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Spanish Hobbies — Los Pasatiempos

Sixth graders learn to talk about hobbies and free-time activities in Spanish — jugar al fútbol, leer, escuchar música — and how to say what they like with “me gusta.”

Grade 6Los Pasatiempos40 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name hobbies in Spanish.
  • ✓Match them to meanings.
  • ✓Say me gusta + activity.
  • ✓Talk about free time.
Essential Question

What do you like to do for fun? Talking about hobbies is one of the best ways to make friends — in any language! How do you say your pasatiempos in Spanish?

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Interactive Task
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Match the Hobby

Project this and match each Spanish hobby to its English meaning — tap the Spanish, then tap the English.

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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Para Divertirse

5 min

Talking about hobbies makes friends — how do we in Spanish?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask what they do for fun.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — Los Pasatiempos

9 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present each hobby.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note “me gusta.”

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
3

Practice — Match the Hobby

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Hobby.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Me gusta ___.”
  • Name a favorite hobby.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a hobby.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about hobbies and likes.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand activity words.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to free-time activities.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare activity words across languages.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Hobby picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Me gusta ___.”
  • Use activity pictures.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with two hobbies.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add more hobbies.
  • Say what you don’t like.
  • Ask a partner’s hobbies.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ⚽Hobby pictures
  • 💻Match the Hobby
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🗣️Audio
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

el pasatiempohobby / pastimeme gustaI likejugarto playleerto readescuchar músicato listen to musicver la teleto watch TVel deportesportdibujarto draw
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “I like” in Spanish?
Me gusta.
QUESTION 2
What does “leer libros” mean?
To read books.
QUESTION 3
What does “escuchar música” mean?
To listen to music.

Reflect: Me gusta…

Have students tell a family member one hobby they like in Spanish — “Me gusta jugar al fútbol.” A printable pasatiempos sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

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.

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: dibujar, el deporte, el pasatiempo, escuchar música, jugar, leer, me gusta, ver la tele
  1. sport
  2. I like
  3. to read
  4. hobby / pastime
  5. to draw
  6. to play
  7. to watch TV
  8. to listen to music

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “I like” in Spanish?
  2. What does “leer libros” mean?
  3. What does “escuchar música” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) el deporte · 2) me gusta · 3) leer · 4) el pasatiempo · 5) dibujar · 6) jugar · 7) ver la tele · 8) escuchar música
Part B: 1) Me gusta. 2) To read books. 3) To listen to music.