People’s ability to learn another language is the greatest from birth to 5 year old. When they learn language at that age, their brains form completely differently, as parallel systems, versus as just another subject when they learn it later in life. Choosing between languages during a conversation and based on whom you talk to is additional stimulation for the executive function of the brain. So choosing to teach a child another language early in life is a great choice for a parent. Here are some resources that might help.
Pre-K to K Starter Spanish Workbook
Great 416 page workbook covering the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, sight words, parts of speech, expressions, days and months, family and community terms and more with activities and writing practice pages. Includes English instructions and guides.
Usborne First Thousand Words in Spanish
This 64-page book includes everyday words accompanied by illustrations and a pronuciation guide.
Set of Spanish Bi-lingual Flash Cards
4 decks of 56 cards including Alphabet, Basic Sight Words, Numbers 1 – 100 and Color, Shapes & More flash cards.
Flashcards – Everyday Spanish Vocabulary
102 word cards including words, phrases, animals, colors, household items, and more. These cards have Spanish on both sides: one side has the word and the other side has a word with a picture. All English translation is on one card.
Flashcards with Spanish Verbs
94 3×6 cards with common verbs. A verb and illustration on one side and the same verb with the example sentence on the reverse.
Spanish Alphabet Bingo
Set includes 36 playing cards, 264 paper-stock playing chips, caller’s mat and cards.
Spanish Bingo
Includes 50 words and 36 boards.
My First Bi-Lingual Mini-Readers – Teaching Resource (black and white for “Make Your Own Books” and a few other hands-on activities)
The booklets are small, and approximately 5 pages. Each page has one noun, and one verb. We cut out our books one per day, stapled, and colored.
25 English-Spanish First Little Readers
Short colorful 8-page books with simple vocabulary.
Spanish for Kids: 10 First Readers with Audio
10 simple 16-page readers including the following titles: Family, Animals, Clothing, Colors, Face/Body, Fruit, Numbers, Shapes, Snacks, and Toys. Online Mp3 audio download, English translation, and vocabulary is included.
Whistlefritz Spanish Set (in Spanish)
Whistlefritz Lesson Plans (In English)
These is a great set for IMMERSIVE learning of Spanish, all the materials are very engaging, but with the exception of Lesson Plans they are completely in Spanish.
Spanish Bananagrams Game
144 plastic letter tiles for word building, including 2 “CH,” 2 “LL,” 2 “Ñ,” and 2 “RR,” plus 1 “K” and 1 “W” that can be removed before playing.
Make-A-Word Center for Spanish
The set includes 4 write-on and wipe-off mats, 95 syllable tiles, and 40 2-sided picture cards.
Ten ten-minute stories (in Spanish)
This 256-page book is very colorful, pictures on every page, with larger font, and works great for independent reading as well as read-alouds. Includes classic stories such as Beauty and the Beast, The Legend of Pegasus, Pinoccio, and others.
Spanish Scrabble
Spanish version of the English game. Great for tactile learners.
Race to Madrid – Game for Spanish learning
Score points by making sentences. The 4 decks of cards contain:
– Useful Spanish words for making sentences about everyday situations as well as “Shopping”, “Clothing” and “Everyday Objects”.
– Extra verb cards for making sentences is the past, present and future tenses.
– Phrase Cards for creating stock phrase that can be used in everyday situations.