Yes, really!
Try Hi-Ho Cherry O, Candyland, Uno, Spot it, or Guess Who... ALL in Spanish!
There's a mountain of scientific evidence and literature from the smarties at Lego and other places show how GREAT it is to engage in play daily!
Some of those stats include:
- Babies Need Attunement Play to Learn and Grow
- Play Builds More Complex Brains
- Babies Learn by Moving
- Play = Learning
- Play Develops Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
- Kids Need Rough-and-Tumble Play
- Play Deprivation Can Have Tragic Consequences
- Play Improves Lives
SO! PLAY! Enjoy this Game-Schooling Spanish lesson with included Video. Come back here often, as I'll upload the other games to the Spanish Geniuses website (under the free section) in the next few weeks.
Here's another: Tira el dado: Using either a number die or a printable die, the Flip Flop Spanish Flashcards and a table... Assign categories (colors, animals, actions, etc.) to each number on a die or write in categories on the printable die. Then roll and say a word from the matching category in Spanish using the Flip Flop Spanish flashcards. Here a link to a die they could print for this game... https://pawprintfamily.com/_images/_products_pdf/247.pdf
May 2 Update: We're playing SPOT IT today on Spanish Geniuses!
Here's the list!
la araña - the spider
la bombilla - the light bulb
la bomba - the bomb
la vela - the candle
el ancla - the anchor
el biberón - the baby bottle
la zanahoria - the carrot
el payaso - the clown
el corazón - the heart
el copo de nieve - the snow flake
la muñeca de nieve - the snow man
el muñeco de pan - the bread man
el iglú - the igloo
el caballo - the horse/knight
el candado - the lock
el cactus - the cactus
el blanco - the target
las tijeras - the scissors
el lápiz - the pencil
la llave - the key
el delfín - the dolphin
el dinosaurio - the dinosaur
la mano - the hand
el dragón - the dragon
la mariquita - the ladybug
el relámpago - the lightning
la luna - the moon
las gafas - the sunglasses
el martillo - the hammer
la telaraña - the spider web
el signo - ! Or ?
el cráneo - the skull
la flor - the flower
la hoja - the leaf
el trébol - the clover
el hielo - the ice
el fantasma - the ghost
la gota - the drop
la tortuga - the turtle
el letrero - the sign
el pájaro - the bird