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Monday, March 12, 2012

Online Spanish activities for kids (of all ages!)

In a recent search for some new online practice material for my Spanish classes I found a gem of a site that Mini Me has quickly come to adore.  The the website created by the Instituto de Tecnologías Educativas which is part of the Ministry of Education in Spain, so it is as authentic as it gets.  

I was searching for practice activities for body parts in Spanish.  If you click to this website, it takes you to an English explanation of how to use the part of the website to practice body parts.  


This link will take you to the actual site.  
 You can get to the learning activities by clicking on different sections of the castle:

Main section with door - beginning activities with colors and clicking practice 
Dragon - animals and nature
Far left tower - playground
Left section of the top - art and music
Right section of the top - library and reading
Tower to the left of the main door - body parts
Far right tower - clothing and seasons
Ghost - a hilarious and creepy song about "Fantasmin", the friendly ghost who shows you around the castle. 
You can also click the sky to change the weather and hear the weather words.  


A cute little voice tells you the directions for each activity and it is 100% in Spanish.  It's awesome and is fantastic immersion practice.


If you don't know any Spanish, don't be afraid to play with this site or let your children do it.  Remember, it's designed for the preschool age group who are typically beginning computer users so there are a lot of pictures and simple games.  You'll be surprised at the Spanish that you and your child will learn.  Mini Me really likes using the computer for "that one Spanish game with the castle".  It is a pretty large website and might take time to navigate around, but it's so fun and will foster such fantastic language learning.


I'd love to hear about your experiences using the site, especially if you do not speak Spanish!  ¡Diviértanse!

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2 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for sharing! My daughter loves the idea of learning spanish and I only remember a bit from my high school/ college days. Can't wait to try it out.

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  2. What a neat site! I'll have to share it with my sister - her 8yo daughter is learning Spanish. Thanks for sharing with Learning Laboratory at Mama Smiles =)

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