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¡El Alfabeto! Spanish Alphabet Literacy Center for Kids

May 25, 2021 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Teaching literacy in early grades is just plain fun. And literacy centers make it even more enjoyable – for us and our students.

More and more early learners are working on learning Spanish. Which is a great thing.

Learning how to use more than one language is fantastic for brain development, social skills, and creative thought – particularly for early grades!

And that’s why I’m excited to share this printable Spanish alphabet literacy center for kindergarten and first grade!

This huge resource is an awesome start to teaching children the Spanish alphabet and common Spanish words!

And if you’re working with ESL students, this is also a wonderful way to practice early literacy skills.

Read on to see how to get your copy (and a free sample)!

Need more ideas for teaching Spanish? Don’t miss our list of books for learning Spanish in early grades!

El Alfabeto Spanish Alphabet Literacy Center for Kids

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Spanish Alphabet Lesson for Early Grades

This resource is jam-packed with hands-on Spanish alphabet literacy activities.

And I mean, packed.

Spanish Alphabet Learning Flashcards for Kids

This early literacy resource includes two sets of color Spanish alphabet word flashcards (plus line art versions).

The first set features words and pictures, while the second features pictures and a blank rectangle.

Students can cut and paste the alphabet word labels onto the cards. Or you can use hook and loop dots to make them into a reusable activity.

Spanish Alphabet Cut and Paste Activity for Kids

There’s a cut and paste alphabet word worksheet (with a line art version).

And an answer key for this and each activity too!

Spanish Alphabet Phonics Worksheet for Kids

After learning how to pronounce each word, help your students review beginning sounds with two pages of match the letter sound worksheets.

Line art versions of these are included too.

Spanish Alphabet Trace and Write Activity

Plus, there are seven pages of read, trace, and write worksheets to help students practice writing and reading each Spanish word.

And a line art version if you need to save on ink!

Want to use all of the review activities at centers? Simply laminate each page and let students complete them with dry erase markers.

Get a look at some of this Spanish literacy center in action in the video below!

Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation Chart for Kids

This Spanish early literacy center also includes a pronunciation chart for each of the Spanish words in the resource.

This is so handy if you need to help your students isolate the syllables in each word.

Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation Chart for Kids

A color and line art version is included. And, even better, you can get this pronunciation chart free!

Keep reading for details.

Scroll down to get your ¡El Alfabeto! Spanish Alphabet Literacy Center!

Want to learn more Spanish with kids? Try these resources!

Printable Spanish Pronunciation Chart for Kids

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Printable Spanish Letter Worksheets for Kids

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Count and Clip! Acorn Spanish Counting to 10 Cards

October 6, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Learning to count is such an important skill for early learners.

Which is why we cover it repeatedly in early grades.

But it’s also an important skill for students who are learning another language.

And it’s doubly important for early ESL students.

So I wanted to share a fun fall-themed counting activity that works in both English and Spanish – these Acorn Spanish Counting to 10 Cards!

Digital and Print Spanish Acorn Counting to 10 Activity

These are a fantastic hands-on resource for math centers in kindergarten.

And if you prefer to use digital activities with your students, there’s a digital Acorn Spanish Counting Activity too!

Read on to see how to get either (or both) of these for use with your students.

Want more ways to practice counting? Don’t miss our Candy Bag Skip Counting Center Activity!

Learn how to use number words to count to ten in Spanish with these Spanish counting to ten cards for autumn! Perfect for fall math centers in early grades!

Printable Acorn Spanish Counting to 10 Cards

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This product includes:

11 color Spanish number word squirrel and acorn count and clip cards
11 color English number word squirrel and acorn count and clip cards
A full answer key
A line art version of the Spanish number word clip cards
A line art version of the English number word clip cards
And a set of instructions!

English and Spanish Counting to Ten Clip Cards

This is an excellent cardinality activity for students to use during autumn!

Simply cut out each card and review the number words in both Spanish and English.

Let students practice counting the acorns in each picture and finding the correct Spanish (or English) number word to match the picture!

Printable Spanish Number Word Counting to 10 Cards

If you want to use these at centers, print them on cardstock or laminate them for durability.

You may even want to put them on a ring and let students practice circling the correct number words with dry erase markers.

To teach Spanish number words for counting to ten, print the answer key cards and place them in morning tubs for review!

Need to save on ink? Use the included line art version instead!

See this activity in action in the video below!

Looking for a digital activity instead? Keep reading!

Use the digital or printable version of this Spanish Counting to 10 activity to practice number recognition in English and Spanish!

Digital Acorns Spanish Counting to Ten Activity

To use the digital acorns Spanish counting to ten activity, you’ll need the following:

A copy of our Digital Spanish Acorn Counting Activity (link follows in the post)
Digital device (We use these Google Chromebooks) or a touch device such as an iPad (optional)

Spanish Acorn Counting to 10 Digital Activity

Early learners absolutely adore completing assignments on touch devices and laptops.

So this digital Acorn Spanish Number Words Counting to Ten Activity is a perfect fit for fall math!

On each slide, students can count the number of acorns and drag the checkmark to the correct number word (in both Spanish and English).

Get a look at this activity in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get the printable or digital version of this Spanish Counting to 10 Activity!

Try more ways to teach early learners to count!

Pick up this bee themed counting one more and one less math center to help early learners practice counting on during spring!

Use these fun pirate themed counting to ten puzzles to help early learners practice cardinality!

Help students practice skip counting by 5, 100, and 1000 with this hands on candy bag skip counting activity! Laminate these to reuse at second grade math centers!

To get your set of the printable Acorn Spanish Counting to 10 Cards, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Printable Acorn Themed Spanish Counting to Ten Cards

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To get the digital Spanish Acorn Counting to Ten Activity, click the image or the link below to get it from my TPT store!

Digital Spanish Acorn Counting to 10 Activity for Kids

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Spanish Color Word Playdough Mats for Kids

February 27, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Colors are, I think, one of the first concepts I actively tried to teach my kids. Since they’re all around us, it’s pretty easy to start introducing it at a young age.

So, when you also want to teach your young child a different language, colors are a perfect place to start with that too!

And that’s why these Spanish color word playdough mats are so perfect for early learners!

You could use these with ESL students who still learn best in Spanish. Or you could use them with early learners who are learning how to identify colors.

They also make an awesome fine motor skill activity!

Read on to see how to get your set. And, for more fun with learning Spanish colors, take a look at our Spanish Color by Word Worksheets!

These Spanish color playdough mats are a wonderful hands on resource for early learners, Spanish language learners, and ESL students!

Spanish Color Word Playdough Mats for Kids

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This product includes 11 Spanish color mats, so students get a chance to learn all of the basic colors – and a few neutrals as well!

To use them, simply cut the color mats apart and laminate them.

Hand out cans of playdough and let kids practice forming the dough into letters and tracing out each color word.

Spanish Color Word Playdough Mats for Kids

After they’re done, let them practice saying each color word aloud in Spanish.

By the way, if you need a pronunciation guide, pick up our Spanish color word flashcards. One is included!

Printable Spanish Color Word Playdough Mats for Kids

You can also use these with dry erase markers!

Place the mats in morning tubs or at centers and let students practice tracing the letters over and over again.

Scroll down to get your set of Spanish color word playdough mats!

Don’t miss these other Spanish learning ideas!

This fun Spanish color word activity is perfect for helping kids learn how to read and write Spanish color vocabulary words!

Pick up this cupcake English and Spanish number word matching activity to build number recognition with early grades! Perfect for math centers!

Pick up this printable Spanish colors word book to help early learners practice reading and writing colors in Spanish! Great for literacy centers too!

To get your copy of these Spanish Color Word Playdough Mats, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

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These printable Spanish color word playdough mats are perfect for early learners who are practicing color recognition! Great for early literacy centers too!

Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Color Flashcards

February 7, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I hope you’ve been enjoying our Printable Spanish Flashcards series! Today I’m sharing a new set of flashcards: Spanish Color Flashcards!

I don’t know why it took me so long to make these. After all, learning to identify colors is one of the most important concepts for toddlers and preschoolers. Chalk it up to mommy brain.

There are actually several ways to identify Spanish colors. For example, purple can be expressed as either morado or purpúra, while brown can be identified as either café or marrón.

In this set of flashcards, I went with morado and café, but the other words are perfectly fine also.

Read on to see how to get your set of printable Spanish color flashcards! And, for more foreign language learning, check out our Spanish Alphabet Mega Learning Kit!

Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Color Flashcards

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After they’re printed, just cut them out, laminate them, and you’re good to go!

This product includes three sets of flashcards: one in Spanish, one in English, and one blank set. A pronunciation key is also provided to help you say the Spanish words correctly.

You can print several sets and use them as a matching game. Or you might attach the blank set of cards (the ones that only have the color blocks on them) to household objects with masking tape and challenge your kids to identify the correct color in Spanish.

There are plenty of ways to use these!

Since the English color words are also included, these would be a wonderful learning tool for early learners as well!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Spanish Color Flashcards!

Don’t miss these other Spanish learning resources for kids!

And don’t miss our other printable Spanish flashcards!

Get more tips for teaching Spanish to kids on my Foreign Language for Homeschoolers Pinterest board!

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Spanish Worksheets for Kids: Spanish Telling Time Worksheets

November 19, 2018 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

We’ve had some extremely cold weather (for us) recently and we’ve all been stuck indoors. So it’s an excellent time to share a brand new set of Spanish worksheets for kids with all of you! Yay!

This is a super resource if you’re teaching Spanish to your kids in grades PK-Grade 3. It’s a Spanish Telling Time Worksheets bundle – over 40 pages of help to learn how to tell time in Spanish!

Read on to learn how to get yours!

And for more Spanish learning fun, check out our Spanish Family Words Worksheets!

Spanish Worksheets for Kids: Spanish Telling Time Worksheets

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This bundle of Spanish activities is great for kids from preschool to grade 3 and it includes help to learn how to say common Spanish telling time phrases.

The product features printed English and Spanish time phrases, along with tracing sentences and a bonus set of Spanish telling time flashcards! A pronunciation guide for saying the Spanish phrases correctly is also included.

As you’ll see, the Spanish way of telling time is fairly simple. In English, we use “o’ clock” to identify time based on the numbers on the clock face.

In Spanish, though, people just refer to the number of hours. So instead of 1 o’clock, in Spanish you’d say “Es la una“, which literally means “It is one.” No “o’clock” needed!

After 1 o’clock, Spanish time phrases include “Son las dos” (It is two.), “Son las tres” (It is three), and so on.

I’ve also included printables that explain the Spanish expressions for midnight and noon, so you can identify which 12:00 it is with ease!

Plus, there are printable Spanish telling time flashcards for easy practice!

Scroll down to get your Spanish Telling Time Worksheets!

Resources for Learning to Tell Time in Spanish:

To get more practice telling time in Spanish, try these great resources!

Happy Kid Toy Group Bilingual Learning Clock

Pop-It Spanish Telling Time Game

Rosetta Stone Homeschool Spanish (Latin America) Level 1-5 Set including Audio Companion

For more help teaching kids Spanish, check out more of our resources below!

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Free Printable Flashcards: Spanish Family Flashcards

October 8, 2018 by Selena Robinson 5 Comments

Today, I’m sharing yet another set of flashcards for you! So far, we’ve already learned Spanish days of the week, Spanish opposite words, and Spanish food words with flashcards. This week, it’s on to Spanish family flashcards!

Our set of free printable flashcards is called “La Familia” and it’s all about how to say basic family words in Spanish! In this set, I’ve used formal family words for “mother” and “father”, because mama and papa in Spanish are still “mama” and “papa”. 😉

If you love these, stop by and check out all of our printable Spanish flashcards, including printables for learning community words, colors, winter animals, and more!

What’s In the Spanish Family Flashcards Pack?

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In this set of Spanish family flashcards, you’ll learn the Spanish words for:

Little Brother
Little Sister
Brother
Sister
Mother
Father
Family

You’ll also find a pronunciation guide for saying each word, an English set for review, and a set of blank cards for quizzes!

Since there are English cards included, you can use these as part of a family unit with your young learners.

Let the kids play a matching game with each set of language cards or call out the Spanish family words and see if the kids can guess which member of the family it is!

Scroll down to get your free Spanish Family Flashcards!

These resources and activities feature more helpful tips for teaching kids how to speak about family members in Spanish!

Resources for Learning Spanish Family Words:

Activities for Learning Spanish with Kids:

If you love these flashcards, don’t miss our other Spanish learning posts!

And check out ALL of our printable Spanish flashcards as well!

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Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Zoo Animal Flashcards

April 17, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

What kid doesn’t love going to the zoo? We take ours every month and they always find a new animal to obsess over. Last time, it was the lions. (To be fair, lions are pretty awesome.)

Since we’re still working on teaching our kids Spanish, I thought I’d make up a set of Spanish zoo animal flashcards! These feature several popular zoo animals in both English and Spanish, which means you can use them to teach kids how to identify zoo animals in either language!

Read on to see how to get yours! And don’t forget to check out our other printable Spanish flashcards, including Spanish clothing word flashcards, Spanish family flashcards, and more!

Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Zoo Animal Flashcards

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This flashcard pack includes the Spanish and English words for the following animals:

Elephant
Giraffe
Hippo
Lion
Monkey
Panda
Tiger
and Zebra!

A complete pronunciation key is also included, so you and the kids will be able to practice pronouncing each animal word correctly.

Scroll down to see how to get your copy of our Spanish Zoo Animal flashcards!

Want to work on building Spanish vocabulary with the kids? Don’t miss these other fun Spanish learning resources!

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Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Parts of the Body Flashcards

April 9, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Hi everyone! I’m back with another set of printable Spanish flashcards! This time, we’re learning about los partes del cuerpo (the parts of the body). If you’re covering the human body with your kids this year, this is a perfect set for introducing some simple Spanish vocabulary!

Check out our brand new Spanish parts of the body flashcards below!

By the way, if you love these, don’t miss our Spanish verb flashcards and our Spanish zoo animal flashcards!

Spanish Parts of the Body Flashcards

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Learning the parts of the body is a major skill for young students in general. Why not add a little foreign language learning to the mix at the same time?

Our Spanish Parts of the Body Flashcards pack includes cards for eight different body parts, including:

Eye
Foot
Hands
Leg
Face
Ear
Nose
and Mouth

There is a set of cards with the Spanish vocabulary words, a set of cards with the English vocabulary words, and a set with only pictures for review.

Plus, we’ve included a Spanish pronunciation guide to help you and your kids learn how to say the Spanish phrases properly. Each Spanish card includes the appropriate masculine or feminine noun form as well.

Scroll down to get your copy of our Spanish Parts of the Body flashcards!

Learning Spanish with your kids? Grab some of our other printable Spanish resources!

If you want more tips for teaching Spanish to your kids, follow my Foreign Language for Homeschoolers board on Pinterest!

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Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Alphabet Flashcards

November 25, 2016 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

We’ve been working on basic Spanish with our kids for some time, but I realized recently that I’ve never shared a set of flashcards that focus on learning the Spanish alphabet. Whoops!

These Spanish alphabet flashcards are a perfect resource to help your children learn to memorize all 29 letters of the Spanish alphabet. (Yes, there are 29 letters.) Plus, the kids can use the flashcards to learn a different Spanish word for each letter as well as how to pronounce them all! Read on to see how to get a copy of these cards for your family!

If you enjoy these printables, be sure to check out our other printable Spanish flashcards, including our Spanish verb flashcards and our Spanish color flashcards!

Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Alphabet Flashcards

To use these picture cards, you’ll need the following:

Printer (with ink)
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In this printable Spanish flashcards pack, there are:

One set of Spanish alphabet flashcards featuring one card for each letter of the alphabet
One set of English flashcards showing the English words for each Spanish letter card
And a complete Spanish alphabet pronunciation guide!

To get your copy of our Spanish Alphabet Flashcards, click the image or the link below to visit our Store!

Spanish Alphabet Flashcards – Look! We’re Learning! Store

If you love these Spanish alphabet flashcards, check out our other Spanish learning printables!

Plus, find more ideas for teaching a foreign language to your kids with my Foreign Language for Homeschoolers board on Pinterest!

Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Verb Flashcards

July 5, 2016 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

It’s been a while since I’ve shared a new set of printable Spanish flashcards with you all, so I decided to get things going again with a set of Spanish verb flashcards!

Using verbs in Spanish is quite different than in English. You have to conjugate (or change) the verb each time you use it so that it matches the person who is doing the action. So, for example, the way you would say “I talk” is different than the way you would say “She talks”. In both of those phrases, the verb for “talk” would be different.

Sound confusing? It can be, but I’m working on a resource to help with verb conjugation. 🙂 In the meantime, let’s get to know basic verbs with these printables!

And you can learn even more Spanish with our English and Spanish free daily routine cards for kids!

Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Verb Flashcards

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This set of printable flashcards includes eight different verbs:

Talk
Swim
Play
Run
Drink
Write
Sleep
and Look

Each English card has a corresponding Spanish card, so kids can easily match them up. There’s also a set of blank cards for review and a pronunciation guide for the Spanish words!

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