Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
¿Qué día es hoy? (What day is today?)
Learn the days of the week (lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado, domingo).
What you'll learn
- Identify at least 5 out of 7 days of the week in Spanish when shown a picture or written word.
- Respond correctly to the question "¿Qué día es hoy?" (What day is today?) in Spanish with the correct day of the week at least 3 times during a classroom activity.
- Apply knowledge of Spanish days of the week by correctly completing a worksheet matching the English day of the week to the Spanish day of the week with 100% accuracy.
- Explain the order of the days of the week in Spanish by reciting them from memory in the correct sequence with no more than one error.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Correctly identify and say the seven days of the week in Spanish.
Ask the question '¿Qué día es hoy?' and answer it correctly.
Identify that all days of the week are masculine nouns.
Use at least five different masculine adjectives to describe a day.
Form a simple sentence combining a day of the week, the verb 'ser', and a matching masculine adjective (e.g., 'El lunes es divertido').
Recognize that days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish.
Do you have a favorite day of the week? 🥳 Is it a fun day, a busy day, or a sleepy day? Let's learn how to describe our favorite days in Spanish!
In this lesson, we will learn the days of the week and how to describe them using special words called adjectives. You will learn h...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
DíaThe Spanish word for 'day'. It is a masculine noun.Hoy es un día bonito. (Today is a beautiful day.)
SemanaThe Spanish word for 'week'. A semana has siete (7) días.Hay siete días en la semana.
AdjetivoA word that describes a person, place, or thing. In this lesson, it describes a day.Divertido (fun), largo (long), ocupado (busy).
MasculinoA gender for Spanish nouns. All the days of the week are masculine. Adjectives that describe them must also be masculine, usually ending in '-o'.El lunes (Monday) is masculine, so we use an adjective like 'bueno' (good).
HoyThe Spanish word for 'today'.¿Qué día es hoy? (What day is today?)
SerA Spanish verb that means 'to be'. We use it to describe what a day is like.El...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Days of the Week are Masculine
el lunes, el martes, el miércoles, el jueves, el viernes, el sábado, el domingo
Always use the masculine article 'el' (the) or 'un' (a/an) before a day of the week. This tells us the day is a masculine noun.
Adjective Agreement Rule
Masculine Noun (Día) + Masculine Adjective (-o)
When you describe a day of the week, the adjective must also be masculine. Most masculine adjectives end in the letter '-o'.
Asking and Answering the Question
Question: ¿Qué día es hoy? Answer: Hoy es [day of the week].
This is the specific pattern to ask and answer what day it is. Remember to use 'es', which is a form of the verb 'ser'.
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Challenging
Mi semana es muy colorida. El lunes, uso una camisa roja. El martes, una azul. El miércoles, una verde. El jueves, una amarilla. Si ayer fue el día de la camisa azul, ¿de qué color es mi camisa mañana?
A.Roja
B.Verde
C.Amarilla
D.Azul
Challenging
Lee el párrafo: 'La semana tiene siete días. Cinco días son para la escuela y son largos. Dos días son para el fin de semana y son cortos y divertidos. El primer día de la semana escolar es mi menos favorito.' ¿Cómo es el lunes para esta persona?
A.Es corto y divertido.
B.Es su día favorito.
C.Es parte del fin de semana.
D.Es largo y no es su favorito.
Challenging
Hoy es un día de la semana. No es el primer día ni el último día de la semana escolar. No es el día que está en el medio de la semana escolar. Si ayer fue lunes, ¿qué día es hoy?
A.Martes
B.Miércoles
C.Jueves
D.Viernes
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