For many of us, the flip side of social distancing is more time at home to play with our families…
In general, with novice learners I teach high frequency Spanish vocabulary that is general enough to understand in a range…
Learning synonyms helps students grow their vocabulary and increase their comprehension. Eventually, synonyms give them more options in speaking and…
Spanish vocabulary picture cards help kids understand and learn new words. The pictures represent words so you do not have…
As kids are learning Spanish vocabulary, I point out different contexts where we use the same word. Introducing additional contexts…
Debbie Annett is the author of Spanish for You!, a curriculum for home or class use for grades 3-8. She…
On the website created by LanguageGuide.org, users move the mouse over an image to hear vocabulary pronounced. The images and…
Drawing can be used for all kinds of Spanish vocabulary practice. In this printable activity, kids read short descriptions and…
Stick figures can be used for lots of Spanish vocabulary activities and games. For example, in the printable I have…
Children learn by doing, and they learn a language best by talking about what they are doing. Household chores are…
Classic games and everyday activities are opportunities to speak Spanish with children. For example, you can play tic-tac-toe with all…
Here are this week’s Friday Five. They are five easy Spanish activities to do with kids learning Spanish. Talk about…
Playing with patterns or sequences, kids can speak lots of Spanish. I like pattern activities because you can associate vocabulary…
Thanksgiving crafts are an opportunity to practice Spanish food vocabulary and words related to turkeys. Many Spanish Thanksgiving crafts also…
Monarca Language is sharing a Spanish Thanksgiving minibook with Spanish Playground readers. The minibook Doy gracias is an excellent way…
Do you talk about what you are thankful for at Thanksgiving dinner? It is a tradition at our house to…
This activity uses a photo collage to help kids decipher Spanish sentences. They match sentences to the photos they describe…
When we introduce the letter names and letter sounds to beginning Spanish learners, we associate the sounds with words. Learning…
I did not grow up doing arts and crafts and am not a crafty person. I think these projects can…
I use these printable cards with simple Spanish associations to practice vocabulary and common verbs. Kids match two related cards…
A beach ball, pelota de playa or balón de playa in Spanish, is a classic summer toy. It is inexpensive…
I write about lots of traditional playground games, hand-clapping games and jump rope rhymes that children play in Spanish. Recently…
Sticky notes have to be one of the handiest inventions ever. In addition to keeping us organized, they are wonderful…
Teaching words as opposites, antónimos or opuestos, increases a child’s Spanish vocabulary. The relationship between the two concepts helps kids…
These power point presentations have Spanish vocabulary for first grade. They are from the website Programa de Doble Inmersión de…