Spanish
Grade 1
15 min
Las fiestas: ¿Qué celebramos? (Holidays: What do we celebrate?)
Learn vocabulary for common holidays (Navidad, Año Nuevo, Día de Muertos, Cumpleaños).
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify 3-5 common holidays in Spanish.
Name 4 party objects in Spanish (e.g., pastel, regalo).
Say 'Feliz cumpleaños' to a friend.
Use the phrase 'Yo celebro...' with a holiday.
Count up to 5 party items in Spanish.
Recognize the word 'familia' and connect it to celebrations.
Do you like parties with cake and presents? 🎂🎁 Let's learn to talk about them in Spanish!
We will learn the Spanish words for fun holidays and party things. We will see how people celebrate with their families. It will be a fun fiesta!
Real-World Applications
Wishing a friend a 'Feliz cumpleaños'.
Talking about your favorite holiday in Spanish class.
Understanding stories about celebrations in Spanish.
Recognizing Spanish ho...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
La fiesta 🎉A party or celebration.Mi cumpleaños es una fiesta. (My birthday is a party.)
El cumpleaños 🎂The day you were born; your birthday.¡Hoy es mi cumpleaños! (Today is my birthday!)
La Navidad 🎄A holiday in December; Christmas.En Navidad, vemos luces bonitas. (At Christmas, we see pretty lights.)
El regalo 🎁A present you give or get.Yo tengo un regalo para ti. (I have a gift for you.)
El pastel 🍰A sweet cake for parties.Me gusta el pastel de chocolate. (I like chocolate cake.)
La familia 👨👩👧👦Your family, like your mom, dad, and siblings.Yo celebro con mi familia. (I celebrate with my family.)
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Saying What You Celebrate
Yo celebro + [holiday name].
Use this pattern to say which holiday you celebrate. 'Yo' means 'I'.
Identifying a Holiday
Es + [holiday name].
Use 'Es' to say what holiday it is. 'Es' means 'It is'.
Saying What You Like
Me gusta + [item].
Use this to say you like something, like party food or gifts.
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Challenging
En la piñata hay 15 dulces. Si tú tomas 3 dulces y tu amigo toma 2, ¿cuántos dulces tomaron ustedes dos juntos? (In the piñata there are 15 candies. If you take 3 candies and your friend takes 2, how many candies did you two take together?)
A.Quince (15)
B.Cinco (5)
C.Dos (2)
D.Diez (10)
Challenging
María recibe un regalo 🎁 pero no es su cumpleaños y no es Navidad. Su mamá dice '¡Felicitaciones por tus buenas notas!'. ¿Por qué hay una celebración? (Maria gets a gift 🎁 but it's not her birthday and it's not Christmas. Her mom says 'Congratulations on your good grades!'. Why is there a celebration?)
A.Por un logro en la escuela (For an achievement at school)
B.Porque es martes (Because it is Tuesday)
C.Porque va a llover (Because it is going to rain)
D.Porque es una fiesta nacional (Because it is a national holiday)
Challenging
En un cumpleaños, tienes un pastel 🎂. En Navidad, tienes un árbol 🎄. ¿Qué es diferente en la decoración principal? (At a birthday, you have a cake 🎂. At Christmas, you have a tree 🎄. What is different about the main decoration?)
A.Las luces (The lights)
B.Los colores (The colors)
C.El objeto principal (The main object)
D.Los amigos (The friends)
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