The verb forms ves and veo are some of the first ones I teach my students. Ver is high-frequency vocabulary…
Mundo de Pepita makes great printables for teaching Spanish to children! I recently discovered their work and they agreed to…
Since I wrote this article, Lee & Low has modified their web site and changed the structure slightly. The stories…
Let’s give a warm welcome to Libros Arellano! I have been waiting for years for more Spanish children’s books by…
If you are looking for a fun language activity or a Spanish story for kids, this picture book is a…
These three stories from Barefoot Books have a prince or princess and a charming fairy tale setting. They also have…
Readers theater is an excellent language activity for Spanish language learners. I’m excited that Custom Literacy has published their first…
Taro Gomi’s book My Friends/Mis amigos is one of my favorites to read with kids. The book teaches Spanish animals…
This review was contributed by Brooks Lindner from Sonrisas Spanish School. He writes about the Spanish story La sorpresa de…
Throughout Latin America, governments have established programs to promote literacy and an appreciation for literature. Argentina created el Plan Nacional…
In my work with Spanish learners, of course I look for picture books that teach Latino culture. Given that, it…
One of the most exciting things about working on Spanish Playground is sharing innovative materials like the books from Custom…
I recently had the opportunity to write about two wonderful bilingual picture books. Marisol McDonald no combina and Marisol McDonald…
Marisol McDonald is the protagonist of two wonderful bilingual picture books – Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/ Marisol McDonald no combina…
This review was contributed by Brooks Lindner from Sonrisas Spanish School. He writes about a Day of the Dead book…
Goodnight, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a classic picture book for young children. Like the original, the Spanish translation…
Oso en el trabajo is a Spanish language picture book that follows Oso, un cartero, as he delivers mail to…
Nos vamos a México by Laura Krebs is one of my favorite Spanish stories for kids. This beautiful book is…
Oso en casa is a wonderful story for children learning Spanish. It has rhythm and rhyme, concrete language relevant to…
Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí? is the translation of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?. This…
La vaca que decía oink by Bernard Most is a story in Spanish for children. This book review was contributed by…
I am so excited to be able to share this book with Spanish Playground readers. Sofía en una aventura por…
With Christmas coming, I know that lots of us are looking for gifts for Spanish language learners. Parents of my…
Spanish books are the perfect gift for children learning the language! Sonrisas Spanish School is having a picture book sale…
Sonrisas Spanish School publishes a preschool and elementary Spanish curriculum. The founders, Brooks and Blue Lindner, also have a blog…
I am really excited to share this set of six little story books for Spanish language learners. The set is…
Congratulations to Ashlee Resch and Maritza, the winners of this giveaway! I have two sets of Spanish activity books and…
Tesoros de lectura is a Spanish reading program from MacMillan/McGraw-Hill. It is the counterpart to the English program, Treasures. As…
Grande y pequeño is a Spanish ebook for parents and teachers to read with young language learners. The repetition helps…
Children can draw on information they already know to understand new Spanish vocabulary and structures. When teachers and parents talk…