Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
La familia de Sofía (Sofia's Family)
Read a short story about Sofia and her family.
What you'll learn
- Identify and point to at least 5 different family members (e.g., *madre, padre, hermano, hermana, abuela*) when shown pictures or illustrations with 80% accuracy.
- Respond orally to simple questions about Sofía's family (e.g., *¿Quién es la madre de Sofía?*) using one or two words in Spanish with at least 70% accuracy.
- Label a picture of a family tree with the correct Spanish words for *madre, padre, hermano*, and *hermana* with 100% accuracy.
- Draw a picture of their own family and verbally name at least three family members in Spanish.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Ask who someone is using '¿Quién es?' and '¿Quiénes son?'.
Answer questions about family members using 'Es mi...' and 'Son mis...'.
Identify and name 5-7 core family members in Spanish (mamá, papá, hermano, hermana, abuelo, abuela).
Ask how many people are in a family using '¿Cuántos son en la familia?'.
Use simple adjectives like 'alto/alta' and 'bajo/baja' with correct gender agreement to describe family members.
Use the -AR verb 'hablar' in the present tense to say who talks (e.g., 'Mi mamá habla...').
When you see a photo of a friend's family, how do you ask who is in the picture? 📸 Let's learn how to ask questions about Sofía's family in Spanish!...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
¿Quién?The Spanish question word for 'Who?'. You use this to ask about a person.¿Quién es el niño? (Who is the boy?)
¿Cuántos?The Spanish question word for 'How many?'. You use this to ask about the number of people or things.¿Cuántos hermanos tiene Sofía? (How many siblings does Sofía have?)
EsThe word for 'He is' or 'She is'. You use it when talking about one person.Es mi papá. (He is my dad.)
SonThe word for 'They are'. You use it when talking about more than one person.Son mis abuelos. (They are my grandparents.)
Mi / MisThe Spanish words for 'My'. Use 'mi' for one person/thing and 'mis' for more than one.mi hermana (my sister), mis hermanos (my siblings/brothers)
Adjetivo (Adjective)...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Asking 'Who?': Singular vs. Plural
Use '¿Quién es...?' for one person. Use '¿Quiénes son...?' for two or more people.
When you see one person, like Sofía's mom, you ask '¿Quién es ella?'. If you see her parents together, you ask '¿Quiénes son ellos?'.
Answering with 'Ser': Es vs. Son
Use 'Es...' to answer about one person. Use 'Son...' to answer about two or more people.
If someone asks '¿Quién es?', you answer 'Es mi mamá'. If they ask '¿Quiénes son?', you answer 'Son mis padres'.
Adjective Agreement (Gender)
Adjectives ending in -o are for boys/men. Change the -o to an -a for girls/women.
When describing a family member, the adjective must ma...
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Challenging
La familia de Sofía come pasta los domingos. Si hoy es domingo y todos están en casa, ¿qué es más probable que pase?
A.La mamá cocina y la familia come junta.
B.El papá va a caminar solo al parque.
C.La abuela habla por teléfono todo el día.
D.Leo come manzanas con el perro.
Challenging
El primo de Sofía es Mateo. La mamá de Mateo es la tía Isabela. ¿Quién es la hermana de la tía Isabela?
A.Sofía
B.Elena, la abuela de Sofía
C.Ana, la mamá de Sofía
D.No se menciona
Challenging
El abuelo es 'gracioso' y la abuela es 'cariñosa'. Si hablamos de los dos juntos ('los abuelos'), ¿cómo los describimos correctamente?
A.Los abuelos son graciosa y cariñoso.
B.Los abuelos son graciosos y cariñosos.
C.La abuela es gracioso y cariñoso.
D.Los abuelos es gracioso y cariñoso.
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