Spanish in August at a Glance

  • Song: Where is Thumbkin? "Pulgarcito"
  • Swimming at the pool
  • Swimming at the beach
  • Farm animals
  • Numbers 1-30
After showing your students the virtual lessons, you can review the activities using the ​Teach & Learn Spanish in August ​Book and CD or MP3.

August - Week 1 
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-5:17: Finger names with butterfly
5:17-10:48: Drawing on fingers
10:48-17:30: Lyrics to song "Pulgarcito"
17:30-19:46: Song: "Pulgarcito"
19:46-22:20: Hide-and-Go-Seek (tree)
22:20-24:11: Hide-and-Go-Seek (shed)
​24:11-28:01: Review spelling colors

 Review Spanish in August-Week  1

 Activity 1:

Children love playing Hide-and-Go-Seek! After watching the video and singing the song "Pulgarcito" you can use the lyrics to play Hide-and-Go-Seek. The directions are below. I also modeled how to play during the second and the third to the last activities in the video lesson for this week. (See the video above)

​I did this activity with classes of toddlers and preschoolers this week and the children LOVED it! They love it every August when I teach it! Kids don't realize they are having an entire following conversation in Spanish while playing Hide-and-Go-Seek.

 Activity 2: 

Let's get creative! Download and print the pages of the hand and the finger flashcards below. Model for your kids to draw a face on each finger. Encourage them to draw a variety of faces. Next, show them how to cut and paste the flashcards of the finger names above each finger. Don't forget to put your name "nombre" on your paper. Practice saying the names of the fingers and singing the song. Post the finished hands on a bulletin board for all to see.

 Activity 3:

Sing the song, "Pulgarcito" with your students, download it or play it from your Amazon Music or Spotify account. See the lyrics to the right.

Album Title: Diez Deditos
Artist: José Luis Orozco
Title: Pulgarcito

August - Week 3 
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-6:30: More beach vocabulary
6:31-9:22: Reading beach words
9:23-18:08: Using words in sentences
18:09-29:49: Farm animals 

 Review Spanish in August-Week  3

 A Game to Play!

Here is another game you can play using the beach vocabulary! Before playing you will need to gather a swimming noodle and some or all of the following:
  • sun glasses
  • swimming goggles
  • a beach towel
  • sun creen
  • a floaty
  • a swim suit
  • flip flops
  • a beach ball
If you prefer to use visuals you can download them by pressing the button below: 

Coloring Sheets

It's time to color and practice writing the names of farm animals! Download and color the animals: "LOS ANIMALES"