SPANISH ACTIVITIES TO DO AT HOME: GREETINGS AND FEELINGS

Whether you’re stuck at home with kids during the COVID-19 outbreak, just trying to incorporate more structure into your day, or preparing for a trip to a Spanish-speaking country, anyone can start introducing Spanish into their children’s daily lives with just a few minutes a day.

As a former high school Spanish teacher who has taught every grade from Montessori preschool to 12th grade, I’ve got lots of activities up my sleeve for you to keep your kids entertained while they learn.

Let’s start at the very beginning, with greetings and asking people how they’re doing! I’ve designed this mini lesson to take 5-15 minutes, depending on how much repetition you want to use!

Here is the printable PDF of the lesson below:

VOCABULARIO - VOCABULARY

¡Hola! - Hello!

buenos días - good morning

buenas tardes - good afternoon

buenas noches - good night

¿Cómo estás? - How are you?

Estoy... - I am...

(muy) bien - (very) well

así-así - so-so

(muy) mal - (very) bad

PREPARATION & MATERIALS

MATERIALS: 3 paper plates, black marker, tape, 3 popsicle sticks (could use pencils instead)

1. Draw a happy face on one plate, a “so-so / ok” face on the second plate, and a sad face on the third plate.

2. Tape a popsicle stick or pencil to each paper plate so that you can put it in front of your face like a mask.

STEP 1

• Introduce the vocabulary words to the kids one at a time.

• Do an action along with each vocabulary word. You can use the ones we used in the Instagram video or invent your own!

• Repeat each word along with the action 3-5 times.

• (Optional) When you think the kids have the words down, try saying the word and not doing the action to see if they can remember the action/meaning of the word by themselves.

STEP 2

• Sing the “Buenos Días” song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_iPCiCDuvg

• Use the actions along with the song.

• You can use this song as your opening/greeting for every Spanish lesson to really drive home the vocabulary.

STEP 3

• Lay out your happy/ok/sad faces.

• Demonstrate asking the question, “¿Cómo estás?” and answering with bien/así-así/mal and picking up the corresponding face.

• Take turns asking each of the kids how they are doing and letting them choose the face that represents their mood.

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