Spanish Vowels
Las Vocales

This Spanish vowels song was a favorite one when growing up, and as a matter of fact, I still teach it to many Kindergarten children who love the rhythm and sound of it.

This song is a simple way to introduce little ones to the sounds and shapes of the vowels (if you show the video).

When our son Ian was learning the alphabet, I made a special effort to teach him first the vowels because a, e, i, o and u sound always the same regardless of where they are placed in the word or the letters that accompany them. They are the easiest!

Tips for Teaching Vowels and Words in Spanish

For example put together b and a, c and a, d and a, and so forth. I sounded the letters and once we were done with the combination of all consonants with a, I started with e and did the same.

Soon enough your child will know the sounds of several letters combined, and he will also know how to spot them. When I did it, I was not very concerned about our son getting confused...And he never did.

For example, mix ma and ma which creates mama or mother. Ma with pa which creates mapa or map. I was amazed of how fast our son Ian learned to read simple words in Spanish, and how beneficial this was for his fluency in a second language.