Spanish Quotes – Friendship
I have used Spanish quotes with students of many different ages. They are good exposure to authentic language and also introduce children to the names of writers and thinkers from Spanish-speaking...
View ArticleSpanish Song and Game for Kids – 1, 2, 3, Momia Es
1, 2, 3 Momia Es is a playground game kids play in South America. In Mexico, the same game is called 1, 2, 3 Calabaza. In Spain, it is 1,2,3 Escondite Inglés and in English it is Red Light, Green...
View ArticlePrintable Spanish Story and Coloring Book with Activities – Los Pollitos
Los pollitos is a printable story and coloring book of a traditional children’s song. In addition to the story-coloring pages, it has figures for stick puppets, picture cards for games and a teacher...
View ArticleSpanish Body Parts and Sana, Sana Colita de Rana
Preschoolers love imaginative play, so we do lots of it in my classes. One game that is always a big hit is when we pretend that our pets are hurt and need una curita, a band-aid. We practice Spanish...
View ArticleSpanish Song for Kids and Free Printables – De Colores
The traditional folk song De Colores is sung throughout the Spanish-speaking world. The song is often associated with the Catholic church, but it is also taught as a Spanish song for kids...
View ArticleSpanish Song for Spring – Los Pollitos
The snow is almost gone here in Wisconsin, and many of us are talking and singing about the change of seasons with our kids. Los pollitos is a traditional song that fits in well if you are talking...
View ArticleSpanish Earth Day Reading and Printable – El Día del Peatón
This printable activity consists of a short Spanish reading, photos and questions. The topic is el Día del Peatón, an excellent subject for Earth Day or any day. El Día de la Tierra, Earth Day, is...
View ArticleSpanish Songs for Kids – Free Downloads from Cantoalegre
Cantoalegre is an amazing resource. This fabulous organization from Colombia offers free downloads of their Spanish songs for kids. They explain their generosity saying Porque la música es de todos,...
View ArticlePicture Book Introduces Children to Mexico
Award-winning author Carole Roman has written a lovely picture book to introduce young children to the country and culture of Mexico. If You Were mM and Lived in… Mexico: A Child’s Introduction to...
View ArticleCulture and Language from Multicultural Kid Blogs
I do not belong to many groups. I have certainly never belonged to a group as cool as Multicultural Kids Blogs before. This group of bloggers spans the globe. Although most write in English, they...
View ArticleSpanish Poems for Children – Nanitas
Nanitas is Francisco Rodríguez Gómez’s website dedicated to his Spanish poems for children. Rodríguez Gómez is a poet, musician and teacher from Cádiz, Spain. He has published many collections of...
View ArticleMulticultural Kid Blogs – Pinterest Scavenger Hunt
Ready for a multicultural adventure? You may have seen my post about this amazing group of Multicultural Kid Blogs. We have slowly been building our presence on the web, first with a Facebook page,...
View ArticleSpanish Songs for Kids – Free Download from Luis Pescetti
Luis Pescetti is a Grammy Award-winning children’s artist and author from Argentina and probably one of my favorite people. He is an amazing educator and performer, but what I love most about Luis...
View ArticleSpanish Tongue Twisters from Pakapaka
Pakapaka is an educational television channel for children from el Ministerio de Educación of Argentina. The channel has an internet site with many videos, songs and games for kids. On the site, there...
View ArticleMulticultural Kid Blogs Scavenger Hunt – July 26 Clue!
Join in the fun! The Pinterest Scavenger Hunt is in full swing, but there is still plenty of time to hunt and win! This contest is sponsored by Multicultural Kid Blogs to celebrate the official launch...
View ArticleSpanish Song and Story for Kids – Debajo de un botón
Debajo de un botón (Under A Button) is a traditional Spanish song for children. Kids love it because it is tells a little story and is short and fun. It has great rhythm, as it repeats the last...
View ArticleChildhood Memories of Mexico
I recently read an article by Juan of Words about parts of his childhood in Mexico that he hopes his children will also experience. It got me wondering about my children’s earliest memories of Mexico....
View ArticleCulture of Peru – Music and Digital Book from Daria
Cancioncitas de los Andes is a wonderful CD and digital book set that introduces children to life in the Andes of Peru. Both are by the award-winning artist Daria. The CD has six songs with...
View ArticleSpanish Vocabulary for Kids – Printable Collage Activity
Photos by Cassandra Sutherland This activity uses a photo collage to help kids decipher Spanish sentences. They match sentences to the photos they describe and then use the sentences to answer the...
View ArticleSpanish Songs for Kids – E es de Elefante
Leanna is a stay-at-home mother to a sweet, funny, rambunctious three year old boy and his adorable, smiley baby brother. She and her husband, who is from Costa Rica, are raising their boys to be...
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