Tag: spanish poems

Poem in Your Pocket Day is a perfect occasion for kids to share Spanish poems.

This year, we celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 30. It is part of National Poetry Month and…

Short Spanish poems by Douglas Wright about spring.

April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate with these short Spanish poems about spring. They are by Douglas Wright, a well-known…

A printable list of Spanish rhymes for kids to greet each other and use when playing.

My students have lots of fun playing and experimenting with rhyme. Spanish rhymes are easy to make and recognize, partly…

Short spanish poems about fall to read with children.

These  five short Spanish poems about fall are by Douglas Wright, a well-known children’s poet and illustrator from Argentina.

Short printable poems using Spanish color words for kids learning the language.

I wrote these simple rhymes with Spanish color words for my youngest learners. I mostly teach colors in the context…

A collection of Spanish poems for kids from All Bilingual Press.

Award-winning author Rita Wirkala recently sent me two wonderful collections of her Spanish poems for kids. Mis primeros poemas and…

Douglas Wright is a well-known children’s poet and illustrator from Argentina. He writes some of my favorite Spanish poems to…

Spanish Finger Plays

Spanish has a wealth of traditional finger plays, rhymes and songs for children. Kids love games with actions, and these…

This Spanish poem for kids has new vocabulary for talking about friendship.

This Spanish poem for kids is by Douglas Wright of Argentina. I love his poetry because it is direct, conversational…

Nanitas is Francisco Rodríguez Gómez’s website dedicated to his Spanish poems for children. Rodríguez Gómez is a poet, musician and…

A reader recently asked me to share a short, easy poem we recite in my preschool Spanish classes. It is…

Educapeques is an educational portal with lots of resources for teachers and parents. On the website, Editorial Educapeques of Spain…

A Spanish poem for kids about animals and how they move.

April is National Poetry Month in the United States. It is an excellent time to share a Spanish poem with…

April is National Poetry Month. Poems are a wonderful way for children to hear and speak Spanish and enjoy the…

Antonio Selfa Molina is a performer and composer from Spain. He is also a teacher. Last year, he recorded Spanish…

Children learn house and size vocabulary from this Spanish poem.

¡Qué tan grande era todo cuando yo era chico! is a Spanish poem to share with children. It uses basic…

This Spanish poem for children has vocabulary about houses and homes.

Douglas Wright is a well-known author and illustrator from Argentina. He writes clear, fun Spanish poems for children. Activities for…

Three online resources for finding Spanish poems for kids.

Poems in Spanish are a wonderful way for children to experience and learn the language. These three websites all have…

I wrote this rhyme to read with children learning Spanish. Kids help tell the story by providing phrases based on…

This Spanish poem for children is titled Una casa con un sol. It uses familiar, conversational language to describe the…

There are lots of versions of The Itsy Bitsy Spider in Spanish. The lyrics are fairly close to the English…

This Spanish poem for children has color and natural world vocabulary.

Reading El jardín de Douglas recently, I was happy to find a new Spanish poem for children that I think…

Si yo pongo mis dos manos para arriba is a rhyme that children learn in preschool in Latin America. The…

April is National Poetry Month and it is a wonderful time to share poetry with children. The rhyme and rhythm…

The days are getting longer and warmer, and I have started to talk about spring in my classes. Here are…

Spanish poems about body parts of kids learning language.

Poems in Spanish are a wonderful way for children to learn language.  Here are three traditional Spanish poems about body…