Mi rutina diaria is a short video conversation about daily routines using reflexive verbs in Spanish. Juan and Pamela talk…
El clima is a short video conversation with Spanish weather and clothes vocabulary in context. Juan and Pamela talk about…
With schools closed across the country, teachers are doing their best to move instruction online. Spanish video lessons are one…
One of the things I enjoy most about writing Spanish Playground is the opportunity to stay on top of what’s…
Comprehensible input Spanish readers are a game changer in the classroom. Leveled readers in Spanish tell captivating stories and incorporate…
I’ve been teaching for 30 years and have been lucky enough to see amazing changes in language education. We have…
Use this photograph of a dog drinking water to help your child learn Spanish. The questions that follow, like all…
This set of activities is part of a new series I am calling the Friday Five. I will suggest five…
Talk about this photograph of kids playing baseball to help your child learn Spanish. The questions that follow, like all…
Kids can practice listening to Spanish with this short description of a common food. They try to guess the word…
Talk about this photograph of teenagers playing soccer in the rain to speak Spanish with your child. The questions that…
Kids in Wisconsin are building lots of snowmen this week, so we are talking about them in class too. This…
Listen to this short Spanish audio description of a common word and try to guess what it is. This is…
Talk about this photo of kids on the first day of school to help your child learn Spanish. The questions…
Tesoros de lectura is a Spanish reading program from MacMillan/McGraw-Hill. It is the counterpart to the English program, Treasures. As…
Kids can learn and practice lots of Spanish as they do math problems. Math word problems have language that kids…
Can you guess this word? Listen to this short Spanish audio description of a word that we often associate with…
I am participating in Latinaish’s Spanish Friday, so this post is in Spanish. An English translation is included in parenthesis…
Sube publishes a Spanish curriculum for preschool through 5th grade. I have been working with the Level A materials, and…
International Women’s Day is celebrated across the globe on March 8th. If you are talking about this day of recognition…
CC Image courtesy of Jimmie You can talk about this picture of a Christmas tree to help your child learn…
If you celebrate Christmas, Christmas cards are a fun way for kids learning Spanish to use the language. In Spanish…
These two award-winning Spanish audio CDs by Beth Manners are designed to introduce children ages 2-7 to Spanish. Playtime…
Let’s Learn to Speak Spanish: Conversational Workbook and CD is a set of worksheets and activities by Susana Murphy, published…
This is a game I play with kids to practice the verbs ver, querer and tener in the first person…
This free online game is the perfect first game for children starting to learn Spanish. Kids do not have to…
Are you looking for a Spanish Thanksgiving song? Sara, of Music with Sara, is music teacher for the Spanish immersion…
The new Whistlefritz DVD is now available! La Fiesta de Fritzi is on the Whistlefritz website with their other great…
SingALingo is a fabulous way to introduce children to Spanish. En mi casa is a CD of songs to use Spanish…
This is a set of Thanksgiving materials and activities in Spanish from the wonderful website Nourish Interactive. The free printable…
Speak Spanish with children by talking about this picture of a woman building a garden shed. The questions that follow…
Debajo de un botón (Under A Button) is a traditional Spanish song for children. Children love this song because it…
With these free printable pictures, kids find the differences and practice common Spanish words. These Spanish activities, Encuentra las diferencias…
Do you have children starting Spanish in school? If you are looking for games and activities to supplement what they…
I use this Spanish song for kids with preschoolers and beginning language learners. La luna y el sol teaches basic…
Don’t these pigs looks happy? Talk about this great photograph to help your kids learn Spanish. The questions that follow…
Kids can learn lots of Spanish by measuring. I use measuring as an at-home activity with my students to practice…
This make-your-own online puppet show is a great way to get kids speaking Spanish or any language. Start by choosing…
!Qué globos bonitos! What pretty balloons! Use this simple activity to practice colors in Spanish with the photo of balloons…
It is easy to talk about the calendar and the weather in Spanish with these colorful materials. They are provided…
Every now and then, I get questions about Spanish programs for adults from parents learning Spanish with their children. So…
I use this simple game, He pensado un número, to review numbers in Spanish and teach mayor (greater) and menor…
It is fall, and in Wisconsin we have calabazas, or pumpkins, everywhere! 1,2,3 Calabaza is a traditional game children play…
A find-it jar (or scavenger hunt in a bottle) is a great toy for kids who are learning Spanish…
OnlineFreeSpanish has added a section of activities on Spanish syllables and the first one is ready to go! I am…
These Spanish poems for children are by Douglas Wright, a well-known author and illustrator from Argentina. He writes poems and…
Butiá is a website created by the record label Papagayo Azul to promote children’s music in Uruguay, Latin American and…
9letras is the blog of Alberto Abarca Fillat of Huesca, Spain. Alberto shares educational material for teaching Spanish and the…
My students really like clapping patterns with Spanish words. I keep it simple by using a combination of beats on…