SB Finds : Crafts, Activities & Printables

The Lion King is being released from the Disney vault and hitting theaters once again on Friday September 16, as we’ve mentioned on our giveaway post here. To take the Lion King fun off-screen, we’ve rounded up some cool printable coloring and activity sheets. Plus, check out this clip and sing-a-long with your niños to the song “Hakuna Matata” en español : httpv://youtu.be/zLVflU5i_Xs Have some pre-movie fun with some of the Lion King characters and these activities: Make your ownRead More ...

¿Qué hay en la mochila? ¡Vamos a la escuela! This is a great activity to teach and reinforce Spanish vocabulary and phrases associated with school.   Kids will have fun guessing and having hands on bilingual fun: Items needed: La mochila- backpack El papel–paper Las tijeras–scissors Los crayones–crayons El lápiz– pencil Los marcadores–markers El libro–book *add any other school related item that your child would relate to. Activity: Lay out items and name all items in Spanish as you fillRead More ...

Bean Bag Toss Objective: to reinforce listening comprehension, color and command recognition, and to encourage fluency. Use colored bean bags or number bean bags. If you do not have bean bags, use colored balls. Set a small basket or bucket in the middle of the circle. Kids all stand up and you tell them “ Escucha-  listen! Explain the command  “ Tira- throw!” If you are reinforcing colors, say ‘ tira azul!. Only kids holding blue will throw the beanRead More ...

Click here to download the song and here for the PDF with the lyrics and suggested activities. The download will automatically start as soon as you click. Check your computer´s download folder to find the files. Press the orange play button below to listen to the Los Pasos song. Los pasos by 1-2-3 Spanish Together Thanks to 1-2-3 Spanish Together–Bringing language, culture and fun together– for providing these activities and song. You can follow them on Twitter and Like their Facebook pageRead More ...

Open publication – Free publishing – More california Yesterday´s news about the quakes in the Washington area (the strongest one ever recorded in D.C.!) me hizo ponerme las pilas and I remembered this coloring book that Ashley Alvarado, from California Watch, had sent me some months ago and I never got the chance to share with you. It´s time. Growing up in a land like El Salvador where Earth always rumbles doesn´t quite mean you´re always prepared for an earthquake emergency.Read More ...

This whole week is dedicated to Bicultural Birthday Celebrations and group games have to be part of a good Fiesta. The games below were contribute by Jennifer Manriquez from The Bilingual Fun Company, so you know they must be a tested hit! La Araña La Araña is a fun and active group game. The game is played by a group of children ages 5 and up. The “spider” is confined between two parallel lines on the ground, drawn about 20Read More ...

Objective: Create your own bug hunt. Kids love looking for bugs in the summer time and the idea of searching is a fun, interactive activity that is perfect for language rich exposure and practice. Bug Hunt – La Búsqueda de Los Insectos • We love the summer bugs found at most Dollar Stores. Stock on the small plastic ones in a variety of colors. • Find a large, grassy area to sprinkle the bugs on the ground. • Give childrenRead More ...

Rio The Movie is coming out on DVD on August 2nd, as we mentioned in our 2011 Summer Family Movies post. Check out the Portuguese version of the trailer! (Spanish speakers, see how much of it you understand!) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnVyHcrSFAU Now have fun with Blu, the bilingual, bicultural bird who finds his roots during his Brazilian adventure with the following kids activities: Construct a Blu “glider” activity sheet Learn Portuguese with Blu activity sheet Math, Tic Tac Toe, and other mixedRead More ...