive verb forms

Children sing Que llueva, que llueva all over the Spanish-speaking world. There are several versions, and all of them celebrate…

Song teaches vocabulary for talking about nature in Spanish

This is the Spanish version of the traditional song “The Green Grass Grew All Around.” It has lots of Spanish…

Fun song teaches body parts in Spanish and the verb decir

This is such a simple, happy song; I love it!  The actions reinforce the parts of the body in Spanish…

Cinco Ratoncitos: A Traditional Rhyme

Rhymes and songs are a wonderful way for children to produce Spanish.  The rhythm and rhyme help them pronounce the…

Spanish song for putting toys away

Singing in Spanish as a part of daily routines is a great way for children to learn new Spanish vocabulary…

Cinco Patitos: Five Little Ducks in Spanish

Listening to songs is one of the best ways for children to learn Spanish verbs and correct Spanish pronunciation. Singing…

Spanish song for washing hands: Yo me lavo las manos

Children sing this short song to the tune of La bamba as they wash their hands. The idea is that…

The Moon: a children’s song in Spanish – La luna: una canción infantil

I love this pretty little song in Spanish.. It captures a child’s puzzlement at the changes in the moon and…

A Spanish song for kids about the moon and the sun

This Spanish song is short, simple and always popular with even my youngest groups. It lends itself to actions that…

A numbers song in Spanish– Una canción de los números

This is a simple song for learning Spanish numbers. Listening and then singing along is a great way to learn…

Spanish song for body parts – Con mi dedito

Con mi dedito is a wonderful song for teaching the body parts in Spanish. If your child has already learned…

Family in Spanish– video and a fun song with actions

This is great song for learning Spanish family vocabulary. Learn the song watching the video – the drawings and actions…

Dos manitas, diez deditos – a number song in Spanish

This song is sung to the tune of “Ten Little Fingers.”  Wave your two hands as you sing dos manitas…

A song for learning body parts in Spanish

This is a pretty song, and good listening practice. Try to touch each body part as you hear the words…

Buenos días – a greeting song in Spanish

There are many good morning songs in Spanish.  This is a very simple one and it uses usted, the formal…