I love the power of a familiar story for language learning, and fairy tales have an added dimension of magic…
With remote teaching and social distancing in classrooms, there is no more crouching beside a student to examine words and…
Teachers know reading is essential to developing language proficiency, but we often struggle to integrate sufficient reading into our classes…
We know that language learning depends on comprehensible input through reading and listening. So, why not incorporate both kinds of…
We read to kids a lot, and we want to engage then with the stories and language in books. I’ve…
We want Spanish to be fun and relevant for kids. This photo challenge in Spanish is an engaging, kid-centered activity…
Spanish reading games are an easy way to have fun with language. For example, these two I Spy games let…
Spanish reading challenges and progress sheets encourage children to read during the summer months. For many kids, they are a…
This activity is like putting together a puzzle as students create sentences to describe the pictures. They build Spanish sentences…
Children acquire Spanish by hearing and reading the language in context. This picture match and mini-book for beginning readers use…
I use Spanish sentences strips or fluency strips with my beginning readers. I relate the sentences to a picture and…
Use this Day of the Dead Spanish reading activity with elementary students to practice language skills and raise awareness of…
The United States has states, cities, rivers and mountains with names in Spanish. Looking at the meaning of Spanish place…
This is more than a story to read or listen to. We want kids to participate as much as possible…
Cats know how to use a space, and they put a fun spin on learning house vocabulary in Spanish. This…
Puerto Rico is 100 miles long and 35 miles wide, making its area about 3,500 square miles, the third largest…
We want all kids to enjoy reading, or having someone read to them. Many children like to keep track of…
I made this Spanish reading for spring to celebrate the season and practice basic vocabulary. The picture has action and…
This Spanish snowman activity is a fun way to practice body parts, clothes and winter vocabulary. The printable pages have…
Martí’s Song for Freedom/ Martí y sus versos por la libertad is a new bilingual picture book from Lee & Low…
Stories by Gus on the Go is a free Spanish learning app that carefully creates and delivers comprehensible input the…
Un picnic en el bosque is a printable Spanish story with cutouts of the characters. The story is about 3…
You can use this elementary Spanish reading activity in different ways. The printable pages have 10 picture cards of children…
I try to find ways to connect kids with what they read and make Spanish relevant. The more they use…
This bingo-card style reading challenge encourages children to read in Spanish. They read at different times during the day and…
At Spanish Playground, we want kids to read and enjoy reading. So, to motivate kids to read more, we have…
Working with syllables is a good way to practice vocabulary. I do a variety of word-building activities where students fill…
Pictoline has an excellent selection of Spanish infographics. This Mexican-based news outlet presents information with engaging visual design and concise language…
Aren’t comics cool? They use interesting characters, action, and graphics to make the story come alive. Spanish comics make excellent…
Today we are sharing a wonderful Spanish story PDF and a set of cut outs for telling the story. This…
Reading different kinds of text in Spanish helps kids develop vocabulary and understand the different ways we use language. The…
Kids can build reading fluency, learn vocabulary and become familiar with many grammar structures by reading Spanish song lyrics. Like…
Armadillos live throughout Latin America and often appear in traditional stories and songs. Below, you will find a printable reading…
Playing reading games encourages kids to use Spanish and think about what they have read. These 6 games are easy…
It is important for kids reading in Spanish to have fun. We also want them to engage with the language…
Sentence building in Spanish is helpful for kids who are learning to read and also for second language learners as…
This year, Spanish Playground will host its first summer reading program to encourage and support reading and language activities in…
As teachers and parents, we want kids to read and write as much Spanish as possible. Like all teachers, I…
I love telling stories with language learners, and I do lots of different story activities. One of my favorites is…
Winter break is almost here. That means it is time for the Spanish Winter Reading Challenge! Ideally, children read and…
Drawing can be combined with easy Spanish reading for a fun comprehension activity. In this printable activity, kids do an…
Math problems are excellent reading comprehension practice. Proble+ (pronounced proble-mas) are engaging online games that combine Spanish reading comprehension and…
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This free Spanish workbook has exercises for children learning to read. It can be a useful supplement for early readers…
A big part of teaching kindness to children is teaching them the power of language to help and hurt others…
This photo with text is a good Spanish reading activity for beginning learners. The photo provides a context for new…