Finger Plays in Spanish: 5 More Favorites
There are many traditional finger plays in Spanish. Kids love games with actions, and these are perfect language learning tools. Music, movement, and rhyme combine to enhance a child’s understanding...
View ArticleSpanish Sayings: Matching Cards
Popular refrains and proverbs are a part of daily life in Spanish-speaking homes. Spanish sayings put everyday events into a larger context and help children understand important cultural values....
View ArticleSpanish Poems for Kids: The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations
One of the biggest challenges elementary and middle-school Spanish teachers face is finding quality content at the right level. Pomelo Books has published a wonderful anthology of Spanish poems for...
View ArticleThe Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations Giveaway
I recently wrote about The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations published by Pomelo Books. This wonderful collection has 156 poems in English and in Spanish. The poems are for children ages 4-12...
View ArticleClassroom Reading Challenge: Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Spanish Playground will be co-hosting Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2016. I am honored to support this celebration of diversity in children’s books. Things are already getting rolling for 2016 with...
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Spanish T-Shirts from Ellie Elote
As parents, grandparents and teachers, we want kids to be proud of speaking two languages. We want them to see bilingualism as a part of their identity. One excellent way to send this message to kids...
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Giving Tuesday: Juntos!
Did you know that 95.4% of American households give to charity? Giving Tuesday is a movement that speaks to the generous nature of the nation. It is important to act locally to improve lives in our...
View ArticleSonia De Los Santos
Sonia De Los Santos recently released her debut album Mi viaje: De Nuevo León to the New York Island. This beautiful collection of songs in Spanish is going to have a special place in many classrooms,...
View ArticleSpanish Language and Culture from Miraflores
I am so happy to be able to share a resource for teaching language through cultural content to upper elementary and middle school students. With materials from Editorial Miraflores, kids learn Spanish...
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Latino Culture from Lucha Libre to Chanclas
Cinco Puntos Press is a small, independent publishing company in El Paso, Texas. They publish many beautiful books rooted in the Latino culture of the region. Their three most recent bilingual books...
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Spanish Places Vocabulary: Book and Writing Activity
The Place Where You Live / El lugar donde vives is a beautiful bilingual book about places and how we experience them. The book is full of Spanish places vocabulary in a structure that is ideal for...
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Spanish Early Reader Books: Rafi y Rosi
I am so excited that Lee & Low is now publishing Lulu Delacre’s Spanish early reader books Rafi y Rosi and Rafi y Rosi ¡Carnaval! It is not easy to find culturally-rich Spanish early reader books...
View ArticleSpanish Jump Rope Rhymes
Kids learn Spanish as they jump rope and chant rhymes. The combination of movement and language inserts the words and rhythm into their brains, and they remember the rhymes forever! You can download a...
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Spanish Alphabet Book: Olinguito
Lee & Low Books publishes bilingual and Spanish-language children’s books rich in culture and content. Now, new books by Lulu Delacre, ¡Olinguito, de la A a la Z! and the Rafi y Rosi books, join...
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Okee Dokee Brothers: Somos Amigos
The GRAMMY Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers are known for their playful music and thoughtful lyrics. Their third album, Saddle Up: A Western Adventure Album, will be released May 13th. It is a...
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Armadillo Facts and Stories in Spanish
Armadillos live throughout Latin America and often appear in traditional stories and songs. Below, you will find a printable reading with basic armadillo facts and an activity. You will also find...
View ArticleSpanish Activity Book: Mundo de Pepita
Summer is in full swing, and as part of the Spanish summer reading and language program, Mundo de Pepita is sharing a free printable Spanish activity book for beginning learners. An elementary Spanish...
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Photos for Spanish Class Activities
Photos can help children learn about the world and learn language. I’ve been teaching a long time, and for most of my career, photos for Spanish class were hard to come by and expensive. In addition,...
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Hispanic Heritage Month Games
Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity for all children to learn more about the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Students who are fortunate enough to study Spanish learn about these countries...
View ArticleSpanish Choosing Rhymes For Learning Language
Spanish choosing rhymes add language to a classroom or household. Choosing rhymes are used to start games, but kids can also recite them for fun. In Spanish, these rhymes are called retahilas. Reciting...
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