Inside: Free animals in Spanish worksheet and game for learning animals vocabulary. Spanish students love learning about animals! The free worksheets and games I have for you are based on a pretty extensive list, and I wouldn’t expect students to memorize all 56 vocabulary words in one go! However, there are plenty of cognates that... The post Animals in Spanish Free Worksheet and Game appeared first on Spanish Mama ..read more

Inside: Get free printable worksheets and game for teaching clothing in Spanish class.  Studying la ropa in your classroom? I’ve got some fun free printables here, as well as a collection of lesson ideas, games and videos you can incorporate for real life situations like packing a suitcase or going shopping. Contents: 1. Printable Worksheet and Game 2.... The post Clothing in Spanish Printable Worksheets appeared first on Spanish Mama ..read more

Inside: Grab free printable worksheets and games for teaching classroom objects in Spanish.  I always teach vocabulary for school supplies and parts of the classroom as soon as possible. If your goal is to speak mostly in Spanish, it’s so helpful to start with objects you use and see all the time! Now, this doesn’t... The post Free Classroom Objects in Spanish Worksheets appeared first on Spanish Mama ..read more

Inside: Get to know Barkelona, your Spanish students’ new favorite game.  We know that students acquire language best when they are totally interested in what they’re doing. And if your kids are anything like mine, they love video games! If you have bilingual kids who need to practice their Spanish, you can change the language... The post The Best Video Game to Learn Spanish appeared first on Spanish Mama ..read more

Inside: Free food in Spanish printable worksheets in PDF form and ideas for teaching food vocabulary in Spanish.  Teaching Spanish food terms is super fun! It’s relevant to all of your students and one of the real-life situations they would face when traveling.  If you know me, you know I often avoid long vocabulary lists on one... The post Spanish Food Vocabulary Games appeared first on Spanish Mama ..read more

Tomorrow we are back at school, ready or not! What a busy week. I am really excited about the year, though, and feel much better prepared this go around. I will try to get a post together detailing my first-day ideas, but I wanted to go ahead a share a first-week freebie. I often start... The post ¿Yo Tengo… Quién Tiene? Classroom Game appeared first on Spanish Mama ..read more

Inside: Lesson ideas and free printables teaching greetings in Spanish.  As you welcome your Spanish students and start the year, you’ll probably start with greetings in Spanish.  Contents: 1. Spanish Greetings Vocabulary 2. Buenos días Printables 3. Me llamo Worksheets 4. Cómo estás? Worksheets 5. Emotions in Spanish Activities  Related: Greetings Songs in Spanish Vocabulary for... The post Greetings in Spanish Free Worksheets for Kids appeared first on Spanish Mama ..read more

Inside: Spanish greetings songs for kids, with “Hola, ¿cómo estás?” and other greetings. If you’re wondering where to START in teaching your kids Spanish, almost every teacher starts with greetings.  Greetings songs are a good way to establish routine in Spanish class as well, to ease your kids into Spanish with these fun songs:  The songs... The post Our Favorite Greetings Songs in Spanish appeared first on Spanish Mama ..read more

Inside: Learn about the life and career of astronaut José Hernandez, with lesson ideas for teachers.  Featured image: “jsc2004e21435” (CC BY-NC 2.0) by NASA Johnson José Hernández’s remarkable rise from the fields of California to outer space inspires kids across the United States. His story is also the inspiration behind the 2023 film A Million Miles Away. Hernández recounts... The post José Hernandez, Astronaut: A Biography and Resources for Kids appeared first on Spanish Mama ..read more

Inside: A collection of famous quotes from Sor Juana de la Inés, in both Spanish and English. Featured Image: “sor Juana Inés de la Cruz” (CC BY 2.0) by M. Martin Vicente Sor Juana Inés was a self-taught scholar and nun during Mexico’s colonial period. She is famous for being a writer, poet, and philosopher– and perhaps the... The post Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Quotes appeared first on Spanish Mama ..read more