Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
Mi Estación Favorita (My Favorite Season)
Describe your favorite season and why, relating it to the weather.
What you'll learn
- Identify at least three different seasons in Spanish (primavera, verano, otoño, invierno) when shown pictures or told the season name.
- Explain in simple Spanish (using phrases like "Me gusta..." and "porque...") why they like a specific season after participating in a class discussion.
- Match at least four different activities (like swimming, sledding, raking leaves) to their corresponding season in a worksheet activity with 80% accuracy.
- Draw a picture of their favorite season and label at least three items in Spanish that are associated with that season (e.g., sol, hojas, nieve).
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify the four seasons in Spanish (la primavera, el verano, el otoño, el invierno).
Describe common weather conditions using phrases like 'hace sol', 'hace frío', 'llueve', and 'nieva'.
Correctly use 'hace' and 'está' for basic weather descriptions.
Ask a friend '¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?' (What is the weather like today?).
State their favorite season and give a simple reason related to the weather (e.g., 'Me gusta el verano porque hace calor').
Connect a weather-appropriate activity (-AR verb) to a season (e.g., 'En el verano, me gusta nadar').
Mira por la ventana. ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy? ☀️🌧️❄️ Let's learn how to talk about the weather in Spanish!
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
El tiempoThe Spanish word for 'the weather'. We use it to talk about if it's sunny, rainy, or cold.Pregunta (Question): ¿Qué tiempo hace? Respuesta (Answer): Hace sol.
Hace solA phrase that means 'It's sunny'. 'Sol' means sun.En el verano, hace sol y vamos a la playa.
Hace fríoA phrase that means 'It's cold'. 'Frío' means cold.En el invierno, hace frío y necesitamos un abrigo.
LlueveA verb that means 'It's raining'.En la primavera, llueve mucho y las flores crecen.
NievaA verb that means 'It's snowing'.Me gusta cuando nieva en el invierno.
Está nubladoA phrase that means 'It's cloudy'. 'Nube' means cloud.Hoy no hace sol, está nublado.
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Using 'Hace' for Weather
Hace + [weather condition]
Use the verb 'hace' (from 'hacer' - to make/do) to describe general weather conditions that you feel, like temperature or sunshine. It's a special rule for weather!
Using Verbs for Weather Actions
Llueve (It rains) / Nieva (It snows)
For weather that is an action, like raining or snowing, Spanish uses special, one-word verbs. You don't need to say 'hace' with these.
Adjective Agreement with 'Día'
El día está + [adjective ending in -o]
When you describe the day ('el día'), which is a masculine word, the adjective describing it should also be masculine, usually ending in '-o'. For example, 'El día está soleado' (The day is sunny)...
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Challenging
Lee la descripción: 'El sol brilla y el cielo está azul. Los niños nadan en la piscina y comen helado. Llevan trajes de baño.' ¿De qué estación y tiempo habla el texto?
A.Primavera y está nublado
B.Invierno y nieva
C.Verano y hace sol
D.Otoño y hace viento
Challenging
Quieres plantar un jardín de flores. Necesitas sol y un poco de lluvia, pero no nieve. ¿Cuál es la MEJOR estación para empezar tu jardín?
A.El invierno, porque la tierra descansa.
B.La primavera, porque tiene lluvia y sol para las semillas.
C.El verano, porque hace mucho calor.
D.El otoño, porque las hojas caen.
Challenging
A Marco le encanta su estación favorita. Él dice: 'Me gusta cuando hace mucho calor y nado en la playa. También me encanta ver las hojas cambiar de color a rojo y amarillo.' ¿Por qué es extraña la descripción de Marco?
A.No se puede nadar en la playa.
B.Las hojas nunca cambian de color.
C.Él describe actividades de dos estaciones diferentes.
D.No hace calor en la playa.
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