These Spanish Christmas stories are a great tool for improving your language skills while getting in the festive spirit and learning about holiday traditions in the Spanish-speaking world.

"La Guitarra" by Federico Garcia Lorca with English Translation

Spanish poetry resources and lesson ideas from 'This is how we learn Spanish'

Poems written about instruments based on Frederico Garcia Lorca's "La Guitarra"

Pupils write and record a series of podcasts which aim to help others learn key vocabulary and phrases in a variety of languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Greek. Why not listen with your child and see how much you understand?
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PDF and presentation about La Navidad en España.

Article contains links to poems for children in Spanish and Italian

A collection of 25 poems for primary Spanish learners.

This resource will help your pupils to research the main dates, traditions and vocabulary about Christmas in Spain.

This powerpoint about Christmas vocabulary in Spanish is a great resource to use with your pupils.

Current news stories adapted for Spanish learners. Suitable for secondary language learners.

Online Tutor Sessions are interactive events hosted by subject specialists who have extensive teaching experience. Includes modern languages. Great for supporting learners working towards SQA qualifications.

A calendar of Christmas events in Spain from 8 December to 6 January.

Find out about Christmas and New Year is celebrated in Spain.

The PDF provides a tour of Latin America at Christmas

Spanish poems for kids chosen carefully for language learners. Many short, easy poems about seasons, animals and the natural world. Activities included.

Subscription required. Free trial available. Languagenut has collaborated with the Bord da Gaelic team to offer Gaelic, along with 20 other language, in an interactive digital language learning platform, promoting listening, reading, speaking and writing skills. Teachers can easily differentiate by assigning different tasks to individual students and see individual, class and school performance. The platform is further enhanced by 34 support languages, which feature not only text, but also audio, supporting lower-literacy learners. Student engagement is maximised by fun games and a motivating rewards system, allowing students to earn points and medals. A downloadable iPad app allows users to easily study on the move and at home.

Bilingual English-Spanish magazine. Articles suitable for Higher although could be adapted for other levels.

Short Spanish poems about animals

Did you know that in Spain most families eat their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve? Find out more about Christmas in Spain.

Short Spanish poems narrated by a native Spanish speaker

Two short Spanish poems about fall. They are perfect to use with Spanish language learners. The vocabulary is not complicated, and the rhythm helps children read them aloud and recite from memory.

BBC pages with activities to use in Primary Spanish.

Video and audio teaching resources for primary (second level) and secondary school teachers.