Spanish fluency strips are a useful, easy-to-make activity for beginning readers. When I make fluency strips, or sentence strips, I…
With remote teaching and social distancing in classrooms, there is no more crouching beside a student to examine words and…
We read to kids a lot, and we want to engage then with the stories and language in books. I’ve…
Spanish reading challenges and progress sheets encourage children to read during the summer months. For many kids, they are a…
Spanish learners need to hear lots of comprehensible language and then read texts with the same target structures. Below you…
Children acquire Spanish by hearing and reading the language in context. This picture match and mini-book for beginning readers use…
Many of my students are novice learners, so I need Spanish books for beginners. Of course, we read picture books…
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…
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…
This Spanish snowman activity is a fun way to practice body parts, clothes and winter vocabulary. The printable pages have…
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…
I try to find ways to connect kids with what they read and make Spanish relevant. The more they use…
At Spanish Playground, we want kids to read and enjoy reading. So, to motivate kids to read more, we have…
You are probably familiar with Scholastic’s Weekly Reader, but did you know that they publish a Spanish Weekly Reader for…
Working with syllables is a good way to practice vocabulary. I do a variety of word-building activities where students fill…
Issuu is a digital publishing platform with many resources in Spanish. You can read the publications online and a large…
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…
Summer is winding down, and we are wrapping up our Summer Spanish Read and Play program. Over 5,000 children participated…
These printable Spanish bookmarks let everyone know that reading is worth celebrating. They also remind kids to read more. The…
Frequently parents ask me how to help their children who are learning to read in Spanish. They wonder what to…
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…
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…
Winter break is almost here. That means it is time for the Spanish Winter Reading Challenge! Ideally, children read and…
This free Spanish workbook has exercises for children learning to read. It can be a useful supplement for early readers…
This photo with text is a good Spanish reading activity for beginning learners. The photo provides a context for new…
Let’s give a warm welcome to Libros Arellano! I have been waiting for years for more Spanish children’s books by…
Throughout Latin America, governments have established programs to promote literacy and an appreciation for literature. Argentina created el Plan Nacional…
Research has shown that reading to children helps them learn vocabulary and improves listening comprehension skills. As a parent or…
This is a reading and speaking activity for beginning Spanish learners. It uses hearts, so it is appropriate for Valentine’s…
This activity uses a photo collage to help kids decipher Spanish sentences. They match sentences to the photos they describe…
This printable activity consists of a short Spanish reading, photos and questions. The topic is el Día del Peatón, an…
Christmas is just a week away! This post is a combination of various printable Christmas materials that teachers and parents…
If you are looking for Spanish Christmas activities for your students or children, check out these resources. They were created…
The government of the Canary Islands has an extensive collection of educational resources online, including this page of reading comprehension…
Tesoros de lectura is a Spanish reading program from MacMillan/McGraw-Hill. It is the counterpart to the English program, Treasures. As…
The website Aplicaciones Didácticas has a collection of short Spanish readings for children. The readings have comprehension questions that can…