Spanish for Kids Lesson 1
For the first lesson we focus on learning some of the most basic vocabulary and expressions.
Greetings in Spanish
This is the section of lesson 1 where you can learn how to say hello, goodbye, good morning, please, thank you and similar words and phrases in Spanish.
Find a friend or parent and put together some of the phrases to form a little conversation. Don’t forget to use the words wherever you can until you are completely comfortable with them. For fun try using them when talking on the phone with family members or around the dinner table.
Listen to greetings in Spanish here.
Colors in Spanish
To get you started with colors in Spanish we give you 9 basic and common colors. Some countries have different names for the basic colors such as ‘rosa’ for pink or ‘violeta’ for purple. Don’t worry so much about that yet as we’ll give you those names later. For now just concentrate learning these basic colors in Spanish.
Listen to colors in Spanish here.
Shapes in Spanish
9 basic shapes in Spanish will help to get you started. Listen to the Spanish name by clicking on the shape and then practise saying the name out loud. Some names can be tricky so you might need to listen to the names a number of times until you’ve got it just right.
Search for objects in the classroom or around the house and name the shape in Spanish.
Listen to shapes in Spanish here.
Count to 10 in Spanish
Your first step in counting to 100 in Spanish begins here. Make sure you listen and practise saying these numbers as they will come in handy in the next section.
You can click on each number to listen to it’s pronunciation or click on the button and listen to all of them.
Learn to count to 10 in Spanish here.
About You in Spanish
Wow! We give you a lot of Spanish phrases on this page! Don’t worry though, they are not that hard to remember. It might be best to concentrate on a few at a time.
Start by learning the Spanish phrases that talk about your name. You’ll need a partner to practise. Ask them what their name is in Spanish and have them answer. Reverse and have the other person ask you what your name is.
Move on next to talk about your age. Learn how to ask someone how old they are and then have them ask you. If you are not sure of numbers in Spanish you’ll want to go back and learn to count to ten in Spanish.
Lastly try talking about where you are from in Spanish. Don’t forget to change the name of the city or country with the name or your city or country.
Listen to these Spanish phrases here.
Print out the Vocabulary
Here you will find the first 5 pages of your very own Spanish vocabulary book. By the end of lesson 10 you’ll have 50 pages full of Spanish vocabulary for you to practise and enjoy. Each page is presented with the same vocabulary as the lesson and is illustrated. They are in PDF format so make sure your Adobe reader is up-to-date.
Spanish For Kids Receives an Update
New Spanish Vocabulary
We’ve been hard at work over the last few months preparing a major update to our Spanish for Kids Grade 1 pages.
The vocabulary has been reorganized into 10 themed free Spanish lessons. Each lesson contains a number of vocabulary pages. A lot of new vocabulary has been added and all of the Flash audio has been remade.
Each themed lesson includes counting in Spanish with audio up to 100. In lesson 1, learn to count to 10. In lesson 2, count to 20 and so on.
50 New Spanish Vocabulary Sheets
To compliment this massive amount of work we’ve also added 50 completely free, fully illustrated, Spanish vocabulary sheets in PDF format for downloading and printing. Teachers are free to download and print them for use in their classrooms.
Spanish Lesson Booklets Coming Soon
We are still not finished updating the Spanish Grade 1 section. Next on our list is the creation of our Lesson Booklets to accompany each Spanish lesson. Hopefully we’ll start publishing those booklets early in 2012.
Feedback
We have scoured these new sections for errors and problems with links. If you find any please let us know so that we can get those repaired.
Feel free to comment on the material as well. We are always looking at ways to improve the site and the materials.
Spanish Present Tense App: Over 5000 downloads!
We are so excited to have passed the 5000 download mark for our Spanish Grammar – Present Tense App. It is currently the #1 downloaded app in the education category with an average ranking of 4 stars! 60% of users give it 5/5!
Go to the Zune Marketplace and download our Spanish Grammar Present Tense App.
Spanish Present Tense App on Your Windows Phone 7
We are excited to offer our very first mobile app exclusively for Windows Phone 7!
From our Marketplace description:
Studying Spanish? The Spanish Grammar – Present Tense app is designed for students learning the Spanish language, specifically the present tense. It provides students with a quick and easy reference to the rules, exceptions and uses of the present tense. Essentially it is a present tense cheat sheet for your windows phone 7. It provides you with sample regular and irregular verbs along with their English translation and their present tense conjugation
This app is designed using Latin American Spanish and as such it does not contain “vosotros”. It is not a translation tool or “verb conjugation app”.
This is our first foray into mobile apps so we welcome feedback. We picked Windows Phone 7 for a number of reasons. We love it from a consumer perspective, the developer tools are amazing and our apps won’t be lost among hundreds of thousands of other apps on other phones.
Where to find more information:
Go directly to the Zune Marketplace
Subjunctive in Spanish – the cheat sheet
All you need to know about the subjunctive in Spanish condensed into two quick and easy reference pages.
- What is the difference between the subjunctive and the infinitive?
- Which verbs use the subjunctive only in the negative and interrogational forms?
- Which 6 categories of verbs make up the nominal clauses?
- Can you name the 6 conjunctions that ALWAYS use the subjunctive?
- When using the verb ‘decir’, when is it necessary to use the subjunctive?
Presente de Subjuntivo
Verbos Regulares
Verbos Irregulares
Cláusulas Nominales
Usos de Cláusulas Nominales
Cláusulas Impersonales
Cláusulas Adverbiales
Cláusulas Indefinidas y Negativas
Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
Verbos Regulares
Cláusulas Nominales
Usos de Cláusulas Nominales
Cláusulas Impersonales
Cláusulas Adverbiales
Cláusulas Indefinidas y Negativas
Presente Perfecto de Subjuntivo
Pasado Perfecto de Subjuntivo
Keep a copy of this PDF file on your smart phone, another copy on your laptop and print out a copy for use in your Spanish class.
An indispensible reference sheet for students studying the subjunctive in Spanish.
Spanish Past Tense Cheat Sheet
All you need to know about the simple past tense in Spanish condensed into one quick and easy reference page.
- Which two verbs change ‘o’ to ‘u’ in the third person singular and plural?
- How do you conjugate verbs that end in ‘CAR‘, ‘GAR‘ or ‘ZAR‘?
- Do you know how to conjugate these verbs that change the ‘c’ to a ‘j’ in all persons?
- BONUS: 38 Spanish expressions about time
Regular verbs
Irregular verbs
Verbs that change
Uses of the past tense
Keep a copy of this PDF file on your smart phone, another copy on your laptop and print out a copy for use in your Spanish class.
An indispensible reference sheet for students studying the past tense in Spanish
Spanish Present Tense Cheat Sheet
Spanish Present Tense Cheat Sheet
All you need to know about the present tense in Spanish condensed into one quick and easy reference page.
Regular verbs
Irregular verbs
Verbs that change
Uses of the present tense
Keep a copy of this PDF file on your smart phone, another copy on your laptop and print out a copy for use in your Spanish class.
An indispensible reference sheet for students studying the present tense in Spanish.
Spain’s Ministry of Education Awards Certificate of Excellence
Congratulations to all of the Grade 4 students in the CBE’s Spanish Bilingual Program!
For their dedication and completion of the first four years in the International Spanish Academy’s program the students were rewarded with a Certificate of Excellence from the Embassy of Spain in Canada and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
Animals in Spanish
Animal vocabulary has been added to the Grade 4 Spanish for Kids section. The vocabulary is separated into various sections according to animal group.
Mammals in Spanish
We’ve put together a pretty comprehensive list of mammals in Spanish from Baboons to Zebras.
Reptiles and Amphibians in Spanish
Turtles, crocodiles, frogs and more. Find reptiles and amphibians in Spanish.
Fish in Spanish
On our Fish in Spanish page we’ve included all types of sea creatures including crustaceans and molluscs. From anchovies to tuna you’ll find a great selection of fish in Spanish which will come in handy at the aquarium or the restaurant.
Insects in Spanish
Learn the names of some of the creepy crawlies that exist around us. Insects in Spanish features 21 different insects with their Spanish names.
Birds in Spanish
From albatross to woodpecker you’ll find some beautiful birds represented here in our birds in Spanish list.
Monsters in Spanish
If you thought we were only going to give you real animals in Spanish you were mistaken. A scary list of monsters and creatures of fantasy is also included for fun. Monsters in Spanish has the Spanish translation for ghosts, zombies, vampires and more scary creatures.
Crossword Puzzles and Word Searches
Each of our animals in Spanish sections also includes a crossword puzzle and word search puzzle for your enjoyment and to reinforce the vocabulary.
International Spanish Academy in Edmonton
The Edmonton public school system has a number of Spanish programs for kids. If your living in the Edmonton area and curious about the program you can read about their programs here.
The International Spanish Academy
This is a bilingual program offering 50% of the instruction in Spanish and 50% in English. Currently they offer the program in three different schools. Instruction begins in Kindergarten and continues through grade 12. Normally children can only enter the program in Kindergarten or Grade 1.
Escuela Mill Creek Campus (Elementary)
Sweet Grass School (Elementary)
Spanish Language and Culture
Further options are available for older students. They have a 3, 6 and 9 year Spanish language and culture program which start in grade 10, 7 and 4 respectively. For schools in the Edmonton area offering this program please visit their website.
Our Spanish Bilingual Schools page tries to keep an up-to-date list of schools in Alberta.
