Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
Los Días de la Semana (Days of the Week)
Learn the days of the week and practice saying what day it is today.
What you'll learn
- Identify and pronounce at least 5 out of 7 days of the week in Spanish correctly.
- Match each Spanish day of the week with its corresponding English translation on a worksheet with 100% accuracy.
- Use the Spanish days of the week to answer simple questions like "¿Qué día es hoy?" (What day is today?) with 80% accuracy.
- Construct simple sentences in Spanish using the days of the week, such as "Mañana es martes" (Tomorrow is Tuesday), in a short written exercise with at least 3 correct sentences.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Correctly pronounce and spell the seven days of the week in Spanish.
Recite the days of the week in the correct order, starting with lunes.
Identify which days are part of the school week (la semana) and which are the weekend (el fin de semana).
Ask '¿Qué día es hoy?' and answer with 'Hoy es...'
Use the days of the week in simple sentences with -AR verbs (e.g., 'El viernes, yo canto').
Apply the rule that days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish.
What's your favorite day of the week? 📅 Is it a school day or a weekend day? Let's learn how to talk about all seven days in Spanish!
In this lesson, we will learn the names for the seven days of the week, how to put them in order, and how to use them in sentences....
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
lunesMonday, the first day of the school week.El lunes, yo dibujo en la clase de arte.
martesTuesday, the second day of the school week.El martes, nosotros estudiamos matemáticas.
miércolesWednesday, the middle of the school week.El miércoles, yo como una manzana.
juevesThursday, the day before Friday.El jueves, yo practico deportes.
viernesFriday, the last day of the school week. ¡Yay!El viernes, nosotros miramos una película.
sábadoSaturday, the first day of the weekend.El sábado, yo juego con mis amigos.
domingoSunday, the last day of the weekend.El domingo, mi familia y yo descansamos.
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
No Capital Letters
días de la semana = minúsculas (lowercase)
In Spanish, the days of the week are not capitalized like they are in English, unless they are at the very beginning of a sentence. For example, write 'lunes', not 'Lunes'.
All Days are Masculine
Use 'el' for one day, 'los' for multiple days.
Every day of the week is a masculine noun. This means you always use the article 'el' before it (e.g., 'el lunes'). If you are talking about something that happens every week on that day, you use 'los' (e.g., 'los lunes').
Using 'el' or 'los' to mean 'on'
'el día' = on that day. 'los días' = on those days.
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Challenging
La fiesta de cumpleaños de mi amigo es tres días después del lunes. ¿Qué día de la semana es la fiesta?
A.Miércoles
B.Jueves
C.Viernes
D.Sábado
Challenging
Yo practico el piano los martes. Mi hermana patina tres días después de que yo practico. ¿Qué día patina mi hermana?
A.Viernes
B.Jueves
C.Sábado
D.Miércoles
Challenging
Hay cinco días de escuela en la semana. Si hoy es el día de en medio de la semana de escuela, ¿qué día es?
A.Martes
B.Jueves
C.Miércoles
D.Viernes
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Los Días de la Semana (Days of the Week) is a Grade 3 Spanish lesson on ExcelOS.
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You'll be able to: Identify and pronounce at least 5 out of 7 days of the week in Spanish correctly; Match each Spanish day of the week with its corresponding English translation on a worksheet with 100% accuracy; Use the Spanish days of the week….
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