About ¡Hola Speekee!
¡Hola Speekee! is our 10-week series of free Spanish lessons for children at home.
- A free 10-week program with activities for three different age groups: up to 7 years, 7 to 9 years and 9-11 years
- There is 1 theme per week
- Free Spanish lesson plans which are easy for you to follow
- Free Spanish videos with real Spanish children in real Spanish locations
- Free Spanish audio clips to perfect pronunciation
- Free Spanish games and activities for children to complete alone or with family members
- Free Spanish printables to complement each lesson plan
- No registration, login or payment is required
Over the 10 weeks you will cover the following 10 themes:
Greetings. Numbers. Days / Months. Age. Colours. Animals. Family. Food. Likes and dislikes. Hobbies.
Animals
Activity 1
Watch this video - it’s a bit longer than the other ones you’ve seen, but you’ll see loads of animals in it! Listen out for any that you already know, and when you’ve watched it, practise saying them - plus any new ones that you learn.
Since there’s so many, here’s a table of the animals mentioned in the video, plus a few more, to help you:
Language in this activity
| Spanish | Pronunciation | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Un hipopótamo | oon eepohpotahmoh | A hippopotamus | |
| Un león | oon leyohn | A lion | |
| Un mono | oon mohnoh | A monkey | |
| Jirafa | heerahfah | Giraffe | |
| Cebra | thehbrah | Zebra | |
| Tigre | teegreh | Tiger | |
| Un elefante | oon elefahnteh | An elephant | |
| Un perro | oon pehr-roh | A dog | |
| Oveja | obeh-hah | Sheep | |
| Un caballo | oon kahbahyoh | A horse | |
| Vaca | bakkah | Cow | |
| Una serpiente | oonah sehrpeeyenteh | A snake | |
| Gato | gahtoh | Cat | |
| Un loro | oon lohroh | A parrot | |
| Cerdo | therhdoh | Pig | |
| Una rana | oonah rahnah | A frog | |
| Oso | ossoh | Bear |
Phew! There’s a lot to get your head round! Once you’ve spent a bit of time learning them, print off this activity sheet and follow the instructions on there. If you don’t have a printer, just copy out and fill in the sheet on some paper.
You can also print off this wordsearch. If you don’t have a printer, practise writing the animals given on the wordsearch and also the ones where you’re just given a picture. Can you spot the words by just looking at the wordsearch on the screen?
