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Spanish for Beginners: Free Resources to Learn Spanish

With 548 million speakers, Spanish is the fourth most spoken language in the world. If you’re interested in learning this language, on this Spanish for beginners page, you’ll find free resources that will equip you with the essential tools to take your first steps in your learning journey. 

Phrases & Words for Beginners in Spanish

Spanish words and phrases for beginners are the foundation for having a solid and helpful vocabulary. Although you take the time to get familiar words and expressions suitable for your learning goals, here is a list of vocabulary that can come in handy. 

• How to Introduce Yourself in Spanish
• Spanish Basic Words for New Learners
• Spanish Essential Phrases
• Basic Questions to Ask in Spanish
• Basic Greetings & Farewells  
• Subject Pronouns in Spanish
• Family members in Spanish
• Animals in Spanish
• List of food in Spanish
• Body parts in Spanish
• Vocabulary for clothes
• Months in Spanish
• Days of the Week in Spanish
• Nationalities in Spanish
• List of Spanish Colors
• Numbers in Spanish From 1 to 1 Billion
• Interrogative Words in Spanish  
• How to Ask for Directions
• How to Tell Time in Spanish
• Phrases & Words to Talk About the Weather
• Spanish Possessive Adjectives
• Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives
• Difference Between Qué vs Cuál
• Difference Between Tener and Haber
• When to Use Ser or Estar in Spanish
• Vocabulary & Phrases to Talk About the Weather  
• Affirmative & Negative Words in Spanish
• Spanish Indefinite Words

Take Note : An easy way to expand your vocabulary is by learning common synonyms . Also, note that many words may have the same English translation but have different uses in Spanish (like ser vs estar or qué vs cuál). To improve your command of the language, you should take the time to learn the difference between these tricky words in Spanish . 

Spanish Grammar Basics

On top of learning common words and expressions, Spanish beginners must also review some fundamental grammar topics, such as basic tenses, important verbs, and essential rules. Here is a list of topics you should check: 

• Basic Types of Words in Spanish: Parts of Speech
• How to Ask Questions in Spanish
• When & How to Use Hay
• How Articles and Nouns Work
• Rules for Gender of Words in Spanish
• How to Make Words Plural in Spanish
• List of Essential Spanish Determiners
• Basic Pronouns in Spanish
• Formal & Informal You in Spanish: Tú vs Usted
• How to Compare in Spanish
• Where Are Adjectives Placed in Spanish
• Ito and Ita Words: Guide to Spanish Diminutives
• Lo, La, Los, Las: Spanish Direct Object Pronouns
• Basic Grammar Rules in Spanish

Spanish Verbs & Tenses for Beginners 

• -AR verbs  
• How to Conjugate Verbs
• What Are & When to Use Reflexive Verbs?
• Spanish Present Progressive Form
• Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs
• Ir a + infinitive: The Spanish Near Future
• When & How to Use the Spanish Preterite Tense  
• How to Use the Past Imperfect Tense in Spanish
• Difference Between the Preterite & Imperfect

Basic Pronunciation 

• Spanish Alphabet & Pronunciation
• How to Pronounce Letter G in Spanish
• How to Pronounce H in Spanish
• LL Sound in Spanish
• How to Pronounce Y in Spanish
• How to Pronounce J in Spanish

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¡Hola! Soy Daniela Sanchez, I've been studying Spanish professionally as well as teaching it in Mexico and online for over 10 years. I’ve taught Spanish to a wide array of foreigners from many backgrounds. Over the years, I've made it my mission to work hard on refining many challenging to understand grammar topics to make my students' learning experiences easier, faster and more enjoyable. Read More About Me

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A Lab for Learning Spanish with Free Online Lessons

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This website was created as a tool for Spanish students who wish to improve their skills in the language and be an active part in their learning process. We provide free online lessons for lots of topics in the language to help you communicate effectively. We do our best to make sure every lesson contains simple explanations, lots of examples, as well as informative images and lots of educational resources. Furthermore, we hope to make you enjoy an online language lab, with interesting materials and tests to prove your comprehension of each topic. This site contains grammar lessons, vocabulary, and more importantly, a lot of Spanish listening activities  to improve your listening comprehension in Spanish. Welcome again and enjoy learning Spanish!

General Spanish Lessons

The lessons in this category are aimed for students who are just starting to learn the language. They cover some basic vocabulary such as ways to introduce yourself in Spanish , common greetings and farewells , classroom objects and numbers in Spanish . Others will explore important grammar topics such as days of the week , dates and phrases for wishing a happy birthday in Spanis h. Most of these lessons include some great interactive quizzes with nice tips that will certainly help you get the best out of each topic.

This section includes lessons with some vocabulary, grammar and listening activities on several topics such as the family in Spanish , making polite requests , describing people’s appearance and their personalities , the vocabulary and structure for talking about rooms and parts of the house  and more.

This section includes lessons that will make use of everything taught in both the basic and pre-intermediate levels. The lessons are easy to follow and include videos from our  Youtube Channel to make your learning experience even richer. Here, you will find topics like:  daily routine activities , hobbies and free time activities , jobs and occupations , clothes and prices , directions of places and more.

Spanish Grammar Lessons

Spanish grammar is truly important in order to speak or write properly. The lessons in the category will explore more about specific grammar topics such as the singular and plural of Spanish nouns , gender rules , adjective-noun agreement , how to conjugate regular verbs and many other important topics. The explanations are easy to understand and focus on teaching you how to make sentences in Spanish with these structures.

This section will cover topics that you need to master to speak Spanish at an intermediate level. We focus on topics such as reflexive verbs and pronouns , the past tense in Spanish , the future tense , how to make comparisons and more. As usual, each lesson includes several examples and interactive grammar quizzes.

Spanish Listening Lessons

The lessons in this category are aimed at helping you develop your Spanish listening skill through a series of interesting lessons with a variety of examples and listening activities. Each lesson includes two main listening activities followed by interactive quizzes on topics such as common nicknames in Spanish , spelling words , conversations on colors , domestic and farm animals , popular movie genres and a lot more.

These lessons can be quite challenging, but they are great for talking your Spanish listening ability to the next level. The topics introduce a lot of useful phrases and questions for real conversations in Spanish. Here you will learn about leaving phone messages in Spanish , ordering food at a restaurant , borrowing and lending things , giving suggestions , how to apologize in Spanish , and a lot more.

Spanish PDF Worksheets

Find some free Spanish worksheets to practice vocabulary, grammar, listening and reading about different topics with games, role play activities and more. These exercises aim at helping you practice the content our site on your own, or in the classroom with your students/teacher. We are sure these resources will be very helpful to learn Spanish.

Thanks for using our resources to learn this beautiful language. Looking forward to having you around again! ¡Hasta pronto!

23 thoughts on “A Lab for Learning Spanish with Free Online Lessons”

It helped me a lot

very resourcefull

there is a mistake on the days of the week sheet. Domingo is not Friday.

Thanks Rebecca. We did not notice. We’ll fix it right away 🙂

Hey alex how are you doing.

Muy bien, ¿Cómo estás tú? 🙂

Alex,what is the singular word for ayudar?

Hola… AYUDAR is a verb so it does not have a singular form. It is a regular verb, so you can conjugate it as “Yo ayudo”, “tú ayudas” and so on. The singular would apply for nouns and adjectives in Spanish, e.g. “casa” -> “casas”. Hope it helps Jeremiah 🙂

Hello, On the basic Weather Expressions lesson, there is an error: In general we use three verbs to talk about the weather in Spanish: HABER in its form HAY, ESTAR as ESTÁ and HACER as HAY. The second HAY should be HACE. Thanks.

Hello! Thanks for finding that mistake. We just fixed it. Gracias ¡Que tengas un buen día!

Alex – you use “esta usando” for talking about what someone is wearing. What about llevar, llevar puesto, ponerse, etc.? I feel like different countries use different verbs to talk about what someone is actively wearing at a particular moment. I’m trying to figure out which countries/regions use which phrases. Gracias!

Hi Jessica. Sorry for the late answer. Yes, I think different countries use different phrases as well. USAR means “to wear” and it would a very basic way to say what you are wearing. I have heard “LLEVAR PUESTO” a lot from Mexican TV shows. Probably, it is more common for them to say “LLEVAR PUESTO”, e.g. “Llevo puesta una chaqueta”, which is the same as “Estoy usando una chaqueta” or “Me puse una chaqueta” (using PONERSE). I could not tell you which countries exactly use which phrases, but I am sure most of them if not all would understand what you mean when you use any of them.

Very happy to come on to your site. We are three years Americans into living in Ecuador. We like the practicality in techniques and thoughtful selection of subjects. Can you tell us something about yourselves, background, motivation for this effort, and if there may be more from you in the future ? Deucy and Deucet

¡Hola! ¡Mucho gusto! Well, we are from Nicaragua. I studied English as a Foreign Language and learned some methodologies for teaching the language. While learning English, I noticed that I preferred sites with recordings and visual resources. Since I’m a Spanish native speaker, I decided to help people learn Spanish instead of English with a site that included all I liked from English learning websites and more. It is really cool to write these kind of lessons with a communicative focus. After all, that is what languages are for… para comunicarnos. We plan to continue with this effort for sure. Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy Ecuador 🙂

Estimado Alex, Ante que nada quiero felicitarlo por su extraordinario trabajo. Como instructor de Español de mucha experiencia, he encontrado su material ideal para aplicarlo a mis estudiantes ya sea en línea o en aula.

Me gustaría saber que requisitos pide para tener acceso a su material y poderlo enseñar. Con mucho gusto estoy anuente a sus instrucciones. También solicito su autorización para colocar su logo y enlace en nuestro sitio web http://www.tutorjoe.com

Estimado Joe, Puedes hacer uso del material para enseñar en línea o en el aula. Nos alegra que el material te parezca apto para tus clases. Solamente te pediríamos el favor de dirigir a tus usuarios a las lecciones que les puedan ayudar en su proceso de aprendizaje, sin necesidad de duplicar nuestro contenido en tu sitio. ¡Éxito! Atentamente, Alex

Gracias Alex. Con gusto remito a mis estudiantes a su sitio web. Si en algo más puedo colaborar, solo déjeme saber.

Mil gracias Alex. ¡Las lecciones son super fáciles e interesantes!

Muchas gracias Michelle. Siempre estamos buscando la manera de mejorar y esperamos seguir así. ¡Un abrazo!

¡Muchas gracias! Siempre he querido aprender español y este sitio web me ha ayudado más que ningún otro. Dios te bendiga

Un placer poder ayudar en algo. Un abrazo 🙂

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43 Fun Spanish Activities and Classroom Games

Is there any sight better than a classroom full of smiling students?

Incorporating things your students love to do into language lessons will lead to effortless learning that may actually be— gasp —fun!

Chances are, the vast majority of them, no matter their ages, love games.

Whether their favorites are video games , board games , schoolyard games or some other sort, all students are jazzed to get in some playtime during class time.

In this post, I’ll share 43 engaging Spanish activities and games for grammar, vocabulary and speaking practice.

Fun Spanish Vocabulary Games

1. el juego de correr (the running game), 3. listas (lists), 5. ¿qué es (what is it), 7. circumlocution game, 8. párame el carro (stop the car), 9. word snake, 10. picture this, spanish activities for practicing grammar, 11. sentence matching, 12. verb tic-tac-toe, 13. simón dice (simon says), 14. direcciones (directions), 15. cucharas (spoons), 16. always, often, never, 17. twenty questions, 18. get rid of it, 19. charades, 20. superlative olympics, 21. grammar jeopardy, 22. comparison card game, spanish activities for speaking practice , 23. restaurante (restaurant), 24. ¿adivina quién (guess who), 25. mi familia loca (my crazy family), 26. el taxista (taxi driver), 27. limpia tu cuarto (clean your room), 28. rubber cube, traditional fun spanish games, 29. lotería (lottery), 30. pictionary, interactive group spanish activities, 31. globo (balloon), 32. duelling fingers, 33. cuenta atrás (countdown), 34. en el ático de mi abuela (in my grandmother’s attic), 35. voy a sevilla (i’m going to seville), 36. frío, tibio, caliente (cold, warm, hot), 37. zapatito cochinito (dirty little shoe), 38. piedra, papel o tijera o lo que sea (rock, paper, scissors or whatever), 39. canasta de frutas (fruit basket), 40. el baile de la silla (musical chairs), 41. carrera de relevos (relay race), 42. two truths and a lie, 43. who am i, spanish apps and computer games.

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There’s a lot to cover here, but first, we’ll explore games to amp up your students’ Spanish vocabulary .

Focus: Vocabulary

To play this game, split your class evenly into two teams. Start counting at #1 and give a different sequential number to each member of the team. Then dole out these numbers to the other team’s players as well. If there are 12 students in your class, this means that you’ll now have two groups of 6 with students numbered from 1-6.

Have each team line up in a row. Next, say any English word and then a number in Spanish. For example, “apple” and “nueve”  (nine).

Both students numbered “nueve” should rush to the whiteboard and write “manzana” (apple) as quickly as possible. The winner is then awarded a point. The game continues until one team scores the winning number of points (determined by you or your students).

Bingo is a tried and true game that makes practicing new vocabulary engaging and interactive for students.

To play, print out blank or prepared Bingo grids for each of your students. You can fill out the grids with an assortment of vocabulary that you’ve been teaching lately. If the cards are blank, have the students fill in each blank on their grid with a different vocabulary word.

Afterwards, call out each of the vocabulary words. The first student to get an entire row (vertical, horizontal or diagonal) yells out “Bingo!” and wins. Once many students have a “bingo,” you can continue to play for “blackout,” meaning the entire board is crossed out.

For a free bingo card generator, check out print-bingo.com or osric.com .

Divide students into groups of three or four. Give them all the same topic, for example, school things, fruits, sports or colors. Have each group write down as many Spanish words that relate to the topic as they can think of. Give them between ten and fifteen minutes to do this.

Have teams state the total number of words on their lists. Then have one team read their list and have the other teams cross out words that the first team has listed. The next team to read their words aloud will have a shorter list, as they read only words not listed by the first team.

Continue until all teams have read their lists. Write the words unique to each list on the board.

This game will get those neurons firing in your students’ minds as they try to guess certain Spanish objects.

For this activity, you’ll need a deck of cards with pictures of different things on them. You can do any category you like: foods, animals, colors, etc. You can then pick students one by one or ask for a volunteer to come up to the front and select a card.

Instruct the student to show the card to the rest of the class without looking at it themself. Then, the student will have to guess what’s on the card they selected based on clues from the rest of the class.

This should all be done 100% in Spanish, of course!

Focus: Vocabulary 

This is a ridiculously well-known classroom game, so I shouldn’t need to explain too much how it works. 

Its purpose in a Spanish class is to reinforce letters of the alphabet and improve vocabulary. Simply write out a blank space for each letter of a word in Spanish, then let your students guess the letters—either “every man for himself” style or in teams.

A couple of neat variations of the game include Parachute Man and In and Out , the latter of which has slightly different playing rules.

Ever have a word on the tip of your tongue, but you just can’t remember it? Or, do you ever want to describe something but you don’t know the word for it in another language? Well, this game is useful for these moments!

At the start of class, divide your students into pairs or groups of up to four. Next, write a broad or specific topic on the board. For example, comida (food) or, more specifically, frutas rojas (red fruits).

Once all students have read the category, have all of the students in the group except one turn away from the board. Next, write some vocabulary words specific to the category on the board.

For the frutas rojas example, you could write manzana (apple), fresa (strawberry) , tomate (tomato) and frambuesa (raspberry). The one student per group who can see the board must then describe the vocabulary words without actually saying them. This will force them to venture out of their vocabulary comfort zones and get creative with adjectives!

Also known párame la mano (stop the hand) or tutifruti , this is a rich learning game that’s super popular in Ecuadorian schools.

Have each student take out a blank piece of paper, draw lines to break it into columns, then label them as Nombre (name), Apellido (last name), Cosa (thing), Fruta (fruit), Color (color), Animal (animal), Ciudad (city) or País (country) and Total (total). No matter what you’re currently teaching, you can change up the categories to match!

Each round, provide a letter of the alphabet and have students fill out the categories with Spanish words that start with that letter.

The student who finishes first yells “¡párame el carro!” and everyone else stops writing. Each word has a score (you decide how many points). Sum up all the words and write down the total each round.

Have your students stand in a line facing the whiteboard. There’s an initial word up on the board to get the game started, such as sol .

The first student must come up and write a word that begins with the last letter of the previous word, so they could go from sol to lluvia . The words should be joined together to make a snake: sol/lluvia/amigo/oro , etc.

You can add constraints to ramp up the difficulty depending on the level of your group. Imposing a three-second time limit, no words with fewer than five letters, or only adjectives are all rules that make the game more challenging.

Give your students a picture, face down. Students tend to be naturally quite curious about their teacher, so copies of personal photos work very well here.

When you start an egg-timer, the students are allowed to flip over the picture. They must try to memorize as much about the picture as they can.

After the timer is finished, take away the pictures and instruct the students to write down as many vocabulary words that describe the picture as they can remember. When they are finished, put the picture up on the board and discuss the different words and phrases that they jotted down.

Grammar is an important part of any language. But how can you make learning verb conjugations and other grammar fun?

Here are some fun Spanish activities for practicing grammar with your students:

Focus: Grammar (verb tenses) 

The first step in this activity is to type and print out sentences in Spanish. These sentences should all use the grammar points you’re currently teaching. For example, if you’re teaching pretérito versus imperfecto , you could use the sentences cuando era nino, él bailaba todos los días and el sábado pasado, yo fui al supermercado .

Once you print out several sets of sentences, cut each sentence in half. When teaching verb tenses, have the subject on one half and the conjugated verb on the other.

In class, break the students into groups. Give one set of sentences to each group. Next, have the students match the scrambled sentence halves up. Once the students think they have a match, ask them to write it down on a blank sheet of paper.

To motivate your students further, you can turn the game into a little competition by having the groups race to see who can finish first.

Focus: Grammar (verbs)

Tic-tac-toe, three in a row! Unlike the version of this game with which your students are already familiar, they’ll have to do a bit more work to win the Spanish verb version.

First, have your students pair up. Next, ask each one to draw a tic-tac-toe board with various subjects in the spaces. For example, they could write nosotros (we) in one square and yo  (I) in another.

To play, students will need some kind of reference sheet filled with Spanish verbs. You could whip one up yourself to print and distribute in class, or you could have them use the index of a verb conjugation book or choose from a deck of cards with verbs written on them.

To start taking their turns, have the students choose verbs by pointing to a random one on the reference sheet, book index or deck of cards.

Each round of the game should focus on a particular verb conjugation . For example, “for this round, we’ll conjugate in the imperfecto .” When the student is up at bat and wants to put an X or O in a certain box, they’ll need to consider the verb tense you indicated, the subject in the square and the random verb that they and their partner selected.

They’ll then need to do the conjugation for the selected verb properly. If they don’t get the conjugation right, they don’t get their square.

Whoever gets three Xs or Os in a row first wins!

Focus: Grammar (commands) and vocabulary

Simón Dice, the Spanish version of the classic game, is a perfect way for your students to practice mandatos (commands) and vocabulary simultaneously.

Ask for one student to volunteer or pick on someone to come to the front and be Simón. Simón either commands the students to perform an action—for example, Simón dice: siéntense (Simon says: sit down)—or Simón conjugates a verb alone. Anyone who does an action that isn’t preceded by “Simón dice”  is out!

Depending on your class size, give every student the opportunity to be Simón two or three times. Keep an eye out for any Simón who avoids making commands as that phenomenon may reveal that they don’t quite understand the grammar concept.

Focus: Grammar (giving directions)

Just in case Simón Dice didn’t provide enough mandatos fun for your students, there’s always the game Direcciones.

During this activity, ask your students to partner up. Distribute maps of cities and ask your students to take turns leading each other to destinations on the maps.

The student giving the directions should have a destination in mind, but they can’t share it with their partner. The partner being guided must listen carefully and make their way to the intended destination on the map.

Mes-english.com has a simple option of a town map that works for this exercise.

Focus: Grammar (verbs) and vocabulary

Perhaps you’ve heard of (or have played) the card game “spoons.” This is simply the Spanish twist on the game, which can be used to teach or review Spanish verbs or vocabulary.

First, make a deck of about 50 cards for each group of about six students that’ll play in class. What goes on these cards? Well, that’s totally up to you and your current teaching topics. Generally speaking, you’ll want to have 25 cards with 25 matching cards.

The first half might be infinitive verbs, and the second half might be conjugated versions of these verbs. Or the first half could be conjugated verbs and the second half could be subjects that match up with them. Once you’ve gotten your content created, print out the flashcards.

When the students can match two related cards, they can take a spoon from the center of the table (and try to do so without the other group members noticing). When other players notice that a spoon is being taken, they too may grab a spoon.

Whoever gets the most spoons at the end wins!

Focus: Grammar (adverbs)

In this game, students must write three complete sentences in the first person on a sheet of paper. One sentence must contain the word siempre (always), one must contain a menudo (often) and one must contain nunca (never).

To make the game more challenging, add more sentence requirements with more subtle adverbs, like raramente (rarely), a veces (occasionally) and en otro tiempo (once or formerly).

Collect the sentences, read them out loud and ask class members to identify the writer of the sentences. This game doesn’t require a lot of time or resources, so if your students enjoy it, offer it as a reward for good behavior.

Focus on intermediate sentence writing skills and the use of adverbs for informal conversational practice with this game.

Focus: Grammar (gender rules)

Give the classic game “twenty questions” a little twist by putting a Spanish spin on it.

In pairs or groups, ask students to ask each other twenty yes-or-no questions until they can guess what the other students have in mind. For example, they can ask questions like: “¿Es una fruta?” or “¿Es un animal?” This is perfect for teaching and reinforcing Spanish gender rules.

Your students can build on each question as they attain more information about what their classmates are thinking. So if a student answers “sí” to “¿es un animal?” the questioning student can then ask “¿es un animal pequeño?”

Focus: Grammar 

You can use this game to revise fairly tricky grammar topics .

Put a collection of question cards into a hat. Give your students a number of word or phrase cards each. Pull out a question at random and read it aloud to the class. Your students must look at their word or phrase cards and see if they are holding the answer.

For example, the teacher might read the question “¿Qué hora es?” One student might have a card with “Son las tres.”

If so, they can read out the answer and get rid of their card. The first to get rid of all their cards wins.

Focus: Grammar (gerund)

Charades, the amusing and occasionally embarrassing acting game many of us played as kids, is yet another activity just itching to get a Spanish makeover.

To prepare for the activity, print out a list of actions, cut them up and place them in a bag. When a student volunteers to demonstrate an action, have him or her draw a sentence from the bag. Have the students take turns guessing what the student is acting out. This is ideal for practicing gerunds .

To keep things interesting for your students, make the game into a competition. For example, students who guess the action correctly can get two points and the ones who volunteer can get one.

Focus: Grammar (superlatives)

Who’s the fastest in your class? Who has the longest hair? Who’s the tallest?

Time to find out by playing Spanish Superlative Olympics!

Split your class into two or three large teams. Ask them to choose contenders for different categories to participate in class Olympics. For example, el estudiante con el pelo más largo or el estudiante que puede saltar lo más alto .

Have the nominees for each category stand up in front of the class and demonstrate their skill. Have the best dancer nominees do a little solo and have the longest hair contenders hold up a ruler by their locks. Then have the class select a winner by applauding for their classmate of choice.

In the end, you can hand out some prizes to the winners of the game!

Focus: Grammar (noun gender)

One of the best aspects of Spanish Jeopardy is that you can use it as a tool for basically any lesson you’re currently teaching.

Create a Jeopardy game board with categories related to different parts of Spanish grammar. Split your class into teams and have them choose categories and points. One category could be “¿masculino o feminino?”

If a student chooses this category, they’ll have to determine if a word is masculine or feminine. For higher points, the words should get more and more difficult, like the word “problema.”

Depending on how much time you have, you could have the winners proceed to another round.

Focus: Grammar (adjectives) 

Make many playing cards with pictures of famous cartoon characters and statistics about the characters. For example, you can make a playing card featuring Belle from “Beauty and the Beast” which shows her age, height, interests, etc.

In addition to the cards, print out a number of adjectives in large font and cut them into individual cards.

Split your students into groups. Ask your students to draw two cards from the stack of characters and one card from the stack of adjective cards.

Next, have them write sentences comparing the different characters. For example, if a student picks Belle, Mario and the adjective alto , the student could then write “Belle es más alta que Mario.“

At the end of the activity, ask each group to choose their favorite sentence and share it with the rest of the class.

When learning a language, it’s important to practice speaking it as much as possible.

Speaking activities will help your students gain confidence not only using the language but also thinking in the language.

Focus: Spanish speaking practice ( food and meals )

Pair students up and have them decide who will be the mesero (waiter) and who will be the cliente (customer). Meseros bring clientes their menus and jot down their orders on the guest check, then go to “cook” the meal requested.

This is done by drawing the meal on the plate worksheet. When they serve the cliente , they’ll know right away if they got the order right, and clientes can leave additional feedback by tipping well (or not at all!). Students should switch roles for the second round.

Another great way to play this game with your students is by asking them to make their own menus to practice writing and tailor the game to your specific vocabulary. Menus can also include culturally specific foods if you’re studying a particular country or region .

You can also allow clientes to sit together and chat in Spanish while they wait for their meals.

Focus: Spanish speaking practice (physical appearances, clothing)

To play this game, hang photos in a grid on the board where everyone can see them, or project a PowerPoint slide containing 20-30 photos of people. Working in pairs, one student will choose a photo of a person to describe. The other student asks questions about appearance and clothing to narrow the field until he or she is ready to guess. Partners switch roles and play continues.

For an even easier version of this game, skip the photos and have students simply choose a classmate to describe.

Use portraits to focus on facial features or full-length photos to practice clothing and color vocabulary .

Focus: Spanish speaking practice (family and pets)

In pairs, students sit facing each other with a binder standing between them to block the view of each other’s family tree template. One student will place photos on the family tree template to create a familia loca .

The second student must recreate that family tree without looking, so will ask questions like, “ ¿Quién es tu mamá? ” (Who is your mother?), using the answers to place photos on their family tree. When the tree is complete, students remove the binder and check their work.

To make the game more challenging, use photos of non-famous people to force students to also use their physical description vocabulary, i.e. Mi mamá es alta y rubia.  (My mother is tall and blonde.) If you use photos of animals instead of people, you can incorporate a review of Spanish animal sounds as well.

Focus: Spanish speaking practice ( professions and workplaces)

Divide the class in half: Half of your students are taxi drivers, and the other half are customers. Each taxi driver chooses a station and sits in the “driver’s seat.”

Customers each get a handful of play money and must decide what person they need to see (a pharmacist, teacher, lawyer, etc.). Each customer sits in the “passenger’s seat” of a cab station and gives a clue about where they are going—without naming the person they need to see or the place they are going.

For example, someone going to the doctor might describe having a headache. The taxi driver makes a guess about the location based on the clue. If the taxi driver is correct on their first guess, the customer gives him or her $5; if not, the passenger gives another clue. A correct guess on the second guess is worth $3.

If a third guess is needed, the customer can name the profession of the person they wish to see; a correct guess is now worth $1. When the round is over, customers move into a different taxi station and play continues. The taxi driver with the most money at the end wins.

You can make this game more or less challenging by structuring the questions and answers to match students’ skill level.

Focus: Spanish speaking practice ( parts of the house  and its furnishings)

Students play in pairs, with a binder or folder standing between them to keep their home diagrams secret from the other player. Each student selects a photo card to place in each room—locations do not have to make sense. The goal is to “clean up” your partner’s items before he or she can clean up yours.

To play, one student must ask the other for an item, i.e. “Necesito una silla. ¿Está en la cocina?” (I need a chair. Is it in the kitchen?). If they correctly guess the location of the item in their partner’s house, the partner must hand them the photo. Play continues as students take turns guessing; the first person to collect five items wins.

You can also play this game with photos of family members, pets, food and clothing instead of furniture to keep the game interesting over the course of the school year.

Focus: Spanish speaking practice (question words)

This game uses a rubber cube with question words written on each side, such as  ¿Cómo?, ¿Cuándo?, ¿Dónde?, ¿Por qué?, ¿Quién?  and  ¿Cuál ?. A student will throw the cube onto the table, like rolling a dice.

If, for example, the word  ¿Dónde?  appears face up, then the student who threw the cube must ask a question using the word  ¿Dónde?.  He or she might ask the person next to him, “ ¿Dónde vive tu madre?”.  

Then the student who answered the question asks the same question to someone else in the classroom, until everyone has had a turn to ask and answer. Then the cube is thrown again.

Sometimes classic and traditional games are perfect for practicing Spanish vocabulary and getting in some speaking practice. Often students will already know how to play these popular games and so you won’t have to spend as long organizing your class or giving instructions.

Focus: Speaking practice and vocabulary

You can buy an inexpensive, authentic lotería (lottery) game on a trip to Latin America or in a teaching materials store, or you can simply print out your own cards from the Internet.

Here are some resources for setting up a winning game of  lotería :

• (Printable Lotería Cards) Free Kids Crafts
• (Adorable Mini Lotería Cards) Bees Knees Industries
• (Free DIY Cards and Lotería Announcer) Maravilla Software

This game is like Bingo but with pictures instead of numbers.

You can be the announcer (the person who calls out the card content) or have students take turns with this role. When a card is called, the whole class should repeat the word(s) together and then hunt for that picture on their table (card, literally “board”).

You can use dried beans to mark the pictures that are called so you can reuse the tablas . When a student fills up the card, they shout “lotería!” and win. Have the winner read the words from their  tabla  aloud so you can ensure they really did win.

Depending on the size of your class, either divide the class into two teams to play against each other or invite students to take turns drawing for the class as a whole.

You’ll give the artist a word or phrase in Spanish, and the artist must represent the word silently in a drawing on the board without using any letters or numbers. If playing in teams, the team members must guess the word for a point, or if playing as a whole class, the audience members must guess the word for individual points.

Keeping score is optional, so you decide if there’s a good reason to record the points.

This game is fun and easy to implement, so even brief speed rounds can be useful if energy is low in your classroom or if students seem like they’re lacking enthusiasm.

A great way to get your students interacting with each other in Spanish is by using fun group activities which encourage them to move around the classroom.

Focus: Grammar, vocabulary, speaking practice

Prior to this game, you’ll need to track down a soft sports ball. It’s probably best to play Globo outside or in a gymnasium, if possible.

Have students take turns throwing the ball. If the ball hits a certain object (for example, the wall or a tree), then the student gets a question corresponding to a specific category. You could say that hitting the tree means the student gets a grammar question.

Need ideas for questions to ask? Check out e-spanyol.com or take exercises from the textbook or workbook you use in class.

This is a nice, easygoing game that really doesn’t have winners or losers, it just gets everyone moving, active and thinking on their toes.

Focus: Vocabulary, listening practice 

Get your students to stand in a circle and have the teacher stand in the middle. The teacher picks somebody’s name and says it aloud. That student must duck and the students on either side must “shoot” one another with their magic fingers and say the key vocabulary word as quickly as possible.

If the person whose name was called is slow to duck, they are out of the game. If the person ducks quickly, the learner with the slowest fingers, as judged by the teacher, is out.

Once your class already knows each other’s names, you can tweak the game by describing particular people in Spanish. If learners are being described, they should duck quickly! For example, if the teacher says, “ La muchacha con una camiseta amarilla,”  then the girl wearing a yellow t-shirt should duck down.

As soon as your learners understand the rules, encourage one of them to step into the middle of the circle.

Have students stand in a circle. If you have more than a dozen students, make two groups.

Announce the highest number that will start the countdown and throw a ball to one of the students. He should say the next number down and throw the ball to another student. For example, you say “c ien” (100) and throw the ball. The next student says “n oventa y nueve!” (99) and throws the ball.

A soft, sponge ball works well for this game. If you want to slow down the game for beginners, use a balloon. The throws are random, so students must pay attention—the next turn could be theirs!

Focus: Memorization (vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, etc) 

This is a repetition game. Each player repeats what was said by the previous player and adds something. 

Make it more productive by having everyone repeat the entire sentence together before the next player adds an object. Things can be funny, outlandish or even impossible. This is good practice for matching articles with nouns and using “ hay” (there is) .

En el ático de mi abuela hay una licuadora.  (In my grandmother’s attic there is a blender.)

En el ático de mi abuela hay una licuadora y un fútbol. (In my grandmother’s attic there is a blender and a football.)

If players want they can make notes but remember that exercising your memory makes it stronger, just like exercising your muscles.

Another repetition game with a twist. You will need to break students into groups if your class is large. Each group (or the whole class) will have a student appointed as the game leader. The leader chooses a category of items and names one. Here are some examples of categories:

• Things that grow in the ground
• Words that begin with the letter L
• Things in the water

So the leader says that they’re going to Seville and names one item from the chosen category that they’re taking with them. For example, if the student leader thought of textiles  (textiles) as a category, they might then say  “ voy a Sevilla y llevo un kilo de algodón.”  (I’m going to Seville and taking a kilo of cotton.)

The goal for the other players is to get the leader’s permission to accompany them to Seville. They can only go if they have an item in the leader’s category of items. One player might say, “tengo un pez, ¿puedo ir también?”  (I have a fish, can I go too?). The leader answers “no” in this case.

If a player names an item in the same category, then the leader says  “¡sí!” and that student wins the round.

Ask a student to leave the classroom for a second, and deliberate among the other students in Spanish: What should you guys hide and where? Ideally, you’ll hide an object relevant to the topic you’re teaching in your class at the time.

Make them find it while y’all sing and chant “¡Frío, frío, tibio, caliente, caliente!” As they search, the class yells “¡Frío, frío, tibio caliente, caliente!” (cold, cold, warm, hot, hot!). The closer they get to the object, the louder you shout “¡caliente!”

This sample video is in an English classroom, but it shows what a blast this can be for students:

Focus: Speaking practice

My husband grew up playing this game as a kid in Ecuador. In essence, it’s their version of “eeny meeny, miny, moe,” a selection or choosing game.

To play this, students gather together in a circle, make an inner circle with their right feet, then sing this Spanish song one word at a time: “Zapatito Cochinito, cambia de piecito porque mi mamita dijo que lo cambies tú.” (Dirty Little Shoe, change your little foot because my mommy said that you must change it.)

Each player says two syllables and taps their foot on the floor as they say them. When the song ends, the person who said the final syllable must change their right foot for the left one. If they’re at the end a second time, they’re outta there! The last student standing is the chosen one.

For teachers only, here’s a funny video from a humorous Ecuadorian variety show:

Focus: Speaking practice 

You know how it typically goes: Rock, paper and scissors are the options. In the Spanish version, you can add a thumbs-up gesture to represent dynamite and blow the whole game out of the water. But each player can only use it once in each three-round game.

The simple Spanish rhyme goes:

Piedra, papel, tijera o lo que sea (Rock, paper, scissors or whatever) Uno, dos, tres (one, two, three)

Here’s a demonstration in Spanish, with a slightly longer rhyme:

If you like her longer rhyme, then you can use it in class—and you can even follow her rhyme to change “menos una papelera” (except a waste bin) with another creative rhyme!

Set up a circle of chairs that’s one less than the number of students.

Have everyone stand in front of the chairs in a big circle. Then, everyone needs to become a fruit.

Start the game by calling out  “¡ensalada de frutas!”  (fruit salad). Everyone has to run as fast as they can to nab a new seat.

Whoever didn’t get a chair becomes “it” and goes to the center of the classroom. They start the first real round by calling out a random fruit, for example,  “naranja”  (orange). Now only the  naranjas  run as fast as they can to change seats, as does the kid who’s “it.”

The student who didn’t make it and has no seat will be the new “it,” and ends up calling a new fruit. If somebody yells  “ensalada de frutas,”  everyone has to book it!

Not a Spanish version, but this video shows how the gameplay works:

The best part is that you can vary this up for any theme of vocabulary: professions, countries, languages, animals, foods, family members.

Focus: Listening practice 

Bring your classroom chairs together into a tight circle with their backs all together. As before, you’ll want one chair fewer than there are students.

First things first, pick lively songs. Two Spanish classroom favorites are “La Bamba” by Ritchie Valens and “Guantanamera” by the incomparable Celia Cruz. For middle schoolers, you may want to opt for current Spanish pop songs or a little Shakira.

Play the song for the game. When you stop the music, all the students need to scramble for a seat.

Whoever’s out is out for good. Remove one more chair, and play again with the remaining group. Rinse and repeat until you have a winner!

Younger students love this game that gets them moving and using their hands.

Collect several unbreakable items that relate to your lesson, or at least represent words they have learned. Examples might be plastic fruits and vegetables, toy cars, plastic tableware—spoon, fork, plate.

Divide them into two teams and line the teams up at the far end of the teaching space. Put the items in a large box at the other end of the space.

The leader stands between the two teams and calls out an item in Spanish. The first person on each team must run to the box, find the correct item and bring it back to the leader.

The leader keeps score, giving one point to the team that brings back the correct item each time. Announce the score from time to time.

This game gets interesting when the equipos están empatados (the teams are tied). Continue playing until every student has had a chance to bring back an item. All the kids will be laughing and ready to sit still after this game.

Focus: Vocabulary, sentence building and conversation practice

Everyone writes down three complete sentences about themselves in Spanish. Two must be true and one must be a lie. Suggest that the lie be something that could easily be true, so that it’s harder for the others to identify the lie.

When it’s one student’s turn to read their sentences, everyone else’s job is to identify the lie.

The game can also be adapted so that the sentences must contain specific material, such as vocabulary words from a particular list, or grammar concepts that are useful to sentence-building like practice with ser (to be) and  estar (to be).

Focus: Writing, reading and question-forming practice

Give the students index cards and ask them to write down three complete sentences about themselves describing activities they enjoy, musicians they like, places they’ve been and other fun details.

Then ask students to fold the index cards in half and turn them back in to you.

Distribute the folded cards so that each student gets a new one. They must read the sentences and then develop a series of questions to ask the other students to discover the original owner of the index card.

For example, if the sentence on the card reads “Viajé con mi familia a las islas Canarias” (I traveled with my family to the Canary Islands) a corresponding interview question might be, “¿Te gusta viajar en avión?” (Do you like to travel by airplane?)

Next, allow students to mill around asking one another their interview questions.

Once everyone’s seated again, ask students to share the results of their interviews and introduce one another to the rest of the class.

This game pairs well with lessons on forming questions in Spanish. It’s also an icebreaker-style game that works well at the beginning of the school year.

What student doesn’t have a phone in their pocket these days? As technology continues to make its way into classrooms, you, too, can take advantage of the wide range of resources that are available to the tech-savvy teacher.

Here are a few options you could try using in your Spanish lessons:

Younger students will enjoy BrainPOP’s Spanish content , which has games, videos and quizzes in Spanish on a variety of topics like science, math, art and more.

Students are sure to be charmed by Moby the robot and his friends, and you can easily incorporate elements from the website into a game-based lesson.

FluentU is a language learning tool that immerses students in authentic videos that native Spanish speakers watch, including movie trailers and commercials.

Since the videos have interactive subtitles, you can make it a game with students to pick out words in videos and compile a vocabulary list for the whole class. You can then assign the app’s flashcards or quizzes as homework.

Draw With Friends

An app doesn’t have to be specifically created for educators: a game like Draw With Friends ( Android / iOS ), for instance, is a tech take on Pictionary.

While answers must be typed, you can encourage students to speak out loud, which will get students speaking in Spanish spontaneously as they try to guess what their opponents are drawing.

Some of the best games have simple rules and get students talking. Remember, it doesn’t have to be complicated to get your students thinking and speaking in Spanish!

For even more resources on game or lesson ideas for the Spanish classroom, there are tons of sites that you can visit on the internet.

As long as you’re ready and able to have some fun, games will become an effortless addition to your lesson plans .

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Published on September 24, 2021 / Updated on January 8, 2024

Worksheets are a great way to practice Spanish at your own pace. Some beginner Spanish worksheets don’t offer explanations or examples, but can be useful. Start by studying a Spanish language topic to gain a full understanding. Next, apply what you’ve learned by doing a beginner Spanish worksheet. You need to figure out what topics to study before you look for the worksheets. This article will give you six easy topics, online resources, and the tools you need to create quality worksheets in the future.

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As a beginner learner of Spanish you need to know where to start. Don’t jump right into a worksheet until you’ve studied the topic first. Topics like the alphabet , greetings , numbers , verbs , body parts , and subject pronouns are the first topics you need to study. 

The linked articles above will help you with a basic understanding of the topic before you do your worksheet. Start listening to beginner podcasts for learning Spanish or watch Netflix in Spanish so you can hear Spanish being spoken.

It can be challenging to find quality, easy Spanish worksheets for beginners online. Start out with beginner Spanish to English worksheets that have both languages. Here are six free worksheets to start with:

• The Alphabet worksheet

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The six linked sites above provide free, downloadable beginner Spanish worksheets. After you master these subjects, browse more worksheets to help you practice topics such as time, verb conjugation, family, and more.

You know the old saying. Give a woman a fish and feed her for a day; teach her to fish and feed her for a lifetime. Learning to DIY your study tools is a rewarding skill.

Making your own beginner Spanish worksheets is the best way to study and practice. DIY worksheets help you focus and remember vocabulary. They also help you to build good learning habits that will be crucial as you continue your Spanish learning journey.

Here are some fun and easy instructions on how to make your own beginner Spanish worksheets based on the main six topics. Always have a teacher, friend, or colleague check your work afterwards. Better yet, how about creating a worksheet for a language exchange buddy so you can both practice?

Alphabet worksheet

Write all 27 letters of the Spanish alphabet in a vertical line. Next to each letter, write 3 words in Spanish that begin with that letter. Here is how to begin.

• A – abuela, amor, alegría
• B – bueno, balón, boca

At the top of the paper, write six phrases that you know to greet someone in Spanish, such as Hola! and ¿Qué tal? Below these phrases, draw four characters: a woman, a student, a man, dog. Draw a line between each person and choose which greeting is best between these two people. Speak the words out loud.

On a paper, number lines 1 – 10. On your phone or computer, open a random number generator . Generate ten numbers and write them down. Write out the numbers in Spanish words like quinientos treinta y ocho five hundred and thirty eight. Say them out loud. 

Draw 10 stick figures doing various things such as eating, sleeping, dancing, reading. Under each figure write the verb. Alternatively, write the letters of the alphabet in a line and think of all the verbs you know for each letter.

This is a fun one. Draw a human figure as large as your paper. It doesn’t have to be perfect, a stick figure will do. Label all the parts that you know. Any parts you don’t know, look them up and label your figure until it’s full. There are plenty of examples for the human body worksheet to use as inspiration.

Draw yourself, a man, a woman, two people together, and you with another person. Label each figure with the subject pronouns: yo (I), tú (you), él (he), ella (she), nosotros (we) and ustedes (you all). Write the same sentence with each pronoun: Yo voy a la tienda, Tú vas a la tienda, Él va a la tienda, etc.

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These 3 conversational tips and tricks will help you feel more comfortable and better prepared for your future Spanish discussions!

1. Take Control of the Conversation

When you’re speaking in your second language, there will always be words and phrases that you don’t know. 

One way to avoid getting too confused is by taking control of the conversation . Steer your conversation companion towards the topics that you are most familiar with. This way, you will be better prepared to answer and understand them. 

Once you’re feeling comfortable, make the bold choice to discuss a more difficult topic. New topics can be challenging, but they also help you learn tons of new words!

2. Ask Lots of Questions

Conversation is a vocal back and forth dance between people. You can present simple questions to take the lead and guide your dance partner. 

They also enable you to learn more about things you don’t fully understand. 

You can use questions to pause the conversation or clarify something your partner said that you didn’t understand. So, stock up on simple past questions so that you can always be prepared. 

Questions are powerful—be sure to use them!

3. Watch Body Language

Talking in your non-native tongue is challenging in the beginning. 

The speaker across from you might use words you don’t know or slang that doesn’t translate well. 

Making eye contact and watching body language go a long way to smoothing the conversation channels. Hand motions and body gestures are a language in and of themselves! 

If your Spanish is failing you, just listen to what their body is saying!

Some of the most important words in any language are “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” “why,” and “how.”

These question words enable you to search for answers, direct thoughts, and gain new insights. They are an essential part of any language learner’s vocabulary. 

Here are some simple ways to use them!

Where (¿Dónde?)

Whether you need to ask for directions or talk about geography, dónde is the word you will need!

Dónde means “where” in Spanish. But, if you add the preposition a in front of the word, then it becomes “to where.” 

Similarly, the preposition de makes the word become “from where.”

Take a look at these example sentences!

¿Dónde está la tienda? Where is the store?

¿De dónde viene? Where is it coming from?

¿Adónde vamos? Where are we going?

When ( ¿Cuándo?)

If you want to ask about calendar plans in Spanish, then you need to know the word cuándo !

Cuándo is Spanish for “when.” Use cuándo to discover events, holidays, and more! 

Keep in mind that you can’t use this word to ask for a specific time. If you want to know the exact time in minutes or hours, then you need to use a qué hora (at what time). 

¿Cuándo es el concierto? When is the concert?

¿Cuándo son las vacaciones? When is vacation?

What/Which (¿Qué?/¿Cuál?)

You can say “what” in Spanish using two different words.

More often than not, qué is the correct question word to use. 

The only time you need to use cuál is when you are asking about a choice between options. It’s sort of like saying “which” in English. 

¿Qué estás haciendo? What are you doing?

¿Cuál es tu color favorito? Which color is your favorite?

Who (¿Quién?)

Use quién to ask about people in Spanish. If you are asking about just one person, then it’s quién . 

If you need to ask about multiple people, then you have to use quiénes .

¿Quién eres tú? Who are you?

¿Quiénes son? Who are they?

¿Quién lo hizo? Who did it?

Why (¿Por qué?)

Por qué is an incredibly helpful question word. It let’s you understand the purpose and meaning behind something. 

Additionally, por qué can transform into porque to become a new word. Por qué translates as “why” but porque means “because!”

¿Por qué lo hizo? Why did he do that?

¿Por qué están aquí? Why are they here?

How (¿Cómo?)

Use cómo to ask “how” in Spanish. Cómo helps you learn how things work and how you can achieve results. 

Bear in mind that you can’t use cómo to ask “how much” or “how many.” For these questions, you need to use the question word cuanto !

¿Cómo funciona? How does it work?

¿Cómo puedo aprender español? How can I learn Spanish?

How Many/Much (¿Cuántos?)

Cuántos is all about numbers!

This question word allows you to ask “how many” or “how much” in Spanish. 

¿Cuánto cuesta? How much does it cost?

¿Cuántos hay? How many are there?

Questions in Spanish are slightly different from those in English. 

One distinct difference with Spanish questions is that they utilize two question marks. 

Just like in English, Spanish questions have a normal question mark at the end of the sentence. However, they also have a second upside-down question mark at the beginning! 

The two question marks look like this: 

¿Cómo estás? How are you?

It’s important to remember that the question marks go only around the question itself. Any connecting words or introductions should be left out!

Here are some examples: 

Si mañana llueve, ¿quieres ir al cine? If it rains tomorrow, do you want to go to the movies?

El año que viene, ¿dónde vivirás? Next year, where will you live?

Tú vs Usted

When asking questions in Spanish, you can use either tú or usted . Both of these second person pronouns are a way to say “you” in Spanish. 

However, you need to use each one in the proper context!

Use usted when you want to respond with respect or professionalism. Usted is the better choice when talking with teachers, elders, and strangers. 

Tú, on the other hand, is for conversations between close friends or children. It’s very informal and shows a sense of familiarity. 

If you aren’t sure which pronoun to use, just mimic the one that the other person is using!

To conjugate verbs using usted you drop the “s.” If you hear someone add an “s” in a conversation, that means they are speaking to you using tú . 

Take a look at the differences in these examples!

How are you?

¿Cómo estás? 

¿Cómo está usted?

Who are you?

¿Quién eres tú?

¿Quién es usted?

It can be hard to know how to start a conversation in Spanish. 

Having some Spanish prompts on hand is an excellent way to assure your impromptu conversation takes place. 

These Spanish prompts let you ease into the conversation and ask permission to begin. 

¿Tienes un momentito? Do you have a moment?

¿Puedo hacerte una pregunta? Can I ask you a question?

Tengo una pregunta para ti. I have one question for you.

There is no shortage of questions to ask people when you are learning a second language. There is a whole new culture for you to discover!

When you first start learning a second language, it can be helpful to have your conversation topics prepared. By knowing and studying your conversation topics ahead of time, your conversational Spanish will flourish!

Here are some beginner Spanish conversation topics that you are sure to come across!

The Weather

Talking about the weather makes for easy small talk . Rain, snow, sleet, or shine, you can discuss the outdoors no matter what the clouds decide! 

Study Resources:

• ¿Qué tal está el clima? Spanish Weather Words for Adult Conversations
• Spanish Weather Words

Books/Movies/Media 

Nothing tells you more about a person than their favorite song, book, or TV show. These works of entertainment provide an insight into their listener’s character and values. 

Books and TV are strong bonding tools. Find someone who shares the same interests as you to form an instant connection!

• 11 Native Spanish Shows on Netflix for Teenagers (14+)
• Free Ebooks for Beginners
• 10 Most Famous Spanish Songs of the 80s With Lyrics PDF

Restaurants/Food

There are delightful desserts and dinners to talk about from all over the globe!

Food is a favorite topic of many since it leaves you feeling full and satisfied. Fill up your brain with some yummy vocabulary so that you never miss out on these appetizing conversations!

• Breakfast Foods in Spanish: A Vocabulary Guide
• Let’s Make Some Food in Spanish

Local Sights/Events/Travel

The Spanish language is spread all over the world. There are lots of new countries and events to explore!

Prepare for your visit abroad with these travel and locational vocabulary terms!

• A Vocabulary Guide to Roads and Traffic in Spanish
• Places and People in Your Neighborhood
• Travel Vocabulary

Now that you know the most common conversation topics in Spanish, it’s time to ask questions! 

These 50 Spanish questions are sure to enhance your conversational skills. Get ready to converse with native speakers like a pro!

Conversation Starters in Spanish

Sometimes, the hardest part of talking is starting the dialogue. Practicing easy Spanish conversation starters can help take the nerves and anxiety out of striking up a conversation. 

Here are some basic Spanish questions to ask someone in nearly any situation!

1. How are you? (¿Cómo estás?)

2. Where are you from? (¿De dónde eres?)

3. What is your name? (¿Cómo te llamas?)

4. I like your shirt! Where did you get it? (Me gusta tu camiseta. ¿Dónde la conseguiste?)

5. How is your day? (¿Cómo va tu día?)

6. What are your plans for this weekend? (¿Qué planes tiene para este fin de semana?)

7. Have you been here before? (¿Has estado aquí antes?)

Example Questions and Answers

¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien, gracias.

How are you?  I am good, thank you. 

¿De dónde eres? Soy de los Estados Unidos.

Where are you from? I am from the United States.

¿Qué planes tienes para este fin de semana? Este fin de semana voy a salir con mis amigos.

What are your plans for this weekend? This weekend, I am going to hang out with my friends.

Get To Know You Questions

The most rewarding part about conversations is creating a lasting human connection. 

Socialization is an essential part of a well-rounded lifestyle. Communication and conversation even have cognitive and health benefits ! 

Discover your new friend’s personality , preferences, and perspective with these get to know you questions!

8. Where did you grow up? (¿Dónde creciste?)

9. What is your favorite book/movie? (¿Cuál es tu libro/película favorita?)

10. How old are you? (¿Cuántos años tienes?)

11. What do you like to do for fun? (¿Qué te gusta hacer para divertirte?)

12. What is the most memorable lesson you learned? (¿Cuál es la lección más memorable que ha aprendido?)

13. What is your biggest fear? (¿Cuál es tu mayor temor?)

14. Who is your hero? (¿Quién es tu héroe?)

15. Who is your favorite author? (¿Cuál es tu autor favorito?)

¿Cuántos años tienes? Tengo 20 años.

How old are you? I am 20 years old. 

¿Dónde creciste? Me crié en la ciudad.

Where did you grow Up? I grew up in the city.

¿Qué te gusta hacer para divertirte? Para divertirme me gusta leer.

What do you like to do for fun? For fun, I like to read. 

Questions About the Weather

Conversing about the weather is a famous small talk tactic. This neutral topic is safe in just about any situation! 

16. What’s the weather like today? (¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?)

17. What is the temperature? (¿Cuál es la temperatura?)

18. Is it raining? (¿Está lloviendo?)

19. Should I bring a jacket? (¿Debo llevar una chaqueta?)

20. How hot/cold is It? (¿Cuánto calor/frío hace?)

21. What is your favorite season? (¿Cuál es tu estación favorita?)

¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?  Hace sol y calor.

What’s the weather like today?  It’s sunny and hot. 

¿Cuál es tu estación favorita? Mi estación favorita es el verano. 

What is your favorite season? My favorite season is summer. 

 ¿Está lloviendo? No, no llueve.

Is it raining? No, it’s not raining.

¿Cuál es la temperatura? Estamos a 50 grados.

What is the temperature? It is 50 degrees. 

Yes or No Questions

Sometimes, a simple “no” or “yes” will suffice! 

Cut to the chase with these quick questions that only require one-word answers. 

22. Do You Like ___? (¿Te gusta ___?)

23. Do you have pets? (¿Tienes mascotas?)

24. Do you drink coffee? (¿Tomas café?)

¿Te gusta el senderismo? Sí, me gusta el senderismo.

Do you like hiking ? Yes, I like hiking. 

¿Tomas café? No, no tomo café.

Do you drink coffee? No, I don’t drink coffee.

Family Questions

Family members sneak their way into your heart. They grow up with you, take care of you, and spend lots of time with you (sometimes too much!). 

Unsurprisingly, you might want to share about your family during the conversation. These household questions enable you to do just that!

25. Do You Have a large or small family? (¿Tienes una familia grande o pequeña?)

26. Do you have any brothers or sisters? (¿Tienes hermanos o hermanas?)

27. What is your favorite family tradition? (¿Cuál es tu tradición familiar favorita?)

¿Tienes una familia grande o pequeña? Tengo una familia pequeña.

Do you have a large or small family? I have a small family. 

¿Tienes hermanos o hermanas? Tengo una hermana. 

Do you have any brothers or sisters? I have one sister. 

¿Cuál es tu tradición familiar favorita?  Mi tradición familiar favorita es comer juntos durante las fiestas. 

What is your favorite family tradition?  My favorite family tradition is eating together during the holidays.

Discuss Food

Who wouldn’t want to talk about their favorite dishes and preferred cuisines?

Eating is something you do every day! Food is a huge part of culture and lifestyle. Food preferences and differences are a fun topic to explore—especially with someone from another country!

Explore new tastes and smells with these delicious questions!

28. Do you like to cook? (¿Te gusta cocinar?)

29. What ‘s your favorite food? (¿Cuál es tu comida favorita?)

30. Do you have a favorite local restaurant? (¿Tienes un restaurante local favorito?)

31. What ‘s the craziest thing you’ve ever eaten? (¿Qué es lo más loco que has comido?)

¿Te gusta cocinar? Me encanta cocinar.

Do you like to cook?  I love cooking.

¿Cuál es tu comida favorita? Mi comida favorita es la pasta.

What’s your favorite food? My favorite food is pasta.

¿Tienes un restaurante local favorito? Mi restaurante favorito es Panera.

Do you have a favorite local restaurant?  My favorite restaurant is Panera.

¿Qué es lo más loco que has comido? Lo más loco que he comido son los caracoles.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever eaten?  The craziest thing that I have ever eaten is snails.

Asking About Work

Work is a huge part of most people’s lives. Naturally, they will have a lot to say about this topic. 

Discuss dream jobs, unique careers, and amazing projects with these 5 simple Spanish questions!

32. What is your job? (¿Cuál es tu trabajo?)

33. What is the first thing you do after work? (¿Qué es lo primero que haces después del trabajo?)

34. What ‘s your dream job? (¿Cuál es el trabajo de tus sueños?)

35. How long have you been at your job? (¿Cuánto tiempo llevas en tu trabajo?)

36. Do you like your job? (¿Te gusta tu trabajo?)

¿Cuál es tu trabajo? Soy contador.

What is your job? I am an accountant.

¿Cuánto tiempo llevas en tu trabajo? Llevo tres años en mi trabajo.

How long have you been at your job? I have been at my job for three years.

¿Cuál es el trabajo de tus sueños? Mi trabajo soñado es escribir.

What’s your dream job? My dream job is writing.

Talking About Travel

You don’t have to live abroad to talk about travel!

This exciting topic adds spice and wonder to any conversation. It helps you learn more about the world and explore different experiences. 

These are very simple Spanish questions that will help you talk about your dream destination!

37. Do you prefer to visit the city or nature? (¿Prefiere visitar la ciudad o la naturaleza?)

38. What countries have you traveled to? (¿A qué países has viajado?)

39. Do you speak any other languages? (¿Hablas otros idiomas?)

40. Do you prefer the beach or mountains? (¿Prefieres la playa o la montaña?)

¿Prefiere visitar la ciudad o la naturaleza? Prefiero la ciudad.

Do you prefer to visit the city or nature? I prefer the city.

¿Hablas otros idiomas?  Hablo tres idiomas.

Do you speak any other languages?  I speak three languages.

¿Prefieres la playa o las montañas? Prefiero la playa.

Do you prefer the beach or the mountains? I prefer the beach.

Funny Questions To Ask in Spanish

Everyone loves a good laugh—even in Spanish!

From Spanish puns to jokes, there are plenty of ways to give your conversation partner the giggles. Here are a few questions in Spanish that are sure to brighten up your day!

41. Do you know any good jokes? (¿Conoces algún chiste bueno?)

42. What ‘s the craziest thing you’ve ever done? (¿Qué es lo más loco que has hecho?)

¿Conoces algún buen chiste? Conozco muchos chistes.

Do you know any good jokes? I know lots of jokes.

¿Qué es lo más loco que has hecho? Lo más loco que he hecho es bucear.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done? The craziest thing that I have ever done is scuba diving.

Questions About School

It doesn’t matter what country you’re from or which language you speak, school is a universal experience!

As a result, school is also an excellent conversation topic. 

Whether you’re still in high school or on your way to a PhD, there is always something academic that you can discuss. 

Here are a few classroom questions to get you started!

43. What are you studying? (¿Qué estás estudiando?)

44. What school/college do you go to? (¿A qué escuela/universidad asistes?)

45. What is your major? (¿Cuál es tu especialidad?)

46. What is your favorite class? (¿Cuál es tu clase favorita?)

¿Qué estás estudiando? Estudio ingeniería.

What are you studying? I am studying engineering.

¿Cuál es su clase favorita? Mi clase favorita es la de español.

What is your favorite class? My favorite class is Spanish. 

Hard Spanish Questions

Want to impress a native Spanish speaker with your savvy language skills? Try asking them a hypothetical question! 

Hypotheticals let you pose questions that aren’t limited by reality or money restraints. They open the door to limitless possibilities! 

Hypothetical statements always start with “if,” or si in Spanish. 

Hypothetical questions sound impressive, but they are actually incredibly easy to create! 

All you need is a si clause , imperfect subjunctive verb, and a simple conditional verb. 

Just follow this simple formula:

si + imperfect subjunctive verb + conditional verb

For extra conjugation help, check out our gramatical guide: A Simple Intermediate Guide to Subjunctive Conditional Spanish . 

47. If you were stranded on a deserted island and you could have only one item, what would it be? (Si te quedaras tirado en una isla desierta y sólo pudieras tener un objeto, ¿cuál sería?)

48. If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you go? (Si pudieras ir a cualquier lugar de vacaciones, ¿a dónde irías?)

49. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? (Si pudieras vivir en cualquier lugar del mundo, ¿dónde sería?)

50. If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? (Si tuvieras un millón de dólares, ¿qué harías con él?)

Si pudieras ir a cualquier lugar de vacaciones, ¿a dónde irías?  Si pudiera ir a cualquier lugar de vacaciones, iría a las Bahamas.

If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you go?  If I could go anywhere on vacation, I would go to the Bahamas.

Si pudieras vivir en cualquier parte del mundo, ¿dónde sería? Si pudiera vivir en cualquier parte del mundo, sería en España.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? If I could live anywhere in the world, it would be Spain. 

Si tuvieras un millón de dólares, ¿qué harías con él? Si tuviera un millón de dólares, me compraría una mansión.

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? If I had a million dollars, I would buy a mansion. 

These practice dialogues will help you plan out your next Spanish conversation. Each one shows you how to use one of your new thought-provoking questions in real life! 

Watch how the question words appear and notice the flow of the conversation. 

It’s time for some Spanish conversation with English translation practice!

Spanish Conversation 1

Juan: Hola, me llamo Juan. Juan: ¿Cómo te llamas? Cassandra: Hola, Juan, me llamo Cassandra.  Cassandra: ¿De dónde eres tú? Juan: Soy de los Estados Unidos.  Juan: ¿Y tú?   Cassandra: Soy de México. 

Juan: Hello, my name is Juan.  Juan: What is your name? Cassandra: Hello, Juan, my name is Cassandra.  Cassandra: Where are you from? Juan: I am from the U.S.  Juan: And you? Cassandra: I am from Mexico. 

Spanish Conversation 2

Cristina: ¿A qué te dedicas? Erik: Soy maestra.  Erik: ¿Y tú? Cristina: Trabajo con animales.  Erik: Me encantan los animales.  Erik: ¿Tienes mascota?  Cristina: Sí, dos perros y un gato. 

Cristina: What do you do? Erik: I am a teacher.  Erik: And you? Cristina: I work with animals. Erik: I love animals.  Erik: Do you have a pet? Cristina: Yes, two dogs and a cat.

Spanish Conversation 3

Lucía: ¿A dónde vas?  Paula: Voy al Hotel de los Reyes. Paula: ¿ Dónde está la calle Rafael?  Lucía: La calle Rafael está junto a la biblioteca.  Lucía: ¿Has estado aquí antes? Paula: No, es mi primera vez. 

Lucía: Where are you going? Paula: I am going to the Kings’ Hotel. Paula: Where is Rafael Street? Lucía: La calle Rafael está junto a la biblioteca.  Lucía: Have you been here before? Paula: No, it is my first time.

One of the best aspects of knowing a second language is being able to talk with more people. Now that your language toolbelt is full of simple Spanish questions, you’re ready to start practicing! 

Luckily, there is no shortage of practice partners when it comes to speaking Spanish. 

With more than 580 million speakers, Spanish is one of the most popular languages in the world. There are more than 20 countries that speak Spanish. In fact, the United States alone has over 41 million Spanish speakers !

There are loads of other great benefits to being bilingual too! People who speak two languages have better cognition and decision-making abilities , more job opportunities, and increased pay . 

There is no better time to begin your language journey. The sooner you start, the quicker you’ll be speaking Spanish! The fastest way to achieve fluency is by practicing your conversation skills with a native Spanish-speaking teacher. 

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Download Free Printables and Worksheets to Learn Spanish! A great resource for Kids learning Spanish and for Spanish teachers to use in their Spanish classrooms!

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Printables to Learn the Spanish Alphabet

• Spanish Alphabet Chart : Name of Letters & Pronunciation.
• Download FREE Spanish ABC Cards HERE .
• Spanish Alphabet Words : 34 Pages of Spanish Vocabulary! One Page per Letter with Words & Images!

Printables to Learn the Colors in Spanish

• List of 4 Basic Colors in Spanish & English : Red, Blue, Yellow & Green.
• 11 Basic Colors in Spanish and English : Pack of 3 Pages.
• List of the 11 Basic Colors in Spanish for Children : 1 Page with Colors in Circles.
• 10 Colors with Elements and Bilingual Sentences with Spanish masculine and feminine words (UN vs. UNA): 4 Pages.

Printables to Learn the Spanish Numbers

• Bilingual Flash Cards: Spanish Numbers from 0 to 23 .
• Spanish Numbers Cards 0-10 .
• Presentation: Spanish Numbers 1 to 10 with Exercises .
• Spanish Numbers Tracing : Trace the Words and Numbers 0-9.

Printables to Learn the Days of the Week in Spanish

• Trace the Letters of the Days .

Printables to Learn the Spanish Seasons

• Download Spanish Fall Vocabulary .
• Download Fall Printable : One autumn word per page.
• Download Winter Vocabulary  in English and Spanish: Common Words & Pronunciation.
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101 Easy Spanish Activities for Kids Stuck at Home (With Printable Lists)

Inside : Spanish activities for kids that can be done at home. 

Whew. A lot is going on.

Many of you are stuck at home right now. Classes are cancelled and playdates are a no-no. Aside from general unease itself, there are some pressing practical issues too. Issues like:  what the heck do we all day long with these kids?

My kids’ classes are cancelled at least until April, and I expect it to be much longer. The president of Peru just ordered a mandatory quarantine for the next 15 days, at least.

It’s like summer break: sometimes it’s sweet and we’re all doing a puzzle or piled on the bed reading books. Sometimes it’s a long day of hollering at everyone to please calm down, and for heaven’s sake don’t wake the sleeping baby, and  please just eat like a normal person in your chair for once.

But we have a choice for how to use this extra family time! I’m trying to see what kind of mom-goodness I can squeeze out of the situation. We’re all in this together, and many teachers and creators are pulling together to offer great resources you can use at home.

Which brings me to the premise of this post:  how about using the extra time together to learn or practice more Spanish?

I don’t want to you waste any of your precious quarantine time trying to scrap together Spanish resources from all over the internet, either.  Nope! Just treat yourself to a glass of wine or something nice and browse all these easy ideas you can simply do at home.

If you just want lists of awesome apps, playlist, channels, movies, books, etc. see my post on  Summer Spanish Learning for Families . Otherwise, scroll on!

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101 Spanish Activities for Kids at Home

101 SPANISH ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AT HOME

This is an extensive list, so if there’s something specific you’re looking for, click on that section below. Otherwise, take your time and browse around. Online Spanish Activities for Kids Screen-Free Spanish Activities for Kids Print-and-Do Spanish Activities  Learn-as-a-Family Spanish Activities and Lessons (Learning by themes such as numbers, colors, family members, etc.)

If you find any information here is outdated or incorrect, please let me know in the comments so I can keep everything up to date. Let’s get started!

ONLINE SPANISH ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AT HOME

If you don’t mind some screen time , here are some great ways to fill your home with Spanish and learn together.

• Read an  online book  in Spanish.
• Practice your drawing skills  by watching Spanish YouTubers teach art.
• Learn a  Spanish clean-up song  and tidy your room.
• Do  Yoga in Spanish .
• Listen to a familiar  nursery rhyme in Spanish .
• Play  a game on Árbol ABC  or  Spanish Town .
• Cook together by  watching kids cook  in Spanish.
• Watch Salsa Episodes and do an activity.
• Do a  craft following directions in Spanish .
• Watch/listen to a song from  Super Simple Spanish .
• Read or listen to free online books in Spanish.
• Send text messages to someone you know who speaks Spanish.
• Do an activity on  Online Free Spanish .
• Watch Episodes of  “Oh Noah!”   – a PBS show for learners.
• Watch a cartoon in Spanish (on  YouTube  or  Netflix ).
• Listen to a Fairy Tale in Spanish with slow audio.
• Download a  Spanish app  and complete activities on it.
• Listen to a  Podcast in Spanish.
• Learn about Frida Kahlo with free coloring pages and videos for kids .

25 SCREENFREE SPANISH/CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

These are simply ideas to use the language and speak together. Some are culture-focused and you could speak Spanish while doing the project together.

• Draw a monster  with sidewalk chalk and label the body parts.
• Make a Bingo board  to practice new words. Start with an outline of blank squares and a word list, and illustrate different words in the boxes.
• Print  Scavenger Hunt Lists  for indoors and outdoors. 
• Make a worry doll.
• Label some parts of your house . Try to use those words during the day!
• Make a  play restaurant with menus  and practice ordering food.
• Gather some objects and put on a blindfold. Try to  guess each object in Spanish, by feeling it.
• Make a tissue paper flag from a Spanish-speaking country .
• Print thank you cards in Spanish , and write a note to someone saying “gracias”!
• Play  “Simon Says”  in Spanish.
• Write  Spanish words in shaving cream .
• Make picture and word cards for any theme and play  Go Fish or Memory.
• Make  “ojos de dios.”
• Draw your family tree  and label in Spanish.
• Play   Mano Nerviosa  to practice numbers.
• Do a  color scavenger hunt or a shape hunt in your house . Write the words for the shapes, and then look throughout the house for things that match the shape (i.e., rectángulo = la puerta)
• Read a book in Spanish and create a  comic-strip summary.
• Cook something  by following a recipe in Spanish ( here are 33 easy ideas ).
• Print Hispanic Heritage coloring pages and color with a  playlist   in Spanish in the background.
• Memorize a traditional poem or rhyme in Spanish.
• Do a  blindfolded taste test  and practice saying “me gusta/no me gusta.”
• Play a  regular board game or card game,  but speak Spanish the whole time.
• Make  tissue paper flowers.
• Make  puppets and write a skit.
• Turn a  clock in your house into a flower or sun with labels  to practice saying the time.

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20 print and do spanish activities.

These activities are screen-free but do require some printing to set them up. All are free, though you may have to create a free Teachers Pay Teachers account to access a few of them.

• Print and make a  minibook about Peru.
• Print out  chore cards in Spanish and create a daily routines chart.
• Complete a   15-page Spanish-learning pack  from Mundo de Pepita .
• Practice the ABCs in with these free printables.
• Print and make a mini-book about Mexico .
• Learn terms for  foods in Spanish with these game cards.
• Print a Dolores Huerta learning pack in Spanish, for kids.
• Solve  Puzzles to Learn about Rooms in the House and Chores .
• Print and complete  activities about Spain . (Credit: Rachel Young)
• Learn the  names and capitals of Spanish-speaking countries.
• Print and do color-by-numbers and other worksheets for the colors in Spanish .
• Make a  “doy gracias” mini-book.
• Practice  zoo animals with this “I have, who has” game.
• Make  puppets to go with the song “Los pollitos dicen.”
• Print and make  a book about the days of the week.
• Make a  mini-book about shapes  in Spanish .
• Read a  Fable in Spanish  and do some activities.
• Print and make  a mini-book about farm animals  in Spanish with flashcards for games.
• Learn about Day of the Dead with these printable coloring pages .
• Print and play  Apple to Apples  with a DIY game.

50 LEARN-AS-A-FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND LESSONS AT HOME

These Spanish activities are helpful to families who are learning together, or kids who are starting as beginners.

Spanish Activities for Greetings  

( Download the activities & printables here ):

• Print and cut out the  word cards . .
• Draw a  portrait with your name and how you feel .
• Pick a  greetings song   to learn.
• Make a  mini-book about emotions .
• Read the story  about Miguel and Rosa.
• Create a cartoon  with a get-to-know-you conversation.

Spanish Activities for Body Parts, Actions, and Objects  

( Download the activities & printables here .)

• Use the object cards to  label things in your house.
• Pick a  body parts song  to learn.
• Play  “I have, who has” to practice parts of the body, and objects.
• Go outside and do  body outline  in chalk. Label the parts.
• Read the school stories –  Story A  and  Story B .
• Do the  matching words/sentences/pictures activity.

Spanish Activities for Numbers 

• Print and cut out the  new word cards.
• Pick a  numbers song  t o learn.
• Play  Numbers Bingo .
• Read about  monsters and match the pictures.
• Read the  story about Julio .
• Play  Mano Nerviosa  to practice the numbers.
• Read the  monster description and draw.
• Print and do these free numbers activ ities (word searches, crossword puzzles, etc.)

Spanish Activities for Family Members and Telling Time 

• Draw and label your family tree  (or a famous family like  The Incredibles )
• Listen to  Baby Shark in Spanish  to practice members of the family.
• Listen to  this book naming family members .
• Play  Go Fish or Memory  with all your word cards so far.
• Listen to  this song about family members .
• Read the family puzzles  and match to the picture.
• Read the story  about Ana’s family  and  do the guessing activity . 
• Draw a picture of yourself  and write how old you are.
• Read the sheet that talks about  telling time .
• If your family has a clock, cut out flower petals or sun rays to  label each hour.
•  Play  “ What Time is it, Mr. Fox ? ” in Spanish.
• Read the clock times and  write the hands to show the time.
• Use all the Spanish you have learned so far to talk about the differences in the  “Spot it” sheets.
• Listen to the  songs  “Chumbala ,”  a classic song for kids in Spanish.
• Watch  this video  about asking what time it is.

Spanish Activities for Adjectives and Colors 

• Watch  this video about colors .
• Play  Go Fish or Memory  with all your word cards so far.
• Listen to a  ¿Te gusta..?  song  from Super Simple Spanish.
• Read  this book about big and small animals .
• Read  this book about mixing colors  (nube = cloud).
• Do the  “Me gusta/No me gusta”  activity, using words you know so far in Spanish.
• Draw or list words  that go with each adjective.
• Call or text  any Spanish speakers you know for the  colors graph.
• Do the  “All About Me” page.
• Read the story  about the birthday present.
• Get extra practice with this Spanish colors activity pack (word searches, crosswords puzzles, etc.).

Spanish Activities for Activities and Hobbies 

( Download the guiding unit activities & printables here .)

• Play Go Fish or Memory with all your word cards so far.
• Watch/listen to  this song about sports .
• Read this  book about reading.
• Watch  this video about hobbies  in Spanish.
• Watch  this about what sports  you like.
• Read this book  to review family members and hobbies.
• Complete the sheet showing what  activities you like, can do, and can’t do.
• Call or text  any Spanish speakers  you know for the  activities graph.
• Read the story  about Ana and Alex.

Spanish Activities for the ABCs

• Practice the ABCs in with these free printables .
• Pick an ABC song to practice in Spanish.

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Hello, these are great! The link to the PDF for Lesson #6: Activities and Hobbies takes you to Lesson 4. I would love to get a copy of the Lesson #6! Gracias!

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