🌎 Greeting Relatives by Name

Saludar a los familiares por su nombre

🌎 Social Studies Real-Life Mode SL.K.1SEL.K.1WL.K.1
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Objective: Child uses Spanish greetings and family relationship words to connect warmly with relatives at a family gathering.

⏱️ ~15 min 🧺 0 min setup · pretend

🧺 Materials

  • the relatives who are present
  • your family photos if nearby

📋 Instructions (parent)

  1. Before greeting relatives, remind your child of the Spanish word for each one, like abuela (grandma) and tío (uncle).
  2. Coach your child to say hola and the relationship word when they greet each person.
  3. Ask them to give a hug and say te quiero (I love you) to one relative.
  4. During the visit, ask who is the abuelo and who is the prima in Spanish.
  5. Before leaving, help your child say adiós to everyone.

➕ Extension ideas

  • Look at family photos and name each relative in Spanish.
  • Draw a small family tree and label two people in Spanish.

🗣️ Parent script — say it in Spanish

Español
Mira, ahí está tu abuela y tu tío. Cuando los veas, diles hola, abuela y hola, tío. Y dale un abrazo a la abuela y dile te quiero. A la familia le encanta escucharte hablar español.

💬 Conversation prompts

  • ¿Quién es tu abuela?
  • ¿Cómo saludamos a la familia?
  • ¿A quién le quieres dar un abrazo?
  • ¿Quién es tu primo o tu prima?
  • ¿Cómo decimos adiós en español?

🔑 Vocabulary

  • la familia — the family
  • la abuela — the grandmother
  • el abuelo — the grandfather
  • el tío — the uncle
  • el primo — the cousin
  • el abrazo — the hug
  • te quiero — I love you

Other ways to do it

⚡ 5-minute version

Just practice saying hola plus one relative's name in Spanish before walking in.

🚗 Car version

On the drive, review the Spanish names for each relative you will see.

😴 No-energy version

Have your child whisper te quiero in Spanish to just one relative.

🎯 California standards covered

SL.K.1 Taking Part in Conversations
“I can take turns talking and listening when I have a conversation.”
SEL.K.1 Knowing Myself
“I can name how I feel and tell what I am good at.”
WL.K.1 Exploring Spanish
“I can say hello, count, and name colors in Spanish.”
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