Spanish Poems for Children – Nanitas
Nanitas is Francisco Rodríguez Gómez’s website dedicated to his Spanish poems for children. Rodríguez Gómez is a poet, musician and teacher from Cádiz, Spain. He has published many collections of...
View ArticleSpanish Poem for Kids – Bien Tomados de la Mano
This Spanish poem for kids is by Douglas Wright of Argentina. I love his poetry because it is direct, conversational, and relevant to the lives of children. Many of his poems are excellent for Spanish...
View Article5 Spanish Finger Plays for Preschoolers
Spanish has a wealth of traditional finger plays, rhymes and songs for children. Kids love games with actions, and these are perfect language learning tools. Music, movement, and rhyme combine to...
View ArticleSpanish Poems: Spring
Douglas Wright is a well-known children’s poet and illustrator from Argentina. He writes some of my favorite Spanish poems to read with children. His poetry is based in the natural world and a child’s...
View ArticleSpanish Poems for Kids: All Bilingual Press
Award-winning author Rita Wirkala recently sent me two wonderful collections of her Spanish poems for kids. Mis primeros poemas and Poemas para chicos y grandes were written specifically for children...
View ArticleSpanish Color Words: Rhymes to Print and Color
I wrote these simple rhymes with Spanish color words for my youngest learners. I mostly teach colors in the context of stories and games. These short poems and coloring sheets are an easy way to focus...
View ArticleShort Spanish Poems about Fall
These five short Spanish poems are by Douglas Wright, a well-known children’s poet and illustrator from Argentina. He writes some of my favorite poems to read with children. His poetry is based in the...
View ArticleSpanish Rhymes: Fun Phrases for Kids
My students have lots of fun playing and experimenting with rhyme. Spanish rhymes are easy to make and recognize, partly because of verb forms: habló, bailó, cantó, hablando, bailando, cantando, etc....
View ArticleShort Spanish Poems for Spring
April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate with these short Spanish poems about spring. They are by Douglas Wright, a well-known artist, poet and author from Argentina. He generously shares his work on...
View ArticlePoem in Your Pocket Spanish Printable
This year, we celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 30. It is part of National Poetry Month and encourages us all to share poems. The idea is that you carry the poem in your pocket and read it to...
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