Saturday, December 18, 2010

Worksheets to Help Teach Numbers in Spanish to Children

I found a good site with some worksheets to teach numbers in English, but you can still use the site, print out the worksheets and teach your children the numbers in Spanish. It’s appropriate for preschoolers. It’s been helpful for my 3 year old.

http://www.kidslearningstation.com/preschool/practice-counting.asp


I also found a great little website where you can create your own worksheets in Spanish. You can have your children practice writing the numbers in Spanish. All you have to do is select Spanish when you are creating the worksheet. They have different themes and numbers to 10. This site is good for 5-9 year olds, depending on their ability.

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/math/numbers/numberis-index.php

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Feliz Navidad

I think this is a great song to get your kids grooving and singing in Spanish. The song isn't entirely in Spanish, so it will help them to be more comfortable with learning the few Spanish lines in the song.

There are a ton of videos on Youtube.com where you can sing along with the songs with your kids. Here's one video that my kids enjoyed singing with. Below are the lyrics, in case you need them.

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Año y Felicidad.

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Año y Felicidad.

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart.

We wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
We wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
We wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of our heart.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Worksheet to Learn Colors in Spanish




Here are some simple worksheets for your children to practice their colors in Spanish. If they can't read yet, you can read the colors to them and they can color the word the correct color.

To extend this exercise, you can make a little color book. They can cut out each word and paste it to a page. Then they can cut a picture from a magazine that is that color or they can draw a picture and color it that color. There are many different ways you can expand this activity.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Worksheet to Teach Emotions Words in Spanish


Here's a worksheet for your children to help them learn some emotion words in Spanish! All they have to do is draw little faces according to the emotion listed.

Here's a list of the Spanish emotion vocabulary:
sad - triste
happy - feliz
angry - enojado
crazy - loco

I hope your children are enjoying learning Spanish!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Spanish Small and Big Worksheet


Here's a simple, yet helpful worksheet for your kids to practice big (grande) and small (pequeño(a)) in Spanish. You can give them as much or as little guidance that you feel they need.

Enjoy!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Spanish Certificate for your Children


A great way to award your little language learner for their hard work with studying Spanish is to give them an award or certificate. Sure you could go out and buy them a trophy and they’d be delighted, but they’ll probably be very happy with a simple certificate too.

Attached is a certificate you can use. Just click on the picture and it will appear for you, so that you can print it out. You might think I used big words on the certificate, but when you read it to your child, you’ll see their eyes light up because those big words will impress them and make them feel extra special. You can also make your own if you'd prefer.

You can even print it out before hand and color it in so it looks more fancy. Then you can have a little award ceremony and have your whole family watch as you child receives their award from you!

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Spanish for Little Boys Workbook

Spanish for little boys is officially available on Amazon.com.



This workbook is created especially for parents who do not have any prior knowledge of Spanish. You and your son can embark on a journey of learning a foreign language together. Everything you need is inside this workbook, including a pronunciation guide, a dictionary and a variety of teaching tips. And as with French for Little Boys, you can email me and ask me any questions that you have about the workbook or ask for lesson ideas. I'm here to help you!

Friday, December 3, 2010

Worksheet for Learning Animal Names in Spanish

Here's a Spanish worksheet to help you your children/students learn a few animals' names in Spanish!

I hope you and your children have fun learning Spanish. And please leave a comment if you have any suggestions for worksheets that you'd like me to make!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Spanish Puzzle Worksheet


Here's a worksheet for teaching a few words in Spanish. You can use paint or photoshop and change the puzzle pieces to be different words that you are currently teaching. Or, you can use the worksheet as is. Simply cut print out the worksheet and cut out the shapes. Then your child can put the pieces together and say the words outloud!

hola - hi
adiós - goodbye
buenas noches - good night

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Mini Spanish Numbers Book




Here is a mini Spanish number book you can use to help your children learn Spanish. Your kids can color the pictures and words and then cut apart the sections and staple the little pages together. Or they can use yarn to bind your book together. You can also have your children decorate the pages with stickers or glitter.

Have fun with it!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Memory Rhythm Game to Learn Body Parts in Spanish

Here's a fun memory game to help your children learn their body parts in Spanish.

Clap your hands and establish a rhythm together. Then, within your rhythm point to one body part and say the name. Next, start over with the same rhythm point to that first body part and say its name and then add another one. Start over and keep adding body parts to it.


Here are some body parts in Spanish:

head -el brazo
nose – la nariz
eye - el ojo
mouth – la boca
hair – el pelo
arm – el brazo
hand – la mano
finger – el dedo
back – la espalda
foot – el pie

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Welcome to Spanish for Little Learners!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Spanish for Little Learners. This is a blog where I will share the activities that I use with my own children while I teach them how to speak Spanish. Hopefully some people out there will find it useful and will be able to use these activities with their own children.

I home school my 3 children. I have a 7 year old boy, a 5 year old girl and a 3 year old boy. I think that they are all at the perfect age to learn a foreign language. I have already been teaching them how to speak French and now I want to add Spanish to their schooling.