Using the elements of the face to learn Spanish allows for children to work on a variety of different words and eventually complete questions and responses. When just getting started, have children work simply on naming the parts of the face like the eyes, ears and nose. They can then move onto colors (blue eyes, red lips), emotions (happy, sad, mad) and eventually full sentences such as "where is this person from?" Give each child a page with an blank face to place the appropriate parts in the appropriate places while saying the word or, in a classroom setting, create one big face to put on the blackboard. Use velcro on all of the parts and have the class create the face as a whole. Alternatively, provide two faces and split the classroom into two groups. Invite each group to send up one player at a time, and whoever first names the part in question wins that round.
Matching games can be a great way to learn words quickly. Children identify with images, so have them match the Spanish word to the appropriate image. You can do this with any words you want, including animal names, body parts, types of clothing, even types of food. If using matching games in a class room setting, alter the words and images depending on the unit you are learning at the time. Set it up so that the English and Spanish units coincide with one another.
Create a personal alphabet book to teach young children the letters of the alphabet and help them learn what words start with which letter. The book can be as simple as plain white paper folded in half and stapled along the crease. Each page of the book will be a letter of the alphabet. In the case of a Spanish alphabet book book, this will consist of 27 letters as opposed to 26. Have the children draw a picture of something that starts with each letter of the alphabet. Incorporate English into this project as well by adding the English word for the picture after the Spanish word.
Since some children learn better with hands-on instruction, play make-believe as a way of introducing kids to new vocabulary. Encourage them to imagine being in a grocery store; this will help them develop simple vocabulary for foods and other items and learn basic sentence structure when they reach that point in their knowledge. Have one child act as the grocer and one act as the shopper asking questions about food. Involve a money till in this activity to help them develop words for basic greetings as well as counting and numbers. If possible, do this activity in a real grocery store.