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Salsa
Kids watch puppets act out familiar fairy tales entirely in Spanish and pick up words from context.
Salsa is a Spanish-language television series from Georgia Public Broadcasting aimed at young beginners. Each episode retells a story most kids already know – Goldilocks, the Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood – with puppets, animation and simple on-screen graphics. Because the plots are familiar, children seem able to follow along even though every line is in Spanish, catching greetings, colors, numbers, animals and everyday phrases as they go. The puppets play it broad, songs circle back to key words, and pauses leave space for viewers to shout answers at the screen. Two seasons of episodes are listed on the GPB site. It could work as a family Spanish evening or a calm afternoon show, and older siblings may enjoy noticing how much they understand.
- Ages
- Kindergarten to third grade
- Works on
- Web browser
- Topics
- Languages
- Languages
- Spanish
- Listed
- 2026-10-18
What kids do
- Watch a fairy tale told all in Spanish
- Shout out colors and numbers with the puppets
- Sing along with a Spanish song
- Retell the story using new words
Who it suits
Kindergarten to third grade.
Notes for parents
Produced by Georgia Public Broadcasting for kindergarten through third grade. Episodes stream on the GPB website, PBS.org and the PBS app, and young viewers don’t appear to need any reading to keep up.
What you need
- Web browser or PBS app
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