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“Mi Mochila” — My School Bag Song in Spanish for Kids

In “Mi Mochila” (My School Bag), kids sing key Spanish words like la mochila, el lápiz, los lápices de colores and el libro, going back and forth between English and Spanish, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 31: At School, 2:29 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇪🇸 Spanish
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 31 · En la Escuela
  • ⏱ 2:29
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“Mi Mochila” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Spanish lines are shown in teal.
SungMeaning
What's in my bag?¿Qué hay en mi mochila?
¡Mi mochila!My school bag!
My pencil, my colored pencils!¡Mi lápiz, mis lápices de colores!
¡El lápiz, los lápices de colores!The pencil, the colored pencils!
My book!¡El libro!
¡El libro!My book!
Scissors and glue!¡Las tijeras, el pegamento!
¡Las tijeras, el pegamento!Scissors and glue!
Eraser!¡La goma de borrar!
¡La goma de borrar!Eraser!
What's in my bag?¿Qué hay en mi mochila?
¡Mi mochila!My school bag!
Pencil, book, and colored pencils!¡Lápiz, libro, lápices de colores!
¡Lápiz, libro, lápices de colores!Pencil, book, and colored pencils!
Scissors, glue, eraser!¡Tijeras, pegamento, goma de borrar!
¡Tijeras, pegamento, goma de borrar!Scissors, glue, eraser!
Pack it up, sing along!¡Guárdalo todo y canta!
¡Mi mochila, mi mochila!My school bag, my school bag!
¿Qué hay en mi mochila?What’s in my school bag?
My snack and my water bottle!¡Mi merienda y mi botella de agua!
¡La merienda y la botella de agua!My snack and my water bottle!
Don't forget your pencil!¡No olvides el lápiz!
¡No olvides el lápiz!Don't forget your pencil!
Don't forget your book!¡No olvides el libro!
¡No olvides el libro!Don't forget your book!
Zip it up!¡Ciérrala!
¡Cierra la mochila!Zip up the bag!
Bag on your back!¡La mochila a la espalda!
¡La mochila en la espalda!Bag on your back!
What's in my bag?¿Qué hay en mi mochila?
¡Mi mochila!My school bag!
Pencil, book, and colored pencils!¡Lápiz, libro, lápices de colores!
¡Lápiz, libro, lápices de colores!Pencil, book, and colored pencils!
Scissors, glue, eraser!¡Tijeras, pegamento, goma de borrar!
¡Tijeras, pegamento, goma de borrar!Scissors, glue, eraser!
Pack it up, sing along!¡Guárdalo todo y canta!
¡Mi mochila, mi mochila!My school bag, my school bag!
Snack?¿Merienda?
¡Merienda!Snack!
Water?¿Agua?
¡Agua!Water!
Book?¿Libro?
¡Libro!Book!
Ready for school?¿Listos para la escuela?
¡Listos para la escuela!Ready for school!
What's in my bag?¿Qué hay en mi mochila?
¡Mi mochila!My school bag!
Pencil, book, and colored pencils!¡Lápiz, libro, lápices de colores!
¡Lápiz, libro, lápices de colores!Pencil, book, and colored pencils!
Scissors, glue, eraser!¡Tijeras, pegamento, goma de borrar!
¡Tijeras, pegamento, goma de borrar!Scissors, glue, eraser!
Pack it up, sing along!¡Guárdalo todo y canta!
¡Mi mochila, mi mochila!My school bag, my school bag!
¡Listos para la escuela!Ready for school!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

SpanishEnglish
la mochilaschool bag
el lápizpencil
los lápices de colorescolored pencils
el librobook
las tijerasscissors
el pegamentoglue
la goma de borrareraser
la meriendasnack
la botella de aguawater bottle
no olvidesdon't forget
¡listos para la escuela!ready for school

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “la mochila”

    “la mochila” (school bag) is sung on 2 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.

  2. 2

    Split the parts

    Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Spanish ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.

  3. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:29, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Stand up, sit down and raise your hand along with the song.

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