Tag: Spanish songs for kids

These favorite Spanish greeting songs teach basic vocabulary and culture to kids.

Singing is a wonderful way to start the day or a class. In a school setting, we sing Spanish greeting…

Image of covers of Spanish song books with sound for children.

The Spanish song books with sound from Lufi and Friends hook children on reading and singing in Spanish. What a…

Image of two illustrations of the lyrics to Los Pollitos, a traditional Spanish song.

Spring is on the way, and Los pollitos dicen is the perfect song to sing with language learners. Children sing…

Spanish song books with music kids can hear by pressing a button make language learning easy.

I recently discovered Lufi & Friends Spanish song books with built-in music, and they are fabulous! Children can push a…

Spanish food songs teach vocabulary about fruit, vegetables, mealtime and healthy eating.

Singing Spanish food songs helps kids learn words and structures. So, try these 17 songs as a fun way to…

Try these short Spanish songs in preschool and elementary Spanish classes.

I am always on the lookout for short Spanish songs to sing with kids. When I recently discovered Short +…

The nominees for Best Latin Children's Album 2018 are a wonderful collection of artists to share with children learning Spanish.

The Latin GRAMMY Awards celebrate the year in Latin music by recognizing artists in different genres. We all love new…

Singing is such a fun, effective way to learn language! Of course, students need to understand what they are singing…

The Debajo de un botón lyrics tell a story you can use in Spanish class.

Children sing the traditional song Debajo de un botón throughout the Spanish-speaking world. It’s also an excellent song for language…

The Veo veo song teaches Spanish letter sounds and vocabulary in the context of a traditional game.

The Veo veo song and game are great language activities for learning Spanish. Veo veo is the game I Spy…

Kids learn vocabulary for clothes, weather, seasons and places with these Spanish clothing songs.

Spanish clothing vocabulary is important for kids to learn because we all have to get dressed every day, and we…

Mariana Iranzi has a new album of Spanish songs for school or home.

I’m so excited about Mariana Iranzi’s new music! Her album Primavera brings us beautiful, educational songs for children. This album…

7 Spanish clean-up songs with high frequency vocabulary for kids of all ages.

Routines are essential for classrooms and households, and they are also an opportunity learn language. One of the easiest ways…

Spanish hand washing songs teach children vocabulary associated with the routine and also ensure clean hands.

Spanish hand washing songs are a good way to get more language into a day and cleaner hands. If kids…

123 Andrés records songs for learning Spanish and basic concepts.

Arriba Abajo is the latest album from 123 Andrés. These delightful songs for learning Spanish encourage language development as they…

Happy Spanish songs from Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam band will please kids and adults.

Music is always one of the best and easiest ways to expose kids to Spanish. Happy Spanish songs also establish…

Activities and printable lyrics for the song Un elefante se balanceaba.

Un elefante se balanceaba is one of the best known Spanish children’s songs. It is a counting song and the…

Spanish movement songs for teaching children first verbs in a fun, effective way.

Music, movement and language are a winning combination. Given that, it makes sense for kids to learn verbs like saltar…

The song Hola Hello has easy Spanish words kids can practice with the printable activities.

Mariana Iranzi’s song Hola Hello has easy Spanish words and a bright, upbeat sound, making it an excellent first song…

Kids learn vocabulary related to community helpers in Spanish as they sing these songs.

My students learn so much vocabulary when we do a community helpers theme! First, there are new verbs as we…

A variety of ways that kids can learn language with Spanish song lyrics.

Kids can build reading fluency, learn vocabulary and become familiar with many grammar structures by reading Spanish song lyrics. Like…

The Okee Dokee Brothers sing a Spanish song called Somos amigos.

The GRAMMY Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers are known for their playful music and thoughtful lyrics. Their third album, Saddle Up:…

Spanish learning songs focus on important vocabulary and verb forms.

Are you looking for some great songs to help kids learn Spanish? Spanish for You! has recently added music to…

Using songs to teach Spanish is a fun with this list of 40 music activities.

When it comes to language learning, songs are extra special language. They have a dimension that makes them more than…

Sonia De Los Santos sings Spanish songs for children on her debut album.

Sonia De Los Santos recently released her debut album Mi viaje: De Nuevo León to the New York Island. This…

Hot Peas 'N Butter sing bilingual songs about friendship, seasons and colors.

I love recommending music that I know kids and parents will enjoy together. Hot Peas ‘N Butter makes that kind…

Halloween song in Spanish by Mariana Iranzi with seasonal vocabulary.

Mariana Iranzi has a fun new Halloween song with lots of spooky Spanish vocabulary. The Halloween song is called Es…

Lucky Diaz sings Spanish songs that kids and their parents will love.

Adelante is the new CD by Grammy-award winning Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band. If you’re familiar with Lucky…

Rockalingua songs are designed to help kids learn Spanish.

Finding music in Spanish for elementary students is hard. Songs at an appropriate language level are often too babyish. Popular…

Jose-Luis Orozco sings about eating right and staying healthy.

Jose-Luis Orozco has a wonderful new CD called ¡Come Bien! Eat Right!. This CD is a feast of rhythm, rhyme…

Dum dum dada song adapted for Spanish learners.

Dum Dum Dada is a song with clapping and hand motions. Kids often play this group clapping game at camp…

Fun bilingual songs by Mister G get kids singing and dancing in Spanish.

Are you ready to sing, dance and learn some Spanish? Mister G has just released a new CD, Los animales…

Use this Spanish lullaby for imaginative play with language learners.

The calming melodies and rhythms of lullabies, or canciones de cuna, help babies fall asleep and provide early exposure to…

Spanish rain songs to teach children vocabulary and the verb llover.

I am just finishing a preschool unit on rain. We have had fun singing lots of Spanish rain songs.  We…

Spanish chicken song favorites to sing with kids learning language.

Are you looking for a Spanish chicken song to use with language learners? You can find a Spanish chicken song…

Draw a Spanish song is a language activity using art and music.

Dibujo rítmico, or rhythmic drawing, is one of the most original language learning ideas I’ve seen in a long time…

Spanish learning songs from Rockalingua on a new downloadable CD.

At Spanish Playground, we are big fans of Rockalingua. We are happy to be giving away a one-year teacher subscription…

Spanish children's songs by Nathalia.

As parents and teachers, we know the power of Spanish children’s songs to energize kids, change their mood and, of…

spanish songs for kids

Cantaré, a wonderful group based in the Washington DC area, has recently released a new CD called Mucha música. The…

Spanish learning songs from Rockalingua on a new downloadable CD.

Rockalingua has a new CD available to download. This is their second CD, titled ¿Cómo te llamas?. The CD contains…

Canciones infantiles available from the Uruguay government.

Since the time I wrote this post, Uruguayan government website has changed and the children’s songs are no longer hosted…

DVD of Spanish music videos for teaching Spanish to kids.

At Spanish Playground, we are big fans of Rockalingua. We are happy that their great songs are now available on…

Bilingual songs for kids learning Spanish.

Mister G is an indie rocker turned children’s world music sensation. His CDs, ABC Fiesta and Chocolalala are full of…

New Spanish learning songs from Whistlefritz.

Whistlefritz recently sent me their new CD of Spanish learning songs for kids. ¡Sabor! has 15 wonderful songs that will…

Spanish material made available as part of a fundraiser.

If you read Spanish Playground, you are probably a teacher or a parent. There is a good chance that you…

Canciones infantiles about spring for kids learning Spanish.

Music is a wonderful way to celebrate spring, and to learn Spanish. These five canciones infantiles have vocabulary related to…

Spanish lullabies provide early language exposure to babies.

Lullabies, or canciones de cuna, connect infants to their new world as they help them slide into sleep. Lulling melodies…

CD of bilingual music for kids by Andres Salguero

Andrés Salguero will be releasing his first CD later this month, adding a new voice to the growing body of…

The song Un amigo me enseñó from Babyradio is fun to sing with children learning Spanish and effectively teaches common…

Spanish vowels in a darling song for kids.

This vowel song and video are perfect for introducing kids to the Spanish vowels. They are by Atiempo Preescolar, a…

spanish songs for kids rockalingua

Rockalingua is an educational website with songs, videos and other materials to teach Spanish to children in the elementary grades…

Spanish Finger Plays

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

spanish learning songs

Sing ‘n Speak Spanish has a new CD of Spanish learning songs for kids. I wrote about their great little…

spanish song for kids elefante 2

Children all over the world sing about elephants swinging on a spider’s web, and keep singing and singing as they…

I am so happy to be able to share these great Spanish songs for kids with my readers. Rockalingua is…

geography in spanish continents

Talking about the continents with children learning Spanish lets you introduce or review geography vocabulary. In addition to the word…

Rockalingua has a great song and video available free online to teach kids to express feelings in Spanish. Estoy contento…

Spanish song for kids with a familar tune and sweet lyrics.

Douglas Wright is a poet, author and illustrator from Argentina. I love his Spanish poems for kids learning the language…

spanish song for kids juancho pancho

Giselle Shardlow is the author of Kids Yoga Stories and today she shares one of her favorite Spanish songs for…

These Spanish learning songs correspond to an elementary curriculum.

I wrote about the free Spanish learning songs on Rockalingua a few months ago. Recently, I checked out their new…