Los días de la semana: ¡A cantar! (The days of the week: Let's sing!)

Learning Objectives Recite the seven days of the week in Spanish in order. Sing a simple song about the days of the week. Identify the written names of the seven days. Answer the question '¿Qué día es hoy?' (What day is it today?) with the correct day. Recognize that days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish. Identify 'el fin de semana' (the weekend). Do you know what day it is today? 🤔 Let's learn a fun song to remember every day! 🎶 We will learn the names for the seven days of the week. We will sing a song to help us remember them. Knowing the days helps us know when we have school and when we play! 🥳 Real-World Applications Knowing when we have art class 🎨 Knowing when we go to the library 📚 Knowing when it is the weekend to pl...

TermDefinitionExample lunesThe first day of the school week. 🍎El lunes, yo como una manzana. (On Monday, I eat an apple.) martesThe second day of the school week. 🧸El martes, yo juego con mi oso. (On Tuesday, I play with my bear.) miércolesThe third day of the school week. 🖍️El miércoles, yo dibujo con crayones. (On Wednesday, I draw with crayons.) juevesThe fourth day of the school week. 🐸El jueves, yo veo una rana. (On Thursday, I see a frog.) viernesThe last day of the school week. ¡Fiesta! 🎉El viernes, ¡estoy feliz! (On Friday, I am happy!) sábadoThe first day of the weekend. ☀️El sábado, yo juego en el parque. (On Saturday, I play in the park.) domingoThe second day of the weekend. 🏠El domingo, descanso en mi casa. (On Sunday, I rest at my house.)

Los días son masculinos (Days are masculine) Always use 'el' before a day of the week. We say 'el lunes' or 'el martes'. We do not say 'la lunes'. No mayúsculas (No capital letters) Days of the week start with a small letter. In Spanish, we write 'lunes', not 'Lunes', unless it is the first word in a sentence. La semana empieza en lunes (The week starts on Monday) Our song and calendar will start with 'lunes'. In many Spanish-speaking places, Monday is the first day of the week.