Third graders learn the names of colors in Spanish — rojo, azul, verde, amarillo — so they can describe the colorful world around them in a new language.
Students will be able to…
The world is full of color — and now you can name those colors in Spanish! What are rojo, azul, and verde, and how do you use color words to describe things?
Project this and tap each color. Have students learn the Spanish word for each color of the rainbow.
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The world is full of color — how do we name colors in Spanish?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpretive: understand color words.
Presentational: describe things by color.
Connect to colors learned in art.
Compare color words across languages.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students find objects around them and name their colors in Spanish — like “la silla es azul” (the chair is blue). A printable colores sheet is in the World Languages library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.