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When I am teaching younger kids I always take the opportunity to read to them. Children's books are a great way to listen to the language and pick up vocabulary along the way. I especially like when I can find a series of books to read to my students. They get familiar with the characters and fall in love with them. They also start predicting what will happen, because of their familiarity with the personalities in the books.
Recently, I found two great series my students have been enjoying, the Estela books and the series of books on the lady that swallows everything (i.e. flies and the like). Many of them are out-of-print, but easily found cheaply on Amazon.
The Estela Books
Estela and her brother Sam have great adventures at the beach, in the snow, in the forest, and at night. The conversations they have are super cute. Sam is always asking his older sister about the world around them with questions like, "Do snow angels fly?" or "Do seahorses gallop?". There are four of them available...
Estela reina de la nieve
Estela, Hada del Bosque
Estela Princesa de la Noche
The "There Once Was an Old Lady" Books
My youngest students love the Lady who Swallowed a Fly! There is a whole series of books in which she swallows different items related to a theme. The language in these books is repetitive which aids in retaining some new vocabulary.
¡Un día una señora se tragó una mosca!
-the traditional version¡Un Día Una Señora se Tragó una Caracola!
-filled with beach vocabularyUn dia una senora se trago una campana!
-the Christmas version¡Un Día Una Señora se Tragó unos Libros!
Una Senora Con Frio Se Trago Un Poco De Nieve!
-Vocabulary related to winterThe Froggy Books
I have mentioned the Froggy books several times here in the past. My students adore Froggy and the antics he does! Actually, they love him so much that I have even gotten a few of the books in English and translated them into Spanish for them.
Froggy Books in Spanish
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