The Great White Shark
Español: El gran tiburón blanco
- Animal words: fin, gills, cartilage, snout
- Comparing sizes: a shark, your child, a grown-up and a car
- Finding where great white sharks live on a world map
Spanish for kids, the playful way
All Play & Learn games can be played in Spanish, read aloud by the same natural voice. Whether your family lives in Spain, your child has Spanish-speaking grandparents, or you simply want Spanish to be part of playtime, your child hears Spanish words about animals, colors, numbers and feelings. No reading is needed, and it is meant as playful extra exposure, not a course.
How it works
1
Choose a game below and tap Play: it starts in Spanish.
2
Your child plays and hears every word spoken in Spanish.
3
Go back to English anytime under Language in the options.
Games to play in Spanish
Dinosaurs
Español: Los dinosaurios
- Dinosaur words: fossil, herbivore, carnivore, paleontologist
- Comparing lengths: dinosaurs next to your child, a grown-up and a bus
- Sorting plant eaters and meat eaters
Lions and the savanna
Español: Los leones y la sabana
- Savanna words: pride, mane, lioness, cub, watering hole, tracks
- Comparing heights: a meerkat, your child, a lion, a zebra, an ostrich, an elephant and a giraffe
- Who eats what: meat for the lion, leaves for the giraffe, grass for the zebra, bugs for the meerkat
Capital letters A–Z
Español: Mayúsculas A–Z
- Knowing the 26 capital letters by name and by shape
- Writing each capital letter line by line, in the usual order
- Hearing a letter name and finding the right letter
Letter sounds
Español: Los sonidos de las letras
- Linking 16 letters, from B to W, to the sound they make at the start of a word
- Hearing the first sound of a word, like the mmm in moon
- Telling whether two words start with the same sound or not
Counting 1 to 10
Español: Contar hasta 10
- Counting up to 10 things, one number for each thing
- Matching a number to a group: dots, fingers and pictures
- Writing the numbers 0 to 10 with a finger
Counting to 20
Español: Contar hasta 20
- Counting up to 20 things, and counting on from ten
- Seeing 11 to 19 as ten and some more, for example 14 is ten and four
- The number words from eleven to twenty
Colors
Español: Los colores
- Naming 11 colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, black, white and gray
- Color words linked to things: a red strawberry, a yellow banana, a gray elephant
- Mixing paint: red and yellow make orange, blue and yellow make green
Shapes
Español: Las formas
- Naming 8 shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, star, heart and diamond
- Counting corners and sides: three for a triangle, four for a square, six for a hexagon, none for a circle
- 3D shape words: cube, ball (sphere), cone and cylinder
Space
Español: El espacio
- Space words: star, planet, astronaut, rocket, comet
- Why there is no air or sound in space, and where moonlight comes from
- Comparing sizes: the Moon, Mars, Earth, Jupiter and the Sun
Weather and seasons
Español: El tiempo y las estaciones
- Eight weather words: sunny, cloudy, rain, snow, wind, fog, thunderstorm and rainbow
- The water cycle: the sun warms water, it rises, makes a cloud and falls back down as rain
- The four seasons: spring blossoms, summer sun, fall leaves and winter snow
Feelings
Español: Las emociones
- Naming eight feelings: happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised, calm, proud and shy
- Feeling words to say out loud: I feel sad, I feel proud
- Guessing how someone else feels, and that two people can feel different things
Healthy habits
Español: Hábitos sanos
- Why we brush and wash: germs on teeth and hands, and how brushing, soap and water clear them away
- Eating a rainbow: fruit and vegetables in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple
- Food and body words: broccoli, cucumber, blueberries, palms, fingertips, baby teeth
Questions parents ask
Is my child too young for Spanish?
The games are made for children aged 3 to 7. Young children seem to pick up languages easily and quickly, and hearing two languages does not confuse them. At this age, it is simply about hearing another language while playing, with no pressure and no expected results.
Does my child need to read?
No. Everything is read aloud in Spanish, so your child only listens, taps and plays.
Will my child become fluent?
Play & Learn is not a language course and can’t promise fluency. It adds playful time with Spanish, next to family, school, songs and books.
Tips for parents
- Repeat a word like “rojo” or “tiburón” after the voice. The “r” at the start of “rojo” is rolled, so have fun trying it together.
- If your child goes to a Spanish escuela infantil or calls grandparents in Spanish, play topics they can talk about afterwards, such as Los colores or Los dinosaurios.
- Keep it short and happy: one game is plenty. Stop while your child still wants more.