I am not used to seeing the leaves change colors when it is 90 degrees outside. That’s what was happening last week, however, in NE Ohio. So even though I was still wearing shorts and a tank top, the leaves were telling me to start looking for fall songs and books in Spanish for kids, so I could share them with you.
These resources will also be fun for the preschool Spanish class I started teaching on Friday mornings. Here’s a little shout out to the cute little munchkins who did such a great job with the alfabeto this past Friday. You guys will be speaking Spanish in no time!
I already mentioned that the leaves are changing colors. So let’s start out with a song called Hojas (Leaves) that teaches kids the names of various colors in Spanish when leaves fall from a tree.
Next, little ones can learn to count in Spanish by keeping track of how many leaves fall off the tree with Las Hojas Del Árbol (The Tree Leaves).
The vocabulary in the song El Viento de Otoño (The Fall Wind) is more advanced, but kids can listen for the colors of the leaves that are mentioned while they watch people rake them into piles.
This final video is longer than the others and includes the most advanced vocabulary of them all. It’s actually not even a song. It’s a fun little adventure story of two children who go exploring on a fall day, set to The Four Seasons by Vivaldi. It is worth watching just to hear the soothing Spanish voice of the narrator Eva Alonso.
I found a few fall themed books in Spanish to share with you as well. Check to see if they’re available at your local library or use the Amazon links* to purchase. Reading them will be a fun way to reinforce some of the new vocabulary words you learned in the songs!
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1. Veo el otoño | I see fall
2. Soy Una Hoja | I’m A Leaf
3. El Primer Otoño De Clifford | Clifford’s First Autumn
4. Annie Cultiva Manzanas | Apple Farmer Annie
Have you read any fall themed books in Spanish that are not listed here? Please help me expand my list by sharing them in the comment section!
Love these great resources!! Such cute videos! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing these on MMM! 🙂 I am featuring this post on this week’s upcoming party! See you tomorrow! 🙂
Cathy
Thanks so much Cathy. I really appreciate being featured! And thank you for hosting MMM!
These are so darling and so fun! I can’t wait to show my kiddos!
Songs are such a great way to get kids excited about a new language. Thanks for the resources!
I love the videos! My kids are learning German this year – makes me think I should find some German songs for them to learn! 🙂
Michelle, there are so many great songs in a variety of languages posted on youtube. I’m sure you will find lots of great German songs to share with your kids.
My youngest is just starting Spanish this year and will love these songs and other resources.
How old is your youngest? Will she be learning Spanish at school? I’m curious to know when most schools are introducing foreign languages. The younger the better!
Thanks for sharing these! I will watch them with my daughter. We live in New Mexico, and I really hope she learns Spanish. It is so beneficial for children to learn another language.
Hey these are interesting! Perfect for those taking spanish courses. Maybe when we cover that subject, I’ll remember these. (Right now, we’re doing Latin!)
Latin will be a great base for studying Spanish down the road. I will be building up my collection of Spanish resources so please check back when you are ready to transition!
I’m not teaching any little ones Spanish right now, but when I do teach foreign languages, I love what an awesome resource Youtube is for kids’ songs in other languages! When we have kids, we want to raise them bilingual since Spanish is the husband’s native language, but I know it’ll be a bit of a challenge.
I am working on introducing our kids to Spanish and will for sure use these resources. Thanks!
Great! I hope you find them helpful Julia!
I enjoyed your site! I might just have to learn some of the songs to practice MY Spanish vocabulary. I found you on Titus2Tuesdays. 🙂
Kathleen, I’m so glad you found me! I hope you enjoy the songs. I think kid songs are great for adults too! : )
Beautiful to hear them! Thanks for linking up with Mom’s Library last week. I’m featuring you this week at Castle View Academy. Enjoy the autumn.
Thanks so much for featuring this post Crystal! I hope readers from Mom’s Library will enjoy exploring the world one suitcase at a time!