Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
Después de la escuela (After School)
Describe what you do after school using -ER and -IR verbs (Como, leo, escribo, abro).
What you'll learn
- Identify at least 5 different after-school activities in Spanish when shown pictures or hear the words spoken.
- Explain, in English, what at least 3 different people are doing after school based on simple Spanish sentences.
- Apply newly learned vocabulary to create 3 original sentences in Spanish about what you or someone else does after school.
- Answer 'sí' or 'no' to at least 4 out of 5 questions in Spanish about after-school activities using 'sí' or 'no' correctly.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify 5-7 common after-school activities in Spanish.
Use the 'yo' form of regular -AR verbs to describe their actions (e.g., yo dibujo, yo hablo).
Construct a simple sentence to state a favorite activity, such as 'Yo juego con mis amigos'.
Name 3-4 common after-school snacks (la merienda) in Spanish.
Use the adjectives 'divertido/a' and 'delicioso/a' to describe activities and snacks.
Correctly match adjectives to nouns based on gender (e.g., 'el juego divertido', 'la fruta deliciosa').
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
JugarAn action word that means 'to play'.Yo juego con mis juguetes (I play with my toys).
DibujarAn action word that means 'to draw'.Yo dibujo un monstruo (I draw a monster).
HablarAn action word that means 'to talk' or 'to speak'.Yo hablo con mi mamá por teléfono (I talk with my mom on the phone).
La meriendaA noun that means 'the snack', usually eaten in the afternoon.Para la merienda, yo como una banana (For a snack, I eat a banana).
Divertido / DivertidaA describing word (adjective) that means 'fun'. Use 'divertido' for masculine nouns and 'divertida' for feminine nouns.El parque es divertido. La fiesta es divertida.
Delicioso / DeliciosaA describing word (adjective) that means '...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Present Tense -AR Verbs (Yo Form)
Take the -AR off the verb and add an -O.
When you want to say that 'I' am doing an action, you change the end of the verb. For verbs ending in -AR, like 'hablar', you drop the -AR and add -o to make 'hablo'. This means 'I talk'.
Adjective Agreement (Gender)
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe.
In Spanish, nouns are either masculine (often ending in -o, like 'el jugo') or feminine (often ending in -a, like 'la fruta'). The describing word must match! If the noun is feminine, the adjective usually ends in -a ('fruta deliciosa'). If it's masculine, the adjective usually ends in -o ('jugo delicioso').
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Challenging
Read this story: "Marco llega a casa. Primero, él guarda su mochila. Después, come una naranja. Finalmente, él dibuja en su cuaderno." What does Marco do BEFORE he draws?
A.Come una naranja
B.Guarda su mochila
C.Llega a casa
D.Both A and B
Challenging
If you see a friend with a new box of crayons and a blank notebook after school, what can you infer they are going to do?
A.Jugar al fútbol
B.Dibujar o colorear
C.Comer una merienda
D.Escuchar música
Challenging
Which sentence has a mistake?
A.Tú hablas con tu mamá.
B.Ella come una manzana verde.
C.Nosotros jugamos con los perros grande.
D.Yo miro la televisión.
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