Preschool Spanish Songs Your Kids Will Love!
The rhythms and patterns found in music flow and drive words, emotions, and meanings across all languages. In every culture on the planet, music brings people together for every purpose imaginable. One of the earliest ways we learn about culture and share language is through music. Utilize these simplistic, yet powerful learning tools of preschool Spanish songs in your classroom to give students a chance to learn the language on their level and in a fun way that they will never forget. Links to videos to accompany some of these songs are in the References section at the end of this article.
Spanish Game Songs
Arroz con Leche
Rice and Milk: Choose a student to start the game by standing the middle of the class circle as they sing the song. The chosen child must pick someone of the opposite gender with each child having a turn in the circle.
Arroz con leche,
se quiere casar
con una viudita de la capital.
Que sepa tejer,
que sepa bordar,
que ponga la aguja en su campanal.
Contigo, sí
Contigo, no
Contigo, mi vida,
me casaré yo.
Cinco Ratoncitos
This is a finger play game similar to the English game Eeny Meeny Miny Moe.
Cinco ratoncitos
de colita gris
mueven las orejas,
mueven la naríz.
¡Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco,
corren al rincón!
Porque viene el gato,
a comer ratón.
Amigos Song
A song about friends
Use this song to greet students or in circle play. Each time they sing it in the group they will get better with name recognition.
Amigos Amigos
todos mis amigos estan aqui.
tu eres mi amigo
tu eres mi amiga
tu eres mi amigo
Amigos amigos uno dos tres
todos mis amigos estan aqui.
Basic Vocabulary In spanish
Uno, Dos Y Tres
Count to ten in both Spanish and English
Uno, dos, y tres,
Cuatro, cinco, seis.
Siete, ocho, nueve,
Cuento hasta diez.
La la la la la; La la la la la,
La la la la la; La la la la la.
La la la la la; La la la la la.
One, two, and three,
Four, five and six.
Seven, eight, and nine,
I count to ten.
La la la la la; La la la la la.
La la la la la; La la la la la.
La la la la la; La la la la la.
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas y dos pies
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies
Ojos, oidos, boca y una nariz
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies
Celebrate Culture Through Song
De Colores
Originating in Spain, this traditional song is heard at times of celebrations to rejoice in the beautiful colors of nature among Spanish-speaking people.
De colores,
de colores se visten los campos
en la primavera.
De Colores,
de colores son los pajaritos que vienen
de afuera.
De colores,
de colores es el arco iris que vemos
lucir.
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan
a mí.
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan
a mí.
Canta el gallo,
canta el gallo con el kiri, kiri, kiri, kiri, kiri.
La gallina,
la gallina con el cara, cara, cara, cara, cara.
Los pollitos,
los pollitos con el pío, pío, pío, pío, pí.
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan
a mí.
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan
a mí.
The minds of children are like sponges but their attention span can be very short. Stretch their capacities for attending to your lessons by making them fun. At the preschool level, learning should be playful but still meaningful. Let language learning be as exciting as possible in your classroom while at the same building their fluency day by day with the songs shared here.
References
- Cinco Ratoncitos video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t275YgOwqI&feature=player_embedded
- Arroz con Leche video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AUE4CBDeOY