Category Archives: Numbers/Counting (Spanish)

MANZANITA DE PERÚ (Little Apple from Peru)

This amazing song takes the game MANZANITA DE PERÚ and sets it to magical Andean music.  Kids hear the traditional Andean instruments of the zampoñas and chajchas as they learn the Spanish words for numbers and the question “How old are you?” The song, performed by Ileana Pérez and Andrés Mallea of The Mystic Warriors, is […]

LOS NÚMEROS

Kids affectionately call this song the “Cha, cha, cha Song”.   In addition to teaching kids about the style of music known as “cha cha”, this song teaches Spanish numbers from 1 to 100.  The song, performed by Jorge Anaya, is from Whistlefritz’s CD CHA, CHA, CHA – Spanish Learning Songs. Song “LOS NÚMEROS” from the […]

UNO, DOS Y TRES (One, Two and Three)

This high-energy, participatory song – “UNO, DOS Y TRES” – gets kids up on their feet dancing and learning the parts of the body in Spanish! As they count along, kids move their heads, arms, legs, waist, hips, and whole body to the irresistible Latin music of this song. The song, performed by Jorge Anaya, […]

ESCONDIDOS

1, 2, 3, I’m looking for my friends. 4, 5, 6, where are they? 7, 8, 9, they’re hiding. 10, here I come! This active hide-and-seek song teaches children Spanish numbers from 1 to 10 as they search for their hiding playmates. The song, performed by Jorge Anaya, is from Whistlefritz’s CD CHA, CHA, CHA […]

EL BARCO CHIQUITO (The Little Boat)

Have you ever heard of a boat too tiny to sail? That’s the case in this catchy, traditional Spanish children’s song. The song teaches children to count in Spanish as 1, 2, 3, ….7 weeks go by and still the tiny boat can’t sail. The song, performed by Jorge Anaya, is from Whistlefritz’s CD CHA, […]

LOS ELEFANTES

How many elephants can fit on a spider’s web? We’ll see! This fun, traditional Spanish children’s song teaches children Spanish numbers from 1 to 10. With each new verse, children add another elephant to the spider’s web and see if it will hold. The song “LOS ELEFANTES,” performed by Jorge Anaya, is from the Whistlefritz […]

LOS DEDITOS (The Fingers)

This bouncy, interactive Spanish children’s song teaches Spanish numbers from 1 to 10. The video clip appears in Whistlefritz’s language immersion video Spanish for Kids: VAMOS A JUGAR.  The song is from Whistlefritz’s CD ¡A BAILAR!  Song “LOS DEDITOS” from the Whistlefritz CD ¡A BAILAR!Video from the Whistlefritz video VAMOS A JUGAR.

CINCO CALABAZAS (Five Pumpkins)

This fun Spanish counting song “CINCO CALABAZAS“ (Five Pumpkins) starts with five pumpkins sitting on a log. One falls down, then there are four.   Four pumpkins are sitting on a log. One falls down, then there are three, and so on and so forth. The song, performed by Jorge Anaya, is from Whistlefritz’s CD CHA, […]