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.
Likes and Dislikes
Activity 1
Maggie and Julia are having a sleepover. Maggie is showing Julia some music and asking whether she likes it.
Can you tell what they say? The key phrases to remember are:
Language in this activity
| Spanish | Pronunciation | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¿Te gusta? | ¿teh goostah? | Do you like it? | |
| Me gusta | meh goostah | I like it | |
| Me gusta mucho | meh goostah moochoh | I like it a lot | |
| No me gusta | noh meh goostah | I don't like it |
Find some objects (this could be food, drinks, toys etc) and a partner. One person should hold an object and ask the other ‘¿Te gusta?’ and they can reply with ‘Me gusta’ or ‘No me gusta’.
Once you’ve had a few practices at asking and replying, print off the 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.
Activity 2
Joe loves karate. Here he is telling us a little bit about it.
Once you’ve watched the video, practise saying ‘Me gusta’ and ‘no me gusta’ with foods/sports/activities after them. Here's some ideas for sentences you could use:
Language in this activity
| Spanish | Pronunciation | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Me gusta nadar | meh goostah nadahr | I like swimming | |
| Me gusta pintar | meh goostah peentahr | I like painting | |
| Me gusta tocar la trompeta | meh goostah tokahr lah trompehtah | I like playing the trumpet | |
| Me gusta bailar | meh goostah bylahr | I like dancing | |
| Me gusta cantar | meh goostah kantahr | I like singing | |
| Me gusta hacer el karate | meh goostah athehr el karahteh | I like doing karate | |
| Me gusta jugar al fútbol | meh goostah huugahr al fuutboll | I like playing football | |
| Me gusta jugar al tenis | meh goostah huugahr al tehneess | I like playing tennis | |
| Me gusta montar en bici | meh goostah montahr enn beethee | I like riding my bike |
Then you can print out the 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 draw your own pictures, too.
Activity 3
Here are a couple more activity sheets to do if you have time - they’ll help you completely understand this topic - as it can be a bit tricky! If you don’t have a printer, just copy out and fill in the sheets on some paper. It might help to draw your own pictures.
Extension
If you’re feeling brave you can learn some other questions and phrases:
‘¿No te gusta?’ - ‘Don't you like it?’
‘¿No te gusta jugar al fútbol?’ - ‘Don't you like playing football?’
‘___no le gusta’ - ‘___doesn't like it’
‘___no le gusta jugar al tenis’ - ‘___doesn't like playing tennis’.