Teach Colors in French, Spanish, ESL: Fishing for Hearts
This Valentine’s Day, teach kids colors in French, Spanish, and English by fishing for hearts. This is a favorite pre-k activity, but it can be adapted for older kids, too. First, you’ll need some colored paper hearts. Click hearts for a free pdf. Make a few copies, cut, and laminate. Place a paper clip on each heart and put the hearts on the floor. Prepare a fishing pole by attaching a string to a stick, and tying a magnet to the string. You’re ready! Let’s fish!
For young children, call out colors in the target language of your choice and let the children take turns dangling the fishing pole over the hearts until they catch the right one.
Older kids can enjoy a little competition. Give fishing poles to two players and see who can be the first to capture the correct heart for a point. You can also hold up a sign and require students to read the color. Variations are endless: make multiple sets of hearts for group play, place one letter on each heart that will spell out a word, or blindfold students and have them follow oral directions to find the right heart. One special heart can even have a sticker hidden on the back that earns the recipient a reward such as a piece of candy.
Here are the vocabulary words you’ll need for the colors in English, French, and Spanish:
red – rouge – rojo
pink – rose – rosado
blue – bleu – azul
purple – violet – violeta
yellow – jaune – amarillo
green – vert – verde
white – blanc – blanco
orange – orange – anaranjado
heart – coeur -corazón
To continue the Valentine’s Day fun, check out our holiday downloads of games, activities, and worksheets:
FRENCH:
Graphing Conversation Hearts in French
French Valentine Hearts: coloring and sizes
French Valentine Activities and Worksheets BUNDLE! Buy the bundle & save!
SPANISH:
Graphing Conversation Hearts in Spanish
Bundle of Spanish Valentine Games Buy the bundle & save!
Spanish Valentine Gouin Series
ENGLISH:
Valentine Vocabulary Bingo for ESL/EFL
Valentine Vocabulary Tic Tac Toe Games for ESL/EFL
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Check this out: Necco Conversation Sweethearts in Spanish (36-1oz boxes dulce beso para la cariña en Español)
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