These are my favorite bilingual picture books to read to kids. Margaret speaks English and Margarita speaks Spanish and reading…
These photographs of houses are an excellent prompt for speaking Spanish with your child. The houses are so interesting! They…
You can use El Señor Cara de Papa (or El Señor Cara de Patata, as he is known in Spain)…
Word problems that practice basic math skills use important Spanish verbs to express the problem that children need to solve…
Valentine’s day in Spanish is Día del amor y la amistad (The day of love and friendship), Día de San…
Try speaking Spanish with your child by playing with the I Spy cards. The bright cards with their assortment of…
The game Veo, Veo in Spanish is I Spy in English. In addition to the guessing game that children play…
Botas nuevas, by Guido Van Genechten, is the Spanish edition of New Boots. It is the story of a child…
This online game teaches children the parts of the face and head in Spanish. It can also teach other common…
This children’s song in Spanish, Barquito de papel, was written by Cuban composer and pianist Enriqueta Almanza in the 1940s. …
I love these P’kolino multi-solution puzzles for teaching body parts and colors in Spanish. There are many ways to do…
Recently, I have had several parents ask for recommendations for toys to give as gifts to their children who are…
Talking to your dog or cat in Spanish when your children are listening is a good way to expose children…
Highlights has many printable hidden picture activities on their website. Kids like looking for the hidden pictures, and these can…
You can turn this routine worksheet into an effective Spanish learning tool by using the pictures in different ways. This…
Many games and activities are effective tools for teaching the question words in Spanish. One of the first question words…
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…
Knowing the days of the week in Spanish allows children to understand and communicate important information. That is why the…
Meals provide an opportunity and context for speaking Spanish to your child. In addition to food vocabulary, there are many…
This simple vocabulary activity is designed for native speakers who are beginning to read, but can also be used with…
This short, simple song asks the sun to warm the Earth. It is a good example of how word families…
This song is lots of fun to sing and to dance to, and it teaches the parts of the body…
Part of summer is protecting kids from the sun. We remind them to put on sun screen, to sit in…
Weather (el tiempo in Spanish) dictates the clothes children wear, the things they do, and the places they play. Talking…