Teach kids to speak real Spanish. For Life.™

Teach children to speak Spanish with 300+ hours of ready-to-teach lesson content. No Spanish ability needed.
Ready to teach in seconds with open-and-go lesson plans.
Online video-based learning for elementary grades K-5.
Everything you need to teach is included for one low price.

Learning Spanish is a lifelong journey

If only there was a map. A tour guide would be nice too! Enter Calico Spanish!

Provides a fun, animated, 100% digital program.

Comprehensive library of varied materials & games.

Builds skills with scaffolded content.

Print resources on demand or buy printed copies.

Can be taught with any (or no) Spanish ability.

Aligns with national language learning standards.

Get started to hear the young learners in your life speak Spanish today.

4 levels of comprehensive, immersive Spanish curriculum for ages K-5

Level A
Level B
Level C
Level D

Level A: I Am Special

Learners start their journey with Pedro the fish and Maria the monkey, who help them learn about:

  • The colors and how to associate colors with objects
  • How to identify animals like our friends Pedro and Maria, a fish and a monkey
  • Numbers and how to count in Spanish
  • The days of the week
  • If something is big or small
  • How to tell someone their name, their age, how they are doing, and what they like

Level B: I Love My Family

Learners continue their journey with Pepe the dog, Goyo the cat, and Camillo the rabbit, who help them learn about:

  • The months of the year
  • The colors and how to associate colors with objects
  • Numbers in a group
  • How to ask and answer basic questions like, “How many?”
  • How to talk about their pets
  • How to tell someone about their family
  • How to describe what other people are like and what they like to do

Level C: I Live Here

Learners visit the home of Rita the frog and meet her family and her friend Raul the mouse, who help them learn about:

  • The colors and how to associate colors with a learner's surrounding environment
  • How to identify animals like our friends Rita and Raul, a frog or a mouse
  • How to say that they are hungry or thirsty, and what foods and drinks that they like or dislike
  • How to talk about things people do during the day and if they want to or don’t want to do something
  • How to describe how they are feeling
  • How to answer questions about where objects are located, their daily activities, things they need to do, and their home and routine, including describing their house

Level D: Welcome to the Farm

Learners travel to a farm in Mexico and meet Ofelia the sheep, who, along with some of her friends, help them learn about:

  • Numbers up to one hundred
  • The monarch butterfly migration
  • Whether something is close or far, north or south, left or right.
  • Farm animals and the sounds they make
  • Parts of the body, how they feel, and if something hurts
  • Using connecting words to put a story in order and frequency words to tell someone how often something happens
  • Answering questions about the weather, including the seasons, and what clothes someone needs for different weather

Each level provides learners with a variety of ways to absorb language naturally

Elementary Spanish program

Make learning fun

The Calico Spanish characters engage learners in the ways they learn best: stories, songs, and play.

Spanish for Elementary School

Bite-sized chunks

Lesson vocabularly is introduced in small chunks, so it’s easy to remember.

Teaching Elementary Spanish

Encourage conversation

Our characters speak Spanish and encourage your young learners to try it out, too.

Kindergarten Spanish Curriculum

Goal-based learning

Our easy-to-follow curriculum with daily goals allows you to track your progress.

Spanish for Schools

Games & Activities

We encourage learners to put Spanish into practice with games and activities.

Spanish Homeschool Curriculum

Sing along

Our music videos work alongside our story-based lessons to help aid comprehension.

Spanish Curriculum for Kids

Cultural insights

Our culture capsules introduce learners to Spanish-speaking cultures.

Spanish Body Parts Song

Simplified teaching

Open-and-go, daily lesson plans with all of the material at the click of a button.

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