Days of the Week and Months in Spanish for Kids
Learning the calendar in Spanish unlocks conversations about birthdays, seasons, and school schedules. Below you’ll find playful strategies to teach los días and los meses plus Dinolingo boosts that keep practice fun.
1. Introduce the Seven Days (Los Siete Días)
• lunes
• martes
• miércoles
• jueves
• viernes
• sábado
• domingo
Memory Trick: Start with lunes think “lunar Monday” and end on domingo, the day of rest. Chant the sequence while clapping or tapping a drum.
2. Pair Days with Real Routines
Ask questions at breakfast: ¿Qué día es hoy? (Hoy es martes.) Older kids can add yesterday and tomorrow (ayer fue lunes, mañana será miércoles).
3. Sing Along
Search “Los días de la semana canción” on YouTube Kids or Rockalingua. Encourage motions—jump on sábado, stretch on domingo—to anchor meanings.
4. Introduce the Twelve Months (Los Doce Meses)
enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre.
Divide into seasons: primavera (marzo–mayo), verano (junio–agosto), otoño (septiembre–noviembre), invierno (diciembre–febrero). Have children illustrate a mini calendar with seasonal symbols.
5. Calendar Crafts
Create a reusable Spanish calendar board. Each morning, kids move a marker to today’s date and announce it: Hoy es jueves, 15 de abril.
6. Game Ideas
- Bingo Meses: Call a month; kids cover it on their boards.
- Secret Day: Whisper a day; players spell it aloud one letter at a time.
- Birthday Line‑Up: Students arrange themselves in order of their birthday months, naming their month in Spanish.
7. Dinolingo Boost
Dinolingo’s buy‑as‑a‑gift page lets relatives give the Calendar & Seasons unit as a present perfect for birthdays!
• Best For: Ages 2–14
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• Offline Kit: Printable calendar sheets and cut‑out month cards for screen‑free practice
• Age Paths: Tap‑to‑match day icons (2–5), drag‑and‑drop month puzzles (6–10), trivia quizzes on holidays (11–14)
• Gamified Rewards: Surprise badges after mastering all seven days or twelve months
• Parent Dashboard: See accuracy stats and most‑missed words instantly
Final Thoughts
When days and months show up in songs, crafts, and daily questions, they stick fast. Pair those hands‑on moments with Dinolingo’s interactive Calendar & Seasons lessons, and kids will soon plan their week en español with confidence.
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