Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
Describiendo a Mi Familia (Describing My Family)
Practice describing family members' hair and eye color, focusing on gender and number agreement.
What you'll learn
- Identify and name at least 4 different family members in Spanish (e.g., *madre, padre, hermano, hermana*) when shown a picture.
- Explain in simple Spanish, using at least one complete sentence, how two family members are related to them (e.g., *Ella es mi madre.*)
- Apply the correct Spanish words for family members to describe their own family by drawing a picture and labeling at least 3 family members in Spanish.
- Create a simple drawing of their family and label at least 3 family members using the correct Spanish vocabulary.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify at least 5 common family members in Spanish (e.g., madre, padre, hermano).
Use the verbs 'es' (is) and 'son' (are) to describe family members.
Match descriptive adjectives to family members, making them agree in gender (e.g., alto/alta).
Describe a simple action a family member does using a present tense -AR verb (e.g., 'Mi padre trabaja').
Use 'mi' (my) and 'mis' (my, plural) correctly with family nouns.
Construct a 2-sentence description of a family member.
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In this lesson, we will learn the Spanish words for family members and how to describe them. We will use special describing words called adjec...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
Sustantivo (Noun)A word that names a person, place, or thing. In this lesson, our nouns are family members.madre (mother), padre (father), abuela (grandmother), perro (dog)
Adjetivo (Adjective)A word that describes a noun. It tells you what something or someone is like.alto (tall), baja (short), cómico (funny), inteligente (smart)
Verbo (Verb)An action word. It tells you what someone is doing.hablar (to talk), trabajar (to work), cantar (to sing)
Ser (To be)A special verb we use to describe what someone is like. We use 'es' for one person and 'son' for more than one person.Mi hermana es artística. (My sister is artistic.) Mis padres son trabajadores. (My parents are hard-working.)
Concordancia (Agreement)Making sure your adjectives match the perso...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Adjective Agreement Rule
Adjetivo must match the género (gender) and número (number) of the sustantivo.
If the family member is masculine (like 'padre'), the adjective usually ends in -o. If the family member is feminine (like 'madre'), the adjective usually ends in -a. If you are describing more than one person, add an -s.
Using 'Ser' for Descriptions
Use 'es' for one person. Use 'son' for two or more people.
When you want to say what someone is like, you use a form of the verb 'ser'. 'Es' means 'is' and 'son' means 'are'.
Present Tense -AR Verbs
For one person (él/ella): verb ends in -a. For two or more people (ellos/ellas): verb ends in -an.
To say what someone does...
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Challenging
En mi familia somos cuatro: mi papá, mi mamá, mi hermano mayor y yo. Mi hermano se llama Carlos y tiene 10 años. Yo tengo 8 años. Mi papá cocina la pasta y mi mamá prepara la ensalada. A todos nos gusta cenar juntos. ¿Quién es la persona más joven de la familia?
A.El papá
B.La mamá
C.Carlos
D.La persona que habla ('yo')
Challenging
Mi padre es artístico y mi madre es atlética. Juntos, ellos son ______.
A.artísticos y atléticos
B.artísticas y atléticas
C.artístico y atlética
D.artísticos y atléticas
Challenging
Mi hermana y yo siempre ayudamos en casa. Yo lavo los platos. Mi hermana ______ la basura. Juntos, nosotros ______ a nuestros padres.
A.saca / ayudamos
B.saco / ayuda
C.sacan / ayudo
D.sacas / ayudan
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