Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
Proyecto: Presentación de mi familia (Project: My family presentation)
Students create a short presentation about their family, using vocabulary and grammar learned in the chapter.
What you'll learn
- Identify at least five family member vocabulary words in Spanish (e.g., *madre, padre, hermano, hermana, abuelo*) with 80% accuracy during a class matching activity.
- Construct five simple sentences in Spanish to describe their own family members, including their names and relationships (e.g., *Ella es mi madre. Se llama Maria.*), using provided sentence frames and a word bank.
- Present a short (1-minute) oral presentation in Spanish about their family, incorporating at least three previously learned vocabulary words and correct pronunciation as assessed by a rubric.
- Understand and respond to simple questions about family members in Spanish, providing short answers using learned vocabulary, as demonstrated by answering at least 3 out of 4 questions correctly.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify at least five family members in Spanish.
Correctly use the possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'mis' to talk about their family.
Describe a family member using a simple sentence with an adjective that agrees in gender (e.g., 'Mi papá es alto').
State an activity a family member likes to do using the structure 'le gusta' + an -AR verb (e.g., 'A mi hermana le gusta cantar').
Write 3-4 simple sentences in Spanish to describe their family members for a presentation.
Present their family project to a partner or the class using their written sentences as a guide.
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In this project, you will create a presentati...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
La familiaThe Spanish word for 'the family'. It includes people like your parents, siblings, and grandparents.Mi familia es grande. (My family is big.)
Mi / MisThese words both mean 'my'. You use 'mi' for one person or thing, and 'mis' for more than one.Mi hermano (my brother), Mis hermanos (my brothers).
AdjetivoA word that describes a person, place, or thing. In Spanish, adjectives often change their ending to match the person they describe.alto (tall, for a boy), alta (tall, for a girl).
Verbo -ARAn action word that ends in -AR in its basic form, like 'cantar' (to sing) or 'hablar' (to talk).A mi papá le gusta cocinar. (My dad likes to cook.)
Le gustaA phrase that means 'he likes' or 'she l...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Using 'Mi' vs. 'Mis'
Use 'mi' for one family member. Use 'mis' for two or more family members.
This rule helps you show if you are talking about one person or multiple people. 'Mi' is singular, 'mis' is plural. For example, you have one mom ('mi mamá') but maybe two sisters ('mis hermanas').
Adjective Agreement (Gender)
Adjectives ending in -o for masculine nouns change to -a for feminine nouns.
When you describe someone, the describing word (adjective) must match if the person is male or female. If you describe 'papá' (masculine), use an adjective like 'cómico'. If you describe 'mamá' (feminine), change it to 'cómica'.
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Challenging
Analiza la oración: 'Mis primas, Elena y Sofía, son muy atléticas y ellas cantan en el coro.' ¿Qué dos cosas son ciertas sobre Elena y Sofía?
A.Son bajas y dibujan.
B.Son atléticas y cantan.
C.Son atléticas y cocinan.
D.Son altas y hablan.
Challenging
Encuentra la oración que NO tiene errores. Es para la parte de tu proyecto sobre lo que le gusta a tu familia.
A.mi hermanos le gusta las manzanas.
B.mis padres les gustan el pizza.
C.mi mamá le gustan las uvas.
D.mi abuela le gusta los pollos.
Challenging
Estás preparando tu presentación. Tienes estas notas: 1. Papá - alto. 2. Mamá - baja. 3. A ellos les gusta caminar. ¿Qué oración resume MEJOR estas notas?
A.Mi papá es bajo, mi mamá es alta y a ellos les gusta caminar.
B.Mi papá es alto, mi mamá es baja y a ellos les gusta caminar.
C.Mis padres son altos y a ellos les gusta cocinar.
D.Mi papá y mi mamá son bajos y a ellos les gusta mirar la tele.
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