🌎 Greeting Relatives by Name
Saludar a los familiares por su nombre
🌎 Social Studies
Real-Life Mode
SL.K.1SEL.K.1WL.K.1
Objective: Child uses Spanish greetings and family relationship words to connect warmly with relatives at a family gathering.
🧺 Materials
- the relatives who are present
- your family photos if nearby
📋 Instructions (parent)
- Before greeting relatives, remind your child of the Spanish word for each one, like abuela (grandma) and tío (uncle).
- Coach your child to say hola and the relationship word when they greet each person.
- Ask them to give a hug and say te quiero (I love you) to one relative.
- During the visit, ask who is the abuelo and who is the prima in Spanish.
- 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.” |