Third graders name family members in Portuguese (família) — mãe (mom), pai (dad), irmão (brother), irmã (sister), avô/avó (grandpa/grandma). They sort the grown-ups from the kids.
Students will be able to…
Mãe, pai, irmão… who is in the family in Portuguese?
Project this and sort each Portuguese family word into Grown-ups or Kids.
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Who is in your family, and how do you say it in Portuguese?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Low).
Presentational: describe family.
Interpretive: understand family words.
Explore family life.
Interpersonal: talk about family.
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Have students name two family members in Portuguese at home. A printable Portuguese family sheet is in the World Languages library.
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