Spanish Grade 1 15 min

Encuentra el objeto (Find the object)

Review all classroom objects. Play a 'Simon Says' game using the objects.

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Introduction & Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives Identify 4-5 common animals in Spanish. Ask '¿Dónde está el/la...?' to find an animal. Understand and use the prepositions 'en', 'sobre', and 'debajo de'. Answer questions about an animal's location with a simple sentence. Use the correct article ('el' or 'la') for given animal nouns. Recognize the question word '¿Dónde?' (Where?). ¡Hola amigos! 👋 Let's play a game of hide-and-seek with animals! ¿Dónde está el perro? 🐶 Today, we will learn how to ask where animals are. We will also learn how to say where we find them. It's a fun game of 'Encuentra el objeto'! Real-World Applications Asking where your pet is at home. Playing 'I Spy' with friend...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary

TermDefinitionExample ¿Dónde?This is a special question word. It means 'Where?' in English. 🤔¿Dónde está el gato? (Where is the cat?) EstáThis word means 'is'. We use it to talk about where something is located.📍El perro está en la caja. (The dog is in the box.) El / LaThese little words mean 'the'. We use 'el' for boy words and 'la' for girl words. 👦👧el perro (the dog), la tortuga (the turtle) EnA word that tells us something is 'in' or 'on' something else. 📥El pez está en el agua. (The fish is in the water.) SobreThis word means 'on top of'. It's like a cat sitting on a book. 🐈📖El pájaro está sobre la mesa. (The bird is on the table.) Debajo deThis means 'under' or 'below'. A...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns

Asking Where Something Is ¿Dónde está + el/la + [animal]? To ask where an animal is, always start with '¿Dónde está?'. Then, add 'el' or 'la' and the animal's name. Answering Where Something Is El/La + [animal] + está + [preposition] + el/la + [lugar]. To answer, start with the animal. Then use 'está' and a location word like 'en', 'sobre', or 'debajo de'. Using 'el' and 'la' Use 'el' for masculine nouns (like 'perro'). Use 'la' for feminine nouns (like 'tortuga'). Listen to how the word ends. Many words ending in '-o' use 'el'. Many words ending in '-a' use 'la'.

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Sample Practice Questions

Challenging
Soy un animal de la granja. No soy una vaca. No soy un pollo. Digo 'oink, oink'. Encuentra qué animal soy.
A.el caballo
B.la oveja
C.el cerdo
D.el perro
Challenging
Hay tres cajas. Una tiene un animal que vuela 🐦. Una tiene un animal que nada 🐠. Una tiene un animal que maúlla 🐱. Encuentra el animal que nada.
A.el pájaro
B.el pez
C.el gato
D.el perro
Challenging
Mira la serie: 🐸, 🐠, 🐸, 🐠, ___. Encuentra el animal que sigue.
A.la rana
B.el pez
C.el perro
D.el gato

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