We're off to Spain! The latest country to explore with DTK
Vamos a España…
Spain is a pretty special country. It’s got delicious food, beautiful buildings and lots of unusual animals. Have you ever heard of an ibex? Or a lammageier?
Spain has a complicated history as well. It’s very, very close to Africa - in fact, Morocco is only about 13 km away from Spain! Spain has lots of African and Islamic influences because of this.
Our Spain workbook is all about the culture, history and food of Spain - we’ve even got some recipes!
Spain is at the bottom, western edge of Europe.
It’s most important neighbouring countries are Portugal and France.
There are a lot of beautiful, famous buildings in Spain
Have you heard of any of these places?
The Alhambra Gardens
The Mezquita Mosque
The Walls of Ávila
We’ve got an activity all about famous landmarks in Spain in the workbook
Image by Lan Yao from Pexel
We also have a physical challenge related to the Camino de Santiago
The Camino de Santiago or St James Way is an ancient path leading mostly through Spain directly to the cathedral in the town of Santiago to Compostela. In the past, very religious people called pilgrims would walk from their homes to Santiago to show how much they believed in God. Nowadays non-religious people walk the route as well - it’s about 500 miles!
Another of our activities involves food, because Spanish food is delicious! It’s got lots of Arabic influences which results in lots of tasty treats. Spanish people eat lots of fresh vegetables and fish is very common.
One famous food is tapas, which is a snack or a starter before a meal. Tapas consists of lots of little dishes, all different. Tapas might include some olives, patatas bravas - which are tasty fried potatoes, sliced Iberian ham on bread, or calamares - which is deep fried squid rings. There may be a Tapas restaurant nearby you. Ask a grown up and they might agree to take you there - it’s always best to ask the waiter or waitress what’s best to order. They often know the best foods!
Some great Spain-themed activities to try with kids
Listen to Disney songs in Spanish to improve language skills
It’s an underrated technique but listening to songs in another language is a great way for kids to learn sounds and basic words. Disney songs are familiar and relatively simple - perfect for language learning.
Try some Spanish delicacies with kids
Spanish food is delicious, and relatively easy to make. We’ve compiled 6 Spanish recipes to try cooking or eating with kids.
Learn about Dali & Surrealism
• Watch a video about Surrealism by Tate Kids
• Try some Dali themed art projects
• Investigate how Dali made his famous photos, like the one on the left
We’ve got some great blog posts to help you out as well…
Planning on travelling to Spain with your family soon?
You might enjoy our latest invention - Just the Ticket. Just the Ticket is a 12-month online journey around at the world for kids aged 7-12.
Through our workbooks and postcards, we’re taking kids on a learning journey through 12 countries, including Spain.
Together we’ll learn about the history, culture, stories, peoples, food and animals of these countries, all through educational puzzles and research activities.
If you have a curious, travel-hungry kid looking to explore, and occasionally frustrated by ‘normal’ learning, then Just the Ticket is an ideal present for them.