About the Song
The song follows a group of children “walking in Spain, step by step,” as they explore the streets and notice different parts of Spanish culture. Along the way, they stop, look, and react to what they see: tasty churros, a beautiful flamenco dress, and a white house with a red-tiled roof and sunny patio. Repeated lines like “Walking in Spain” and the friendly greeting “Hola” help English learners sing along easily, move their bodies, and remember both English and target culture words.
What’s Included
- Song focus: basic movement verbs (walk, step, stop, look), simple present tense sentences, and the greeting “Hola”.
- Cultural vocabulary: churros (food), flamenco dress (traditional clothing), patio/courtyard with a red-tiled roof (traditional home).
- Hello Spain! Worksheet (PDF):
- Color the Flag of Spain: students color the Spanish flag using red and yellow, reinforcing country recognition and color words.
- Say Hello to Spain: tracing and saying “¡Hola! (hola)” to practice the Spanish greeting while using early writing skills.
- Match Spain activity: learners match pictures of churros, a flamenco dress, and a patio to the correct word (Food – Clothes – Home).
- Postcard from Spain: children draw their favorite scene from the video and complete simple sentence frames like “Hello from Spain! I saw _____. It was _____.”
- Hello Spain! Coloring Pages (PDF): three detailed black-and-white pages showing the characters walking through Spanish streets, standing in front of a landmark building, and exploring a festive plaza, perfect for calm coloring time or early-finisher work.
How to Use in Class
- 1. Warm-up: Show a picture of Spain or the Spanish flag and ask, “Do you know this country?” Teach or review the greeting “Hola”.
- 2. First listen: Play the song once. Ask students to listen for “Hola” and move their feet when they hear “Walking in Spain”.
- 3. Add movements: Teach simple actions: walk in place for “Walking in Spain”, take three steps forward/back, freeze for “Stop. Look. What’s that?”.
- 4. Vocabulary focus: Show images of churros, a flamenco dress, and a patio. Say the words together and connect them to the scenes in the song.
- 5. Worksheet time:
- Let learners color the flag of Spain and trace “¡Hola!” as a quiet follow-up after the song.
- Use the Match Spain activity to review “Food – Clothes – Home” and check understanding.
- Finish with the postcard page where students draw their favorite part of the song and write a short message from Spain.
- 6. Coloring center or homework: Use the Hello Spain! coloring pages as a center activity, early-finisher task, or take-home sheet to share the song with families.
- 7. Review: At the end of the lesson, quickly point to each picture (churros, flamenco dress, patio, flag) and have students say the words and greet you with “Hola!”.
FAQ for Teachers
How does this song support multicultural education?
The “Hello Spain!” song and worksheets introduce children to everyday life in Spain through food (churros), clothing (a flamenco dress), homes (a white house with a red-tiled roof and patio), and greetings (“Hola”). Students see these ideas in the pictures and hear them in the song, so they get both visual and auditory input while learning English. This makes it easy to talk about how people eat, dress, live, and say hello in another country, and to connect it to your wider multicultural or social studies curriculum.
Who is this Spain song and worksheet set for?
This resource is designed for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary learners in ESL/EFL classrooms, but it also works well for young native speakers who are learning about world cultures.
Hello Spain! combines a catchy kids’ song with printable worksheets and coloring pages to help young English learners explore Spain, practice “Hola”, and build core language skills. Just print the pages, play the song, and enjoy your mini trip to Spain in the classroom!
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