Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
Mi horario diario (My daily schedule)
Describe your daily schedule using the vocabulary learned in this chapter.
What you'll learn
- Identify at least 5 daily activities (e.g., comer, jugar, dormir) in Spanish when shown a picture or given a verbal prompt.
- Explain, in English, the meaning of 3 simple Spanish phrases related to daily routines (e.g., "Me despierto", "Voy a la escuela", "Hago mi tarea").
- Apply knowledge of daily routine vocabulary by creating a simple picture schedule of their own day, labeling at least 4 activities in Spanish.
- Orally respond to simple questions about their daily schedule using basic Spanish phrases (e.g., "¿Qué haces por la mañana?" - "Yo como.") with minimal prompting.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Ask 'What time is it?' in Spanish using '¿Qué hora es?'.
Correctly use 'Es la una' for one o'clock.
Correctly use 'Son las...' for all hours from two to twelve.
Tell time on the hour (e.g., 'Son las cuatro en punto').
Tell time at the quarter-hour using 'y cuarto' (e.g., 'Son las dos y cuarto').
Tell time at the half-hour using 'y media' (e.g., 'Son las tres y media').
Tick-tock, tick-tock! ⏰ What time do you go to recess? Let's learn how to ask and tell time in Spanish so you can talk about your favorite parts of the day!
In this lesson, we will learn the magic words to ask for the time and how to read a clock in Spanish. Knowing how to tell time is supe...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
¿Qué hora es?This is the question you ask when you want to know the time. It means 'What time is it?'.You ask your teacher, 'Maestra, ¿qué hora es?'
HoraThis word means 'hour'. It's the big number the short hand on the clock points to.La hora del almuerzo es a las doce. (The lunch hour is at twelve.)
En puntoThis phrase means 'o'clock' or 'on the dot'. You use it when the minute hand is on the 12.Son las nueve en punto. (It's nine o'clock sharp.)
Y cuartoThis means 'and a quarter' or 'fifteen'. You use it when the minute hand is on the 3 (15 minutes past the hour).Son las diez y cuarto. (It's ten fifteen.)
Y mediaThis means 'and a half' or 'thirty'. You...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
The 'Son las...' Rule
Son las + [number from 2-12]
Use 'Son las' for every hour EXCEPT one o'clock. 'Son' is used because you are talking about multiple hours (two, three, four, etc.). 'Las' is used because the word 'horas' (hours) is feminine and plural.
The 'Es la una' Exception
Es la una
For one o'clock, you must ALWAYS use 'Es la una'. 'Es' is used because you are only talking about one hour. 'La' is used because 'hora' is feminine and singular.
Adding Minutes Rule
[Hour Phrase] + y + [Minute Phrase]
To add minutes, you first say the hour (like 'Son las dos') and then add the word 'y' (which means 'and'), followed by the minu...
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Challenging
I arrive at school at 8:10. My first class starts at 8:25. "Llego a la escuela a las ocho y diez. La primera clase empieza a las ocho y veinticinco." How many minutes do I have before class starts?
A.Diez minutos
B.Veinte minutos
C.Quince minutos
D.Cinco minutos
Challenging
My brother eats lunch at 11:45. I eat lunch thirty minutes after he does. "Mi hermano almuerza a las doce menos cuarto. Yo almuerzo treinta minutos después." What time do I eat lunch?
A.las doce y cuarto
B.las doce y media
C.las doce
D.la una
Challenging
My schedule: 2:00 PM - Art Class. 3:15 PM - History Class. 4:30 PM - Go home. If it is currently 3:45 PM, what activity did I just finish?
A.La clase de arte
B.Ir a casa
C.La clase de historia
D.El almuerzo
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