Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
Un Día de Juegos (A Day of Games)
Plan a day of games and activities with friends, using all the vocabulary learned in this chapter.
What you'll learn
- Identify at least 5 Spanish words for different games or activities (like 'correr' for run or 'saltar' for jump) from a list of 10.
- Apply the Spanish phrases 'Me gusta' (I like) and 'No me gusta' (I don't like) to describe their preferences for at least 3 different games or activities.
- Explain, using simple sentences in English, the rules of one game or activity learned in Spanish, demonstrating understanding of the vocabulary used.
- Participate in a class activity, using at least 3 Spanish words or phrases related to games, to communicate with classmates about what they want to play.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify and name at least 8 Spanish vocabulary words for common games, toys, and snacks.
Correctly conjugate regular -AR verbs like 'jugar', 'saltar', and 'cantar' in the yo, tú, and él/ella present tense forms.
Use adjectives to describe toys, ensuring the adjective agrees in gender with the noun (e.g., 'la pelota roja').
Form simple Spanish sentences describing what they and others play (e.g., 'Yo juego con el carro azul.').
Ask and answer simple questions about playing games, such as '¿Qué juegas?' (What do you play?).
Recognize and name at least 4 common snack foods in Spanish.
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
JugarThe verb 'to play', used for playing games or sports.Yo juego con mis amigos. (I play with my friends.)
Los JuguetesThe Spanish word for 'toys', the things we play with.La pelota (the ball), el carro (the car), la muñeca (the doll).
Saltar la cuerdaA common game, which means 'to jump rope'.Tú saltas la cuerda en el parque. (You jump rope in the park.)
AdjetivoA describing word. In Spanish, it must match the noun it describes.La pelota es roja. (The ball is red.) 'Roja' is the adjective.
La MeriendaA snack that you eat between meals, often after playing.Comemos galletas para la merienda. (We eat cookies for a snack.)
ConA small but important word that means 'with'.Yo juego con la pelota. (I play with the ball.)
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Present Tense of -AR Verbs
To change an -AR verb, remove the -AR and add a new ending: -o (for yo), -as (for tú), -a (for él/ella).
Use this rule to talk about what you, a friend, or another person is doing right now. For example, with the verb 'cantar' (to sing): Yo canto, tú cantas, ella canta.
Adjective Gender Agreement
If a noun is feminine (often ends in -a, like 'pelota'), its adjective should also end in -a. If a noun is masculine (often ends in -o, like 'carro'), its adjective should end in -o.
Always check the noun first! This makes your descriptions sound correct. For example: 'la casa blanca' (the white house) but 'el perro blanco' (the white dog).
Basic Sentence Structure
Subject + Verb + Rest of the sentenc...
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Challenging
Read the text: "Hoy es un día de juegos. Por la mañana, yo juego con mi tren eléctrico. Por la tarde, mis amigos y yo jugamos al escondite en el jardín. Comemos sándwiches de jamón y bebemos limonada. ¡Es un día divertido!" Based on the text, what did NOT happen?
A.The person played alone.
B.The person played with friends outside.
C.The person ate a sweet dessert like cookies.
D.The person had a drink.
Challenging
Ana has "una muñeca roja" and Pedro has "dos carros azules." If they play together with all the toys, which sentence correctly describes the scene?
A.Ellos juegan con una muñeca rojos y dos carros azul.
B.Ellos juegan con una muñeca roja y dos carros azules.
C.Ella juega con una muñeca roja y dos carros azules.
D.Él juega con una muñeca roja y dos carros azules.
Challenging
Read the description of a game: "En mi turno, yo cierro los ojos y cuento hasta diez. '¡Listos o no, allá voy!' grito. Luego, busco a mis amigos detrás de los árboles." What game are they playing?
A.Las escondidas
B.Fútbol
C.La rayuela
D.El pilla-pilla
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