While trying to teach my littles, I have a difficult time finding conversational Spanish books. Sure, there are great books for learning shapes, colors, animals, etc. but nothing that really told me how to speak to someone else and how to answer them appropriately.
So, what does a good teacher do? I make my own, of course.
Here you can find my ongoing collection. I will post pictures and links as best as I can. But, since I am learning too, please give me some grace. If you see a mistake, PLEASE comment or send me a quick email. (I’m that person that loves to find typos in other people’s stuff!)
For all of these downloads, it’s a good idea to print them on card stock and cover in these self seal laminating sheets. These protectors don’t need a machine – just carefully peel and stick!
A NOTE ABOUT PRINTING: Print all double sided and I always select the “fit to page” option. It makes the pictures fit on the page better!
Better yet – go to a printing sight like Office Depot and get them printed. It doesn’t cost a ton, the colors are always amazing (and you get to save your ink at home for emergencies!) and they can even bind it for you for a few extra dollars.
¿Cómo estás? Booklet PDF – FREE download from my TeachersPayTeachers website. A variety of ways to respond to “How are you?” for friends and adults.
¿Qué Quieres Comer? Booklet PDF – download from my TeachersPayTeachers site. A book that teaches how to ask and respond to the question of what to eat.
¡Vamos a Limpiar! – Booklet PDF – download from my TeachersPayTeachers site. A book about cleaning parts our bodies. This is a “lift-the-flap” type of book, so click here for some pictures about how to assemble! When you print this book – PRINT PAGES 1-10 DOUBLE SIDED AND PAGES 11-18 SINGLE SIDED. Flip on the short side. You will be cutting the last pages for the “lift the flap” effect.
¿Dondé Está Estrella? – Booklet PDF – download from my TeachersPayTeachers site. This lift-the-flap book is about a cute sea star and where she is hiding! Click here for help assembling. When printing – PRINT PAGES 1- 8 DOUBLE SIDED AND PAGES 9-14 SINGLE SIDED. Flip on the short side. You will be cutting the last pages for the “lift the flap” effect. (This is actually one of my favorites that I’ve made!)
NEW!!! Nosotros Estamos… – Booklet PDF – download from my TeachersPayTeachers site. This booklet practices using verbs in the conjugation of the continuous progressive. Learn to say things like, “I am eating”, “You are drinking” and “We are sitting”. I have a helpful chart in the back for other words you might need on a daily basis with your littles. I can’t wait to read this book to mine!
Numeros Contando de Once a Veinte – Booklet PDF – download from my TeachersPayTeachers site. Everyone can count from 1 – 10 in Spanish, but can you count beyond that? Yeah, me neither. So, I created a book that mis niños and I can learn all those other numbers. There is a handy chart in the back with tips to help with numbers 21 – 100. ¡Contemos! (Let’s count!)
Numeros Contando de Once a Veinte is a lift-the-flap book: When printing – print pages 1 – 13 for the book portion and then 14 & 15 double sided and 16 & 17 double sided. Flip on the short side. You can cut out the squares and tape them onto each corresponding page. I’ve numbered the pages in conjunction with the number of items on that page.
Mis Cinco Sentidos – Booklet PDF – download from my TeachersPayTeachers site. A book all about our 5 senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching! Four adorable scenes of all the things we experience with our senses. Go here to see how to assemble this book.
Cinco Calabasas – Booklet PDF – download from my TeachersPayTeachers site. This book is all about ordinal numbers and how to say words that end in “mente” which is equal to our version of words ending in “ly”. The story is of families finding a pumpkin for their fall season and choosing pumpkins that have a certain quality. “Perfectly round” or even “perfectly squat”.
Christmas Questions – Booklet PDF – download from my TeachersPayTeachers site. This book is perfect for practicing those questions you ask your child every day. Questions like “Where is/are…?” “Can you find…?” and “How many…?” This is a Christmas themed book with over 50 questions to ask your child about the cheery and cozy Christmas scenes.
Coming soon…
¡Vamanos! – a book about things we can do as a family.
The Container Book – How do I say bucket in Spanish? Box? Trash can? Bag? I have no idea…so, in this book, we will learn how!
Every Day Questions – more questions we ask our children about the things we see and do everyday.
A bilingual book about the alphabet with words beginning in English AND Spanish!
How to put these books together…
This isn’t rocket science (or I wouldn’t have figured it out!) and there are lots of ways to put a book together. But, here is a quick and easy method with a little bit of duct tape and some glue!
Let’s put together ¿Cómo estás? :
First, Print off any of my bilingual books from above! Remember – they are totally FREE!
Grab whatever you have handy to trim the ends – or you could keep them the existing length. Whichever you prefer. I found that trimming them at the 1 1/2″ mark worked well.
Find a straight edge – I used my handy ruler – and give them a bent edge. This is where we will glue them together.
Now, you have a handful of pages that have a nice crease. Let’s glue! (Yup, it’s this easy, folks.)
Keep in mind, this is just plain card stock. You could add a really nice cover or even fabric if you were feeling fancy. I found this blog about different kind of bindings when I was trying to figure out how I wanted to put this puppy together.
After you have glued, stack’em up. Be careful not to put too much glue or it will just ooze out everywhere.
Time for Duct Tape!
I have several colors sitting in my craft room for just such an occasion. I’m sure there are a gazillion ways to duct tape the edge of this, but here is how I went about it.
Rip off a piece longer than the book itself. Then, place one edge carefully along those lovely creases you just made.
Flip over and pull over and around to the back of the book on the long edge.
Next, seal all the way and wrap the short edges to the back of the book as well.
Measure a piece of duct tape and cut to the length and width of the back binding. Stick it on!
No problem.
Again, do this in any way that works for you. It’s just for you and your kiddos, no judgement here.
When you are finished, apply the self seal laminating sheets and you have a waterproof booklet!
iBien hecho! (Well done!)
~Bronwen
Learning Spanish as a Family 