Childhood

//This page contains ideas, information, and materials for teaching and learning about childhood in Spanish.//

[|¿A qué jugábamos cuando éramos niños?] - Short article and infographic

[|Cinco juegos tradicionales mexicanos] - Wordless video that shows the toys, with text about each one in Spanish media type="youtube" key="pEZYU1JooKo" width="560" height="315"

[|Cosas que hay que cumplir para que los niños y niñas del mundo sean más felices] - Infographic

[|En mi ciudad - Cartel de Santa] - Very catchy song about the poor living conditions of street children and the ways in which it contributes to a criminal lifestyle - Some of the lyrics to the verses may be inappropriate for immature students, but the chorus could be easily used in high school media type="youtube" key="soZjSzOrGLQ" width="560" height="315"

[|Juegos que antes jugabamos] media type="youtube" key="nTOueuV4iJg" width="560" height="315"

[|Los tradicionales juguetes mexicanos] media type="youtube" key="sqJN1CNO4RI" width="560" height="315"

- Interactive exercises created by Barbara Kuczun Nelson for the song //La historia de Juan// by Juanes that allow students to learn about the plight of street children in Spanish-speaking countries while practicing the preterit tense

[|La historia de Juan] by Juanes - The story of a street child, uses TONS of preterit verbs, both regular and irregular media type="custom" key="25789686"

See also: Children's Literature, Children's Songs, Daily Routine, Friendship & Love, Homelessness & Hunger, Nursery Rhymes, Pastimes, School, Sports