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Music is one of the most powerful tools to teach a foreign language to young learners! It instantly fills the room with smiles, gets kids on their feet, and inspires them to become a part of whatever they are listening to. Teaching your child Spanish through music will boost their memory of new vocabulary, improve their pre-reading skills through rhyming, and promote the development of essential communication skills . While there are many teaching methods to choose from, this guide will show you how to use theme-based learning with music. This combination promotes higher-level learning that produces longer-lasting .

Theme-Based Learning

Theme-based learning , also called thematic instruction, is "the practice of integrating curriculum areas around a topic." Engaging in integrated activities promotes thinking, feeling, and movement, which activates and develops your child's multiple intelligences . These activities center around the main theme and combine playful songs to spark the emotional responses that dramatically increase memory . With this method, your child will learn faster and retain more! ¡Aprendamos con música!

Lesson Structure Example

As you look at the themes below, you may wonder how to structure your lessons. If you don't already have a plan set out that you prefer, you can try this one:

Download Spanish Body Parts Theme Flashcards

Game

Body Part Tag - take your little one outside and have them tag objects with their body parts. This is a fun game and can combine colors and numbers. Direct your child to tag the tree with la rodilla, tag something red with el brazo, or tag 4 yellow things with el pie. The options are endless here and make for lots of fun and giggling.

Hands-on Activity

Plate Face Paint - show your child how to paint a face on a paper plate, direct them to "paint los ojos" or entirely in Spanish " pinta los ojos" and continue with the rest of the parts of the face. You can glue down strands of yarn as the cabello. Hang their hard work somewhere visible and ask frequently, "Where are los ojos? Where is la nariz?" (or "¿Dónde están los ojos? ¿Dónde está la nariz?") and have them point to it while they say the word. Extend this activity by painting a body cut-out to connect to the face (or trace your child's body if you want to go really big).

Songs:

Game

Simón dice (Simon Says) - Modify the original Simon Says game with feeling phrases! If you already connected specific movements to words (aka TPR) while introducing new vocabulary, this will be even more fun. You can use all Spanish by saying, " Simón dice, estoy feliz" and your child repeats, " ¡estoy feliz!" with a big smile on their face and clapping (TPR). An excited reaction from you each time they get it right can go a long way here! Remember the trick of the game is when an instruction is given without " Simón dice/ Simon Says" the child shouldn't move.

Hands-On Activity

Book of Feelings - use construction paper to create a book of collages. Dedicate each page to one of the feelings and look with your child for relevant pictures in old magazines to cut out and glue down. You can extend this lesson to use conjugated verbs by pointing at pictures and saying, "Él está triste" (He is sad) or asking "¿Él está feliz o triste?" (Is he happy or sad?) When you finish making all the pages, stack them together and staple down the left side three times to form a book.

Theme: Vowels (las vocales)

Songs:

Game

Move Around the Room - get 5 pieces of paper, use a marker to write one vowel on each paper, and place them around a room. Using your vowel flashcards (download above), instruct your child to run to the correct vowel in the room when they hear the sound in the word you say. Celebrate with high-fives when they get it right and make a funny sound when they get it wrong so they know to try again. You can add more words without teaching meaning since the focus here is on the sound.

Hands-on Activity

Big Letters Art Project - as you teach each vowel sound, you can focus on it through art. Take a regular or larger size piece of construction paper and draw a big vowel, bubble letter style (with plenty of space inside it). Give your child finger paints for them to outline the vowel with your supervision. Inside the letter, paint, draw, or glue things whose names use that particular vowel. For example, with the letter A, you can paint the body and legs of a spider ( araña) and glue down googly eyes. For love ( amor), use glue to make the form of a heart, pour some glitter on it to dry and shake off the extra. Add more objects like a tree ( árbol) by finger painting the trunk, then use a cotton ball dipped in green paint to make the leafy tops. The more creative, the better! Practicing the sounds and repeating the words with the sounds is the goal of this activity.

Move to the Music

We hope you will find some songs you'll love to share with your child while you teach them essential Spanish themes. With plenty of singing, dancing, and creative activities, your little learner is guaranteed to love learning Spanish with you. To boost their curiosity and give them a chance to practice what they've learned, sign up for a free online class with a native Spanish speaker! They can show off their new vocabulary while they learn to converse in Spanish. They'll be speaking by the first class, guaranteed!

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Learn Spanish with Music: Themes, Songs and Lesson Ideas for Preschool and Elementary

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Spanish songs for elementary school-aged students

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¡Canta y baile! Let's sing and dance to Spanish songs with your kindergartener.

Do you have an eager child who is learning Spanish and wants to know more? Or, perhaps you are a teacher who wants to incorporate fun Spanish songs into your classroom?

Music is more than just entertainment. It is educational and enables children to learn other subjects better, such as reading and language. Did you know that children with musical rhythm have been linked to being early readers?

Incorporating Spanish is another fantastic way for children to have fun with music. I have gathered the perfect list of Spanish songs along with activities for your students.

The full playlist is available on Spotify here. You can come back to this post over and over again to access the playlist!

Use Music to Teach Language...and Reading!

Young children will remember information learned in a musical setting more strongly than in a setting without music. Why? Because music is repetitive and they hear the same sounds and words over and over again. Likewise, learning with music activates the brain's auditory pathways and strengthens knowledge retention. Also, music is enjoyable! And we retain information better when we like learning it, such as singing a catchy tune.

According to a five-year study at the University of Southern California's Brain and Creativity Institute, musical experiences "appears to accelerate brain development in young children, particularly in the areas of the brain responsible for processing sound, language development, speech perception and reading skills."

This evidence reinforces the idea that children can strengthen language skills through music. What a great time to introduce songs in English and Spanish!

Music Improves Reading Skills

Music also helps children with reading. In the book, The More We Get Together: Nurturing Relationships Through Music, Play Books and Art, Gari Stein discusses how music benefits kids' learning:

Children with a strong sense of beat are more likely to read well.

Music stimulates all the senses, helping children learn to recognize patterns and sequence.

Early music exposure helps children learn by promoting language, creativity, coordination, social interaction, self-esteem, and memory.

Singing games support children's need to socialize and play, instead of "pre-academic" skills.

Music helps "wire" the brain, supporting a higher level of thinking.

Get your child singing, dancing and learning with these fun Spanish songs.

The 15 Catchiest Spanish Songs for Kindergarteners
Playing these top 15 Spanish songs is a great way to enhance your children's Spanish language skills.
Here are the catchiest and most beneficial songs for kindergartners learning español. They will brighten up any homeschool environment, play group, or classroom.

Spanish Songs by Gallinita Pintadita

These fun and entertaining songs will get your kids moving, dancing, and singing. The YouTube video links include the Spanish lyrics so you can follow along. It's an extra benefit for early readers or fine-tuning your pronunciation.

1. Quien Esté Feliz

Who is happy? A catchy song is for parents and children alike. Your child will want you to play it over and over again!

Kids love to sing along with cute little bugs - and here is just the song for them. I promise this lively and entertaining song will be stuck in your head all day long.

A sweet song with an adorable video. Your kids will love these little chicks and their pio, pio, pio sounds.

Spanish Songs by Charlotte Diamond

A children's artist with many awards and recognitions. Her songs are sung throughout schools around the world. She writes and performs songs in French, English and Spanish.

An uplifting and cheerful children's Spanish song. We are indeed like the flowers. Lluvia, sol, and other elements in nature impact our mood and feelings.

A great song for children to participate in a 'call and response' type song. Each line is sung twice, so children will listen to the lyrics first and then repeat what they have just heard. Plus, it is funny to sing about pizza and sad when the pizza falls to the ground.

Spanish Songs by Canta con Jess

Jess's videos focus on learning the alphabet, vowels, days, months, and more! She has catchy tunes that will help your little one learn Spanish.

6. Spanish Alphabet Song

In your child's first few Spanish classes, they will be introduced to the alphabet. What better way to learn it than follow along with an alphabet Spanish song.

Next in your child's Spanish journey, they will need to learn parts of the body and words like, up ( arriba) and down ( abajo). This Spanish song teaches new words in English and Spanish. Your child will make the connection quickly that dedito is little finger and grow their vocabulary quickly.

Spanish Songs by Pica Pica

This lively trio incorporates dances with their songs. It is entertaining, catchy and fun!

A short video accompanied with song and dance. These songs are so entertaining. Who doesn't want to dance along to videos featuring fruit and other kids?

Grab a giant ball and follow the trio as they dance and sing this cheerful song. Your children or class will enjoy incorporating this song with the movements into their day!

Spanish Songs by Cri Cri

A Mexican composer named Francisco Gabilondo Soler had the stage name "Cri Cri: The Singing Little Cricket." These classic songs are still as hip as they were in the old days.

Learning vowels is the foundation of learning Spanish since their pronunciation rules are different from English. This song will have your child saying A, E, I, O, U in no time.

This is a story told through song by one of the most popular artists of all time. It is relaxing and educational.

Spanish songs by Various Artists

These classics have stood the test of time and are important to learn. You can sing along with abuelos and kids alike!

This beloved song is sung in Spanish first and then in English, which allows you to hear both languages. It is a classic and an important song to know when celebrating birthdays in Latin America!

You may remember De colores from when you were a kid. Here is an updated song version that is beautiful and will teach your child to say the words for rainbow, colors, and animals.

14. A la rueda rueda

A fun song about wheels that will get your child in the mood for school in the morning!

15. Cielito lindo

If you are learning Spanish, this song is a must know classic written in Mexico in the 1800s. Here is a beautiful version for winding down after a busy day.

Educational Activities

Now, let's have some fun! Use the ideas below to make the songs more engaging and help your kids remember the lyrics.

1. Sing Along with YouTube Video Lyrics

Many of the above video links include the lyrics along with the song in the YouTube videos. This way you can sing in Spanish along with the song. This is the perfect activity to reinforce word sounds for your pre and emergent reader. It also gets your child "reading" the song and making connections between written and spoken words.

2. Host a Dance Talent Show

Don't be shy-get moving to the beat of the music. Some artists like Pica Pica have dances you can mimic. But don't be afraid to create your own! Another fun activity is to have kids develop their own dance moves and then have a "performance" or "dance-off" to the song. It is fun to see their creativity with music and movement.

3. Play Music as Background Noise

Music can be played passively, as well. Play the music in the car or at home while kids are playing with legos or coloring. It helps activate the creative side of the brain even further and boosts short-term focus.

Another fun brain exercise is to use music along with construction paper and crayons. Have the child draw on the paper what they are hearing in the music. Encourage the children to use colors, shapes, lines, dots, and strokes to represent the different variations of the music they are hearing.

5. Download the Playlist on Spotify

Repetition is key to learning songs and language. Putting this playlist on repeat will have your kids enunciating correctly and following storylines in Spanish in no time!

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