The verb forms ves and veo are some of the first ones I teach my students. Ver is high-frequency vocabulary…
- July 8, 2014
- Books and Stories, Printable, Product reviews, Reading
Mundo de Pepita makes great printables for teaching Spanish to children! I recently discovered their work and they agreed to…
- June 11, 2014
- Books and Stories, Culture, Product reviews, Reading, Vocabulary
Since I wrote this article, Lee & Low has modified their web site and changed the structure slightly. The stories…
- May 27, 2014
- Books and Stories, Culture, Product reviews, Reading
Let’s give a warm welcome to Libros Arellano! I have been waiting for years for more Spanish children’s books by…
- May 13, 2014
- Animals, Books and Stories, Day and Night, Earth Day, Outside-Nature, Product reviews, Reading, Vocabulary
If you are looking for a fun language activity or a Spanish story for kids, this picture book is a…
- May 8, 2014
- Books and Stories, Product reviews, Reading
These three stories from Barefoot Books have a prince or princess and a charming fairy tale setting. They also have…
- April 27, 2014
- Books and Stories, Culture, Ebooks, Printable, Product reviews, Reading
Readers theater is an excellent language activity for Spanish language learners. I’m excited that Custom Literacy has published their first…
- April 22, 2014
- Animals, Books and Stories, Reading, Verbs, Vocabulary
Taro Gomi’s book My Friends/Mis amigos is one of my favorites to read with kids. The book teaches Spanish animals…
- March 31, 2014
- Books and Stories, Easter, Holidays, Reading, Spring
This review was contributed by Brooks Lindner from Sonrisas Spanish School. He writes about the Spanish story La sorpresa de…
- March 18, 2014
- Books and Stories, Culture, Printable, Reading, Websites
Throughout Latin America, governments have established programs to promote literacy and an appreciation for literature. Argentina created el Plan Nacional…
- February 24, 2014
- Animals, Books and Stories, Reading, Vocabulary
In my work with Spanish learners, of course I look for picture books that teach Latino culture. Given that, it…
- February 17, 2014
- Books and Stories, Printable, Product reviews, Reading, Verbs, Vocabulary
One of the most exciting things about working on Spanish Playground is sharing innovative materials like the books from Custom…
- December 1, 2013
- Birthday, Books and Stories, Culture, Family, Holidays, House, Reading, Values, Verbs, Vocabulary
I recently had the opportunity to write about two wonderful bilingual picture books. Marisol McDonald no combina and Marisol McDonald…
- November 26, 2013
- Books and Stories
Kids Yoga Stories weave yoga poses into the narrative. These stories are available in English and Spanish, and the Spanish…
- November 25, 2013
- Birthday, Books and Stories, Colors, Culture, Emotions, Family, Food, House, Product reviews, Reading, Values, Vocabulary
Marisol McDonald is the protagonist of two wonderful bilingual picture books – Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/ Marisol McDonald no combina…
- November 7, 2013
- Books and Stories, Printable, Product reviews, Reading
El fandango de Lola is a story about individualism and family, about finding talents and sharing them with people you…
- October 25, 2013
- Books and Stories, Culture, Día de los Muertos, Holidays, Product reviews
This review was contributed by Brooks Lindner from Sonrisas Spanish School. He writes about a Day of the Dead book…
- October 17, 2013
- Audio, Books and Stories, Crafts, Day and Night, House, Printable, Reading, Vocabulary
Goodnight, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a classic picture book for young children. Like the original, the Spanish translation…
- October 9, 2013
- Books and Stories, Printable, Product reviews, Professions, Reading
Oso en el trabajo is a Spanish language picture book that follows Oso, un cartero, as he delivers mail to…
- September 19, 2013
- Books and Stories, Reading
In this article, Barefoot Books Ambassador Jen Bennett shares her vision for teaching her kids Spanish and talks about Spanish…
- September 13, 2013
- Books and Stories, Culture, Hispanic Heritage Month, Printable, Reading, Toys and Games, Vocabulary
Nos vamos a México by Laura Krebs is one of my favorite Spanish stories for kids. This beautiful book is…
- September 3, 2013
- Books and Stories, House, Product reviews, Reading, Vocabulary
Oso en casa is a wonderful story for children learning Spanish. It has rhythm and rhyme, concrete language relevant to…
- August 23, 2013
- Animals, Books and Stories, Colors, Crafts, Poems, Preschool Spanish Activities, Printable, Questions, Reading, Toys and Games, Verbs, Vocabulary
Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí? is the translation of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?. This…
- July 16, 2013
- Books and Stories, Product reviews, Reading
Recently, I wrote about a wonderful yoga story in Spanish, Lucas en un día en la playa. The Spanish coloring…
- July 1, 2013
- Books and Stories, Product reviews, Reading
La vaca que decía oink by Bernard Most is a story in Spanish for children. This book review was contributed by…
- June 27, 2013
- Books and Stories, Product reviews, Reading
Kids Yoga Stories has another wonderful Spanish story for children. Lucas en un día en la playa integrates yoga into…
- May 13, 2013
- Audio, Books and Stories, Product reviews
Stress Free Kids publishes audio and picture books that help children reduce stress and lower anxiety. These stories are available…
- May 5, 2013
- Books and Stories, Product reviews, Reading
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winners, entries 11 and 18, Melissa and Katie. Winners were chosen using…
- May 1, 2013
- Books and Stories, Culture, Product reviews, Reading
Award-winning author Carole Roman has written a lovely picture book to introduce young children to the country and culture of…
- March 31, 2013
- Books and Stories, Online activities, Reading, Vocabulary
These Spanish online stories were created by a group of teachers in Montville, Connecticut. Each story is followed by a…
- February 26, 2013
- Books and Stories, Product reviews, Reading
I am so excited to be able to share this book with Spanish Playground readers. Sofía en una aventura por…
- February 24, 2013
- Uncategorized
I recently asked readers to share the title of a book they enjoyed reading with their children or classes. These…
- February 6, 2013
- Books and Stories, Reading
This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner Jodi Monroy! Thanks to everyone for entering, for the great book list…
- December 7, 2012
- Books and Stories, Ebooks, iPad Apps, Product reviews, Reading
With Christmas coming, I know that lots of us are looking for gifts for Spanish language learners. Parents of my…
- December 2, 2012
- Books and Stories, Curriculum, Holidays, Reading
Spanish books are the perfect gift for children learning the language! Sonrisas Spanish School is having a picture book sale…
- November 27, 2012
- Books and Stories, Curriculum, Miscellaneous, Reading, Websites
Sonrisas Spanish School publishes a preschool and elementary Spanish curriculum. The founders, Brooks and Blue Lindner, also have a blog…
- November 24, 2012
- Books and Stories, Curriculum, Product reviews
I am really excited to share this set of six little story books for Spanish language learners. The set is…
- August 16, 2012
- Books and Stories
Congratulations to Ashlee Resch and Maritza, the winners of this giveaway! I have two sets of Spanish activity books and…
- August 12, 2012
- Books and Stories, Online activities, Printable, Reading, Vocabulary, Websites
Tesoros de lectura is a Spanish reading program from MacMillan/McGraw-Hill. It is the counterpart to the English program, Treasures. As…
- May 13, 2012
- Books and Stories, Clothes, Family, House, Product reviews, Reading, Verbs, Vocabulary
These entertaining Spanish books for children are very popular with my students. In class just last week a student got…
- April 30, 2012
- Audio, Books and Stories, Culture, Online activities, Product reviews, Pronunciation, Reading, Vocabulary
Heritage Language bilingual books with audio CDs are a wonderful resource for teaching Spanish to children. This innovative company…
- March 19, 2012
- Audio, Books and Stories, Pronunciation, Reading, Vocabulary
I have recommended the Caballo alado clásico collection of Spanish stories with audio CDs to parents many times. Last week…
- January 18, 2012
- Books and Stories, Ebooks, Online activities, Printable, Reading
Grande y pequeño is a Spanish ebook for parents and teachers to read with young language learners. The repetition helps…
- December 13, 2011
- Animals, Audio, Body parts, Books and Stories, Ebooks, Photographs, Printable, Vocabulary
¿Uno? ¿Dos? ¿Tal vez tres? is a Spanish ebook for parents and teachers to read with young language learners. The…
- November 14, 2011
- Books and Stories, Culture, Product reviews, Reading
Tito, the Firefighter / Tito, el bombero, by Tim Hoppey, is a picture book about being bilingual. It is the…
- September 14, 2011
- Books and Stories, Online activities, Websites
Storybird is such an amazing resource that it is hard to know where to begin to write about it. It…
- September 12, 2011
- Books and Stories, Family, Food, House, Preschool Spanish Activities, Product reviews, Reading, Values, Verbs, Vocabulary
Let’s Eat! / ¡A comer! is a picture book in Spanish and English by Pat Mora. This story fits into…
- August 11, 2011
- Body parts, Books and Stories, Clothes, Day and Night, Outside, Outside-Nature, Product reviews, Reading, Values, Vocabulary
Fiesta Femenina is a collection of captivating stories with wonderful characters. They are drawn from the legends of the indigenous…
- July 29, 2011
- Books and Stories, Reading
If you read your children picture books that have been translated from English to Spanish, you have probably had moments…
- July 28, 2011
- Body parts, Books and Stories, Reading, Values, Vocabulary
Whoever you are is a beautiful book with a moving message about our common humanity. It is by Australian author…
- June 27, 2011
- Books and Stories, Colors, Crafts, How to, Printable
I love using story sticks with kids learning Spanish. The pictures reinforce what they hear, and the movement helps them…
- 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 27, 2011
- Body parts, Books and Stories, Clothes, Colors, Family, Greetings, Preschool Spanish Activities, Product reviews, Reading, Vocabulary
These are my favorite bilingual picture books to read to kids. Margaret speaks English and Margarita speaks Spanish and reading…
- April 11, 2011
- Books and Stories, Printable, Reading, Seasons, Spring
Mamá pájaro (Mama Bird) is a free printable mini-book, and it is excellent for speaking Spanish with your child. The…
- April 4, 2011
- Books and Stories, Holidays, Product reviews, Reading
This weekend you may have celebrated Children’s Book Day. If you work with Spanish language learners, you may also want…
- 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…
- February 1, 2011
- Books and Stories, Food, How to, Preschool Spanish Activities, Vocabulary
Stories without words are useful tools for teaching Spanish to children. These wordless picture books engage children actively with the…
- January 26, 2011
- Books and Stories, Colors, House, Preschool Spanish Activities, Product reviews, Questions, Vocabulary
¿Algo más? (Anything else?). Such a common, useful question! When I am choosing picture books to read with beginning Spanish…
- January 7, 2011
- Books and Stories, Day and Night, Online activities, Outside-Nature, Printable, Toys and Games, Videos, Vocabulary, Websites
Children can draw on information they already know to understand new Spanish vocabulary and structures. When teachers and parents talk…
- January 3, 2011
- Books and Stories, Language learning, Online activities, Outside-Nature, Printable, Vocabulary
Using Spanish to talk about information that your child already knows is an effective way of exposing her to the…