Spanish - Childhood
Culturally authentic texts and other materials related to childhood
Articles
- Beautifully formatted article from InfoBAE in Argentina with tons of graphics and extra-textual support
Children's Books
- A book about a child of migrant workers who longs for a place to call home, and her teacher, who comes up with a clever solution for her
Petit el monstruo - A really cute children's book about a little boy and his mischievous ways from Colombia's online collection of children's books (Note: The story contains a lot of questions and a lot of opposites)
La ratoncita presumida - A 6:35 min. animated video of the story, told in Spanish
Children's Songs
La cucaracha 🪳🥁 y más canciones infantiles para bebés con Cleo y Cuquín - A 1:11:04 min. animated video compilation of popular children's songs in Spanish [Contributed by Aspen Neahusen]
Infographics
- Infographic
Playground Games
La paloma - A 2:13 min. video shows a small child playing a children's clapping game with her mother and sister in Costa Rica, followed by one with older elementary children
Riddles
Adivinanzas para niños y niñas: 40 acertijos infantiles - Riddles organized by topic (body, food, school, solar system, transportation, etc.)
Videos
Alma - A 5:29 min. wordless, nightmare-like, magical realism-ish short in which a little boy's soul gets trapped inside a doll in a toy shop (similar to Cortazar's short story Axolotl) [Could be useful for discussing childhood fears, magical realism, or the topic of toys]
Cinco juegos tradicionales mexicanos - Wordless video that shows the toys, with text about each one in Spanish
Juegos que antes jugabamos - 4:56 min. video that describes common childhood games of past decades from Mexico
Los tradicionales juguetes mexicanos - News feature about the relationship between traditional Mexican toys and Mexican folklore that includes an interview with a shopkeeper
Child Labor
- A useful infographic on the subject (see also this one)
- Article from Peru21 that includes statistics on child labor around South America, along with two very comprehensible infographics that break down the types of work that children do in Peru [Shared by Alec Albrecht]
Trabajo Infantil - Short article with an infographic in Spanish that breaks down child labor in Peru by region
Las cifras del trabajo infantil en Perú - 1:30 news report from TeleSur
Trabajo infantil en el Perú - 8:35 min. video in Spanish [Recommended by Alec Albrecht]
Street Children
Café dulce, café amargo - A 4:08 min. video about a homeless child that contrasts his life with that of his peers
En mi ciudad - Cartel de Santa - Very catchy song about the poor living conditions of street children and the ways in which it contributes to a criminal lifestyle - Some of the lyrics to the verses are not classroom appropriate (especially for immature students), but the chorus could be easily used in high school
La historia de Juan by Juanes - The story of a street child, uses TONS of preterit verbs, both regular and irregular