May 17, 2022 by Nicole Canún Spanish for Kids 0 comments

Spanish Spring Words for Kids (Free Lesson)

The seasons are changing, the ice is melting, a warm wind is coming in—and with it, a lesson of spring Spanish words for your kids!

Take the playful, renascent vibe from la primavera (spring) to teach your little ones about new life, growth, weather, and activities that promise to solidify this knowledge.

Expand your kids’ comprehension of the seasons and introduce them to their environment. All this while learning a second language. Talk about multitasking.

Throughout this article, you will find the cheerful ABCs of spring Spanish words, links to related lessons to broaden your children’s expertise, and a series of outdoor and indoor activities for you to enjoy a field day with them.

Let’s go through this seasonal guide for kids and smell the roses!

Spring Words For Kids

With these spring vocabulary words, your children will learn nouns, adjectives, and verbs that they can use every day regardless of the season. I will provide a focused lesson on -er verbs and verbs with other endings.

A lesson to learn about spring in Spanish can be even more fun if coupled with the activities that follow the vocabulary. In other words, go outside and take time to enjoy a whole day with your kids.

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Spring Nouns

Spring nouns are the easiest because your children can point at most of them. Linking an image or an object to a word and its phonetics is natural and necessary for them.

They can practice with these spring season words:

English	Spanish
breeze	la brisa
bud	el brote
butterfly	la mariposa
caterpillar	la oruga
clouds	las nubes
eggs	los huevos
flowers	las flores
grass	el pasto, la grama
nest	el nido
puddle	el charco
rabbit	el conejo
rain	la lluvia
rain boots	las botas de lluvia
rainbow	el arcoíris
raincoat	el impermeable, la gabardina
season	la estación, la temporada
sky	el cielo
spring	la primavera
sun	el sol
umbrella	el paraguas, la sombrilla

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Spring Verbs

I divided Spring verbs into -er endings and others. I did this to focus on the first group because I also included an extended lesson on -er verbs further.

English	Spanish
to be born	nacer
to bloom, to blossom	florecer
to grow	crecer

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English	Spanish
to breathe	respirar
to buzz	zumbar
to chirp	piar, chirriar
to fly	volar
to jump	brincar, saltar
to melt	derretir
to relax	relajar
to sprout	brotar
to start	empezar, iniciar, comenzar
to swim	nadar

Adjectives to Describe Spring

Can you think of how to describe a spring morning? Beautiful, fresh, rainy.

Many adjectives can describe springtime, but they can also be part of your kids’ daily vocabulary—just think of how often you describe something as “beautiful.”

Descriptions are handy when someone is looking to expand and improve their conversation skills.

English	Spanish
active	activo/a
beautiful	hermoso/a
blissful	feliz
cheerful	alegre
crisp	fresco
delightful	encantador/a
energized	energizado/a
enjoyable	agradable
floral	floral
fertile	fértil
free	libre
fresh	fresco/a
grassy	herboso/a
healthy	sano/a, saludable
inspiring	inspirador/inspiradora
invigorating	vigorizante, estimulante
joyful	alegre
rainy	lluvioso/a
windy	ventoso/a

Spring Phrases and Words

To invigorate you and your kids’ Spanish, here are some spring Spanish words weaved into phrases, so you can use them as examples and practice them with your family.

Las orugas se convierten en mariposas.
Caterpillars turn into butterflies.

Vi flores en el pasto.
I saw flowers in the grass.

Brinquemos en el charco.
Let’s jump in the puddle.

Tráeme mis botas de lluvia, por favor.
Bring me my rain boots, please.

Deja el paraguas, hace mucho sol.
Leave the umbrella, there’s too much sun.

Las aves están en el nido.
The birds are in the nest.

Las frutas nacen de los árboles.
Fruits are born from the trees.

Espera a que florezcan.
Wait until they bloom.

Es un día hermoso.
It is a beautiful day.

Tenemos que comer sano.
We have to eat healthy food.

Este poema es inspirador.
This poem is inspiring.

Me siento energizada.
I feel energized.

Hoy es un día lluvioso.
Today is a rainy day.

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Words Related to Spring

Some of the words related to springtime that I included in this lesson are colors, opposites, and fruits. During las vacaciones de verano (spring break), you might get some time to practice these words.

For example: “It’s hot outside!”

Opposites

Opposites can be tricky. But don’t worry, with a few examples and enough practice, I’m sure your kids will master them.

English	Spanish
day and night	día y noche
dim and bright	oscuro y brillante
dry and wet	seco y mojado
early and late	temprano y tarde
hot and cold	caliente y frío
indoors and outdoors	interior y exterior
inside and outside	adentro y afuera
light and dark	luz y oscuridad
liquid and solid	líquido y sólido
sunny and cloudy	soleado y nublado

Colors

Spring is very colorido (colorful), so probably the words your children use the most are the ones from this next chart.

English	Spanish
black	negro/a
blue	azul
brown	café
green	verde
orange	naranja
pink	rosa, rosado/a
purple	morado/a
red	rojo/a
violet	violeta
white	blanco/a
yellow	amarillo/a

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Fruits

I have an idea! You can practice these vocabulary Spring words while having breakfast. Let your little ones tell you about their favorite fruit and the colors they see in the fruit platter.

English	Spanish
apple	la manzana
banana	el plátano, el banano, el guineo
cherry	la cereza
coconut	el coco
fruits	las frutas
grapes	las uvas
kiwi	el kiwi
lemon	el limón
lettuce	la lechuga
mango	el mango
orange	la naranja
papaya	la papaya
peach	el durazno, el melocotón
pear	la pera
pineapple	la piña
pomegranate	la granada
strawberries	las fresas
watermelon	la sandía

Extended -er Verbs Lesson

This section is meant to expand your children’s knowledge on Spanish verbs and their conjugations. The –er group is a great way to start!

Use these conjugations frequently with your preschooler.

The best way for kids to learn them is to listen to people using and saying them. Repetition is not enough. So we encourage you to learn all the words in this chart.

Continue reading: An Easy Introduction to Spanish Subject Pronouns

Conjugate verbs ending in -er as follows, using the verb nacer (to be born) as an example:

Pronouns	Verb
Yo (I)	nazco
Tú (you)	naces
Él (he)	nace
She (ella)	nace
It (eso, esto)	nace
Nosotros (we)	nacemos
Ustedes (you)	nacen
Ellos (they)	nacen
Ellas (they)	nacen

Other –er verbs to explore:

comer (to eat)
creer (to believe)
saber (to know)
leer (to read)
correr (to run)

Verbs in Action

Las flores nacen durante la primavera.
Flowers are born during spring.

La oruga crece en un capullo.
The caterpillar grows in a cocoon.

Los charcos nacen con la lluvia.
Puddles are born with the rain.

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Spring Activities in Spanish

Yes, you can use traditional methods to practice spring vocabulary words like flashcards. But you can also use printable exercises or do outdoor activities.

Sing Spanish songs along with your kids, let them resolve word puzzles, and open up the door to poetry.

Keep scrolling to find more outdoor activities.

1. Sing Along

Welcome spring with this song called La primavera ya llegó (Spring Is Already Here), by Abel Camacho.

English	Spanish
Spring is herethe cold leaves, the sun arrivesthe flowers will wake upto draw landscapes.It’s here, let yourself go.Feel it and go out to enjoy it.The rivers and mountains will sing,the longer days you will noticefeel the breeze when walkingwith its natural perfume.It’s here, let yourself go.Feel it and go out to enjoy it.	La primavera ya llegó,se marcha el frío, llega el sollas flores van a despertarpara paisajes dibujar.Ya llegó, déjate llevar.Siéntelo y sal a disfrutar.Los ríos y montes cantarán,los días más largos notarássiente la brisa al pasearcon su perfume natural.Ya llegó, déjate llevar.Siéntelo y sal a disfrutar.

2. Practice this Poem

The poem Un caracol me contó (A Snail Told Me) by Nilda Zamataro is about what wood animals do during spring.

English	Spanish
A snail told methat the spring sunhis little house warmed upand went out for a walklooking for some loveThe tortoise told meshe slept all winterwith a hat and nightgown.She woke up very happyand took a big splash.A bird told mehe is repairing the nest,because there are many chicksthat will hatchin a week or two.	Un caracol me contóque el sol de la primaverasu casita calentóy salió a dar un paseoen busca de algún amor.La tortuga me contóque durmió todo el inviernocon gorro y con camisón.Se despertó muy contenta,y se dio un gran chapuzón.Un pájaro me contóque está reparando el nido,pues son muchos los pollitosque saldrán del cascarónen una semana o dos.

3.Traditional Egg Hunt

Egg hunts are one of my favorite outdoor activities during Pascua (Easter).

You can place flashcards with Spanish words and an image reference inside the eggs. You can tell your kids to say the words back to you.

4. Playdough Creations

Give your children a little homework—ask them to make playdough creations on demand.

Try to have this activity outdoors, so they can create what they see.

You can ask them: Can you make this plátano (banana)? Can I see you make that flor roja (red flower)? What about el sol y nubes (the sun and the clouds)?

5. Color Practice

Take your kids to the garden or the park. Once you’re there you can ask them to say the things (nouns) and colors of what they are.

Example: pasto verde (green grass).

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Blogger, content creator, and marketer. Proudly Mexican. Been to 30 countries. I love learning from different cultures and trying their cuisines. Obsessed with Asia. Fluent in Spanish and English, not so much in French.