The prevailing need to learn new languages ??in a world that is constantly advancing and changing in the different contexts in which the individual develops has become one of the greatest challenges in education today, the different strategies in use for learning a new language, every day they demand a greater study and dedication so that the learning obtained through these, is assimilated and executed by the students in an adequate way over time.

The different strategies that classrooms take on a day-to-day basis, based on the traditional formalism of teaching in a monothematic and linear way, would be seen as one of the constant arguments that negatively influence the genuine development of a second language in students. primary school; Therefore, it lacks diversity and although it is true that it is difficult to learn a new language, it is also a fact that the motivation which the product is presented to consumers, in this case the students, will be decisive in achieving the objectives. proposed, given that little exposure or lack of knowledge of the language will lead to learning in endless gaps, which are passed from course to course.

The theme of this article is focused on knowing gamification as a didactic strategy for learning a basic vocabulary of the English language; attending to the needs and expectations of the children in a process where interest and motivation to learn a second language prevail.