Body Parts in Spanish: A Comprehensive Guide + Learning Materials

Are your students learning body parts in Spanish? If so, this post has you covered with vocabulary lists, body part resources, printable worksheets and more!

Learning body parts in Spanish is a fascinating subject for kids, especially to learn about it in a foreign language!

That’s why today, we will go over important parts of the body in Spanish. I will break the body parts into different categories. Learn them all at once, or break them up into different lessons, you decide!

At the end of this post I will share a few fun and free learning resources you can use to aid your students in memorizing and learning the body parts in Spanish.

Learning Body Parts in Spanish

Instead of diving into a list of all the parts of the body in Spanish, I decided to separate the parts into different categories to make learning the new vocabulary easier.

For starters, I will mention common body parts. On this list, you can find commonly used body parts that one might talk about on a daily, or weekly basis, such as hands, or feet, and even knees. 

Then afterwards, I will share a list of head body parts vocabulary, arm vocabulary, leg vocabulary and organs. Next, I will include relevant vocabulary about illness & injuries and verbs associated with talking about the parts of the body in Spanish.

Feel free to share my graphics on Pinterest for reference points!

The Main Parts of the Body in Spanish

Example sentences:

A fun way to start talking about the body parts in Spanish is by talking about how many of each body part we have. For example:

This will get the kids (especially the younger ones) giggling away!

I used to do this all the time with my son when he was a toddler. It is great vocabulary practice as well as counting practice, too.

Related: Spanish Numbers 1-30: Free Printable Flashcards for Kids

learning body parts in Spanish: the Head

Above we learned that head in Spanish is la cabeza. Now, let’s learn about things that can be found on our cabeza!

Learning Body parts in Spanish: Arms

Now let’s move on to the arms and work our way down to the fingers!

learning Body parts in Spanish: Legs and Feet

Our last category before we make our way into the organs is legs and feet. Here goes.

learning Body parts in Spanish: Organs & Bones

So far we have learned main body parts, head and face vocabulary and arms and leg vocabulary in Spanish. Now let’s learn a little bit about what’s on the inside of our body in Spanish.

Below you can find a small list of internal organs and bones vocabulary in Spanish.

Illness, Injuries & Symptoms Vocabulary

What are some ways to incorporate talking about body parts in Spanish in the classroom? Open up dialogue using some of the following illness, injuries and symptoms vocabulary. 

Then use some of the following questions and phases to your students encouraging them to practice the new Spanish body parts vocabulary to tell you where, when or why these things happened.

Hurting and Healing Verbs

Grammar rules when describing body parts in Spanish

It is helpful to know the parts of the body vocabulary in Spanish, but it is also important to know how to use them in phrases, too.

Below I will drop a list of phrases that you can use, but first, I want to mention a few important grammar rules when talking about body parts in Spanish. 

Grammar rule number one, always use definite articles when talking about the body parts in Spanish. Definite articles are el and la for singular words, and los and las for plural words. 

El dedo, los dedos

The finger, the fingers

Even if you are talking about two body parts in one sentence, make sure to always bring the definite article along.

Furthermore, when talking about body parts in Spanish, possessive adjectives are not used to describe the body part unless it is not clear whose body part is being talked about.

Notice that you still use the definite article in Spanish and not the possessive adjective. The ownership is expressed by the reflexive pronoun me.

Body parts Phrases in Spanish

Books about body parts in Spanish

Now that we know a whole bunch of new body part vocabulary in Spanish, let’s pair them with some picture books in Spanish about el cuerpo humano. Below are a few recommendations.

El Cuerpo

By: DK

This is the perfect bilingual board book for your baby or toddler ages 0-2 to learn about the body in Spanish.

El cuerpo humano

By: Sagrario Pinto

El cuerpo humano por fuera

By: Maria Cristina Junyent

YouTube Videos about Body Parts in Spanish

Furthermore, we can pair the new body parts in Spanish vocabulary with the following information YouTube videos.

The first video is my favorite! It is an interactive song in Spanish for kids that will get them up and dancing and using different body parts vocabulary.

It’s called “El marinero baila” by the YouTube Channel El Reino Infantil It is so catchy that young learners will be singing the different parts of the body in Spanish in no time!

Related: YouTube Channels in Spanish for Kids

Below is an informative video that explains the different parts of the body in Spanish.

Next is a fun, rock-type song by Rockalingua that mention different parts of the body in Spanish.

free body parts in Spanish resources for kids

I know you have been waiting the entire post for this, but you finally made it to the free body parts resources in Spanish. 

What resources come in these free activities?

For starters, once you subscribe (instructions on how to get yours further down), you will have access to a fill in the body parts worksheet. 

It comes with three pages. One in color, one in black and white and the last page is an answer key.

Related: 25 + Body Parts Activities for Toddlers & Preschoolers

You will also receive 24 bilingual body parts in vocabulary flashcards!

How can you get your free body parts in Spanish flashcards & Worksheet?

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Well I hope you learned some new words about the human body parts in Spanish after today’s post! I hope you enjoy your free printables!

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