Mi rutina diaria is a short video conversation about daily routines using reflexive verbs in Spanish. Juan and Pamela talk…
This make-your-own online puppet show is a great way to get kids speaking Spanish or any language. Start by choosing…
Every now and then, I get questions about Spanish programs for adults from parents learning Spanish with their children. So…
Talk about this photograph of taxis in Mexico City to help your child learn Spanish. The questions that follow, like…
9letras is the blog of Alberto Abarca Fillat of Huesca, Spain. Alberto shares educational material for teaching Spanish and the…
My students really like clapping patterns with Spanish words. I keep it simple by using a combination of beats on…
The games on Jugarjuntos.com are designed for native Spanish speakers, but they work well with young Spanish language learners too…
Talk about this photograph of horses in a parade to help your child learn Spanish. The questions that follow, like…
Learn Spanish with Pictures helps children learn Spanish by talking about pictures in a structured way. The description of this…
I use dice games in my Spanish classes and also as a take-home activity. The games are easily adapted for…
Kids can learn lots of Spanish from a text-rich environment at home or in a classroom. Posters, signs, bookmarks, screensavers…
Learn Spanish with Pictures helps you teach Spanish to children by talking to them about a photograph. The type of…
This collection of drawings is called Las caras de Zanahorio (The faces of Mr. Carrot) and they are an entertaining…
These photographs of houses are an excellent prompt for speaking Spanish with your child. The houses are so interesting! They…
Word problems that practice basic math skills use important Spanish verbs to express the problem that children need to solve…
These two Spanish poems are by Douglas Wright, a well-known poet, illustrator, and humorist from Argentina. They are a fun…
Botas nuevas, by Guido Van Genechten, is the Spanish edition of New Boots. It is the story of a child…
Spanish poems to use in an elementary language classroom can be hard to find. One of my favorite resources is…
Talking to your dog or cat in Spanish when your children are listening is a good way to expose children…
There are several children’s songs in Spanish that teach or reinforce the question word dónde (where). These songs also teach…
In addition to using tener to talk about what we have, we often use tener to express the way we…
This song teaches the Spanish verb forms tengo (I have) and tienes (you have) as children sing about the parts…
Tener (to have) is one of the most common verbs in Spanish. You can model the use of tengo (I…
Meals provide an opportunity and context for speaking Spanish to your child. In addition to food vocabulary, there are many…
This short, simple song asks the sun to warm the Earth. It is a good example of how word families…
There are many phrases that we use on a regular basis with children that include parts of the body. For…
Simon Says, or Simón dice in Spanish, teaches children words for body parts and can also teach common Spanish verbs…
Singing in Spanish as a part of daily routines is a great way for children to learn new Spanish vocabulary…
Children learn Spanish grammar and vocabulary by hearing correct grammatical structures. Reading the questions that follow the photograph, you can…
The Spanish verb querer, to want, can be used in many daily interactions with your child. In Spanish, verbs change…
Children sing this short song to the tune of La bamba as they wash their hands. The idea is that…