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“¡Al Recreo!” — Playtime at School Song in Spanish for Kids

In “¡Al Recreo!” (Playtime at School), kids sing key Spanish words like el recreo, el timbre, el patio and ¡atrápame!, 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, 1:54 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇪🇸 Spanish
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 31 · En la Escuela
  • ⏱ 1:54
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“¡Al Recreo!” 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
The bell rings—what time is it?Suena el timbre: ¿qué hora es?
¡El recreo! ¡A jugar!Recess! Let’s play!
Recess!¡El recreo!
¡El recreo!Recess!
The bell!¡El timbre!
¡El timbre!The bell!
¿Dónde vamos?Where are we going?
To the playground!¡Al patio!
¡Al patio!To the playground!
Catch me!¡Atrápame!
¡Atrápame!Catch me!
I caught you!¡Te atrapé!
¡Te atrapé!I caught you!
Run and laugh, then run again,Corre y ríe, y vuelve a correr,
Come and play with all our friends!¡Ven a jugar con todos los amigos!
Come and play!¡Ven a jugar!
¡Ven a jugar!Come and play!
¡Ven a jugar!Come and play!
Come and play!¡Ven a jugar!
Recess, el recreo,
Playground, el patio—¡vamos ya!
Catch me!¡Atrápame!
¡Atrápame!Catch me!
¡Te atrapé! We laugh and play!
Jump rope!¡La cuerda!
¡La cuerda!Jump rope!
Jump and skip!¡Salta y brinca!
¡Salta y salta!Jump and jump!
Hopscotch!¡La rayuela!
¡La rayuela!Hopscotch!
Hop, hop, hop!¡Salta, salta, salta!
¡Salta aquí!Jump here!
Slide!¡El tobogán!
¡El tobogán!Slide!
Down we go!¡Bajamos!
¡Vamos allá!Here we go!
Ball!¡La pelota!
¡La pelota!Ball!
Kick the ball!¡Patea la pelota!
¡Patea la pelota!Kick the ball!
Come and play!¡Ven a jugar!
¡Ven a jugar!Come and play!
¡Ven a jugar!Come and play!
Come and play!¡Ven a jugar!
Recess, el recreo,
Playground, el patio—¡vamos ya!
Catch me!¡Atrápame!
¡Atrápame!Catch me!
¡Te atrapé! We laugh and play!
The bell rings!¡Suena el timbre!
¡Suena el timbre!The bell rings!
One more turn?¿Otra vez?
¡Una vez más!One more time!
Back to class!¡A clase!
¡A clase!Back to class!
See you soon—¡hasta después!
Come and play!¡Ven a jugar!
¡Ven a jugar!Come and play!
¡Ven a jugar!Come and play!
Come and play!¡Ven a jugar!
Recess, el recreo,
Playground, el patio—¡vamos ya!
Catch me!¡Atrápame!
¡Atrápame!Catch me!
¡Te atrapé! We laugh and play!
Back to class!¡A clase!
¡A clase!Back to class!
¡El recreo! ¡A jugar!Recess! Let’s play!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

SpanishEnglish
el recreorecess
el timbrethe bell
el patiothe playground
¡atrápame!catch me
¡te atrapé!I caught you
la cuerdajump rope
la rayuelahopscotch
el tobogánslide
la pelotaball
¡ven a jugar!come and play
¡a clase!back to class

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Count the “el recreo”s

    “el recreo” means “recess” and comes up on 6 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.

  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 1:54, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Act out playtime: run, hop and slide where the song says.

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