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Class Rules in Spanish – Rhyme, Activity and Printables
Class rules in Spanish can help establish a positive, cooperative atmosphere and are also an opportunity for language learning. This fall with a few of my groups I am going to expand on what I usually...
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Spanish 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 ArticleAttention Getters in Spanish
Attention getters are chants, rhymes or songs to get kids listening or quiet down a group. They are a huge help with classroom management. Also, attention getters in Spanish, or consignas, can be a...
View ArticleSpanish Poem for Kids – Bien Tomados de la Mano
This Spanish poem for kids is by Douglas Wright of Argentina. I love his poetry because it is direct, conversational, and relevant to the lives of children. Many of his poems are excellent for Spanish...
View ArticleSpanish Song for Kids: Tú eres mi sol
Douglas Wright is a poet, author and illustrator from Argentina. I love his Spanish poems for kids learning the language because many of them use common vocabulary, natural syntax and short sentences....
View Article5 Spanish Finger Plays for Preschoolers
Spanish has a wealth of traditional finger plays, rhymes and songs for children. Kids love games with actions, and these are perfect language learning tools. Music, movement, and rhyme combine to...
View ArticleSpanish Poem for Kids: Los pollitos
The poem Los pollitos by Argentine author Olegario Víctor Andrade is fun to read with children learning Spanish. Andrade lived in the 1800s, so all of his original work is in the public domain. This is...
View ArticleSpanish Poems: Spring
Douglas Wright is a well-known children’s poet and illustrator from Argentina. He writes some of my favorite Spanish poems to read with children. His poetry is based in the natural world and a child’s...
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Spanish Poems for Kids: All Bilingual Press
Award-winning author Rita Wirkala recently sent me two wonderful collections of her Spanish poems for kids. Mis primeros poemas and Poemas para chicos y grandes were written specifically for children...
View ArticleSpanish Color Words: Rhymes to Print and Color
I wrote these simple rhymes with Spanish color words for my youngest learners. I mostly teach colors in the context of stories and games. These short poems and coloring sheets are an easy way to focus...
View ArticleShort Spanish Poems about Fall
These five short Spanish poems are by Douglas Wright, a well-known children’s poet and illustrator from Argentina. He writes some of my favorite poems to read with children. His poetry is based in the...
View ArticleSpanish Rhymes: Fun Phrases for Kids
My students have lots of fun playing and experimenting with rhyme. Spanish rhymes are easy to make and recognize, partly because of verb forms: habló, bailó, cantó, hablando, bailando, cantando, etc....
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Short Spanish Poems for Spring
April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate with these short Spanish poems about spring. They are by Douglas Wright, a well-known artist, poet and author from Argentina. He generously shares his work on...
View ArticlePoem in Your Pocket Spanish Printable
This year, we celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 30. It is part of National Poetry Month and encourages us all to share poems. The idea is that you carry the poem in your pocket and read it to...
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Spanish Poem about Fall: Dramatic Play and Printable
This is an easy poem Spanish poem about fall. It is about leaves falling in autumn. I made it up to include the key vocabulary we had been learning and added actions to reinforce the meaning of the...
View ArticleSpanish Poems about Fall by Douglas Wright
Douglas Wright, a well-known author and illustrator from Argentina, wrote these two Spanish poems about fall. In addition to his books, he publishes poems on his blog, El jardín de Douglas. He...
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...
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Recipes in Spanish from Languages4Kidz
Recetas graciosas y saludables by Graciela Castellanos has simple recipes in Spanish. Best of all, these recipes are extension activities for short poems. The poems and recipes in Spanish have...
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Spanish Poems for Summer Nights
Douglas Wright writes short poems for children. Many of them are at a perfect level for language learners. His poetry revolves around daily experiences as children interact with the natural world. Kids...
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