Ester, a teacher at El Aula Azul, believes that reading is one of the most important tools for acquiring vocabulary and understanding language structures. In this video, she recommends to us some of her favorite books for lower-level Spanish students.

Ester from El Aula Azul imagines what is happening in the photo Idoia is showing her. Do you agree with her somewhat dramatic speculation?

Silvia continues to tell us about her childhood memories, focusing this time on the town of Chóvar in Valencia, Spain, where her family would spend vacations and holidays.

Silvia continues to share with us some of her childhood memories, this time, about what she used to do on weekends and holidays with her family.

Paula, who has recently turned nine years old, will show us some of her favorite objects.

What is the difference between "tú" and "vos" if both pronouns are used to informally address someone as "you" in Spanish? In this video, Luana explains to us how both forms are conjugated and pronounced as well as where they are used.

Looking at a picture of some grandparents and their grandchildren, Ester and Idoia from El Aula Azul use their imaginations to speculate about the family members.

Silvia from Valencia, Spain, tells us some of her childhood memories of the home where she lived, her neighborhood, and her religious school. Let's listen carefully and learn new Spanish vocabulary in the process!

In this last installment of this series on chess, Carlos teaches us a few tactics, among which is the famous "queen's gambit," like the title of the popular Netflix series.

Luana tells us the Spanish names for the most immediate members of one's family.

You'll love this El Aula Azul guessing game where you'll have to decide which Spanish dish Ester is describing.

Silvia tells us about the active volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma as well as some interesting facts about volcanoes you might not know, including the types of particles they expel and some different types of eruptions.

In part three of Carlos' series on chess, he explains some important aspects of the game, including a popular opening move, as well as the Spanish words for terms like checkmate, castling, and stalemate.

Having learned about the rook, the knight, and the bishop, let's now see how to place and move the remaining pieces: the king, the queen, and the pawn.

Guess the colors of the things Idoia and Ester from El Aula Azul are describing, and learn some vocabulary in the process!