
Bilingual Corner (EN/ES) — Quick Wins I Actually Use
Fast, low-prep bilingual boosts you can layer onto online curriculum. I gather high-quality freebies and add a few simple ‘how to use in 5 minutes’ ideas.
Free Printable Hubs (filter for free)
- Khan Academy — Spanish interface available; great for math/science videos.
- Education.com — filter by “Spanish,” “ESL,” or “bilingual.”
- K5 Learning — reading/math printables; pair with oral Spanish practice.
- 123Homeschool4Me — loads of themed printables; search “Spanish.”
- Teachers Pay Teachers — set price filter to Free and search “Spanish vocabulary,” “bilingual.”
- Superstar Worksheets, Englishlinx, 15Worksheets, EasyTeacherWorksheets — strong ELA sets; use for translation or labeling tasks.
- We Are Teachers — classroom ideas; search “Spanish” or “bilingual.”
5-Minute Uses (no prep)
- Label Hunt: print 10–20 picture/word cards (EN/ES). Tape to objects; kids match or read aloud.
- Speed Bingo: pull any bingo from links; call words in Spanish, kids mark pictures/English.
- Mini Reader: print a short passage in English; kid highlights 10 target words and says them in Spanish (or vice-versa).
- Holiday Spark: 1 picture + 5 vocab words + 1 sentence frame. Example: “En ___ yo veo ___.”
- Vocabulary Relay: timer 2 min—list as many kitchen/animals/colors as possible in Spanish; check with a printable list.
I update this page regularly. If a link breaks, I replace it with a better freebie.
