Sixth graders learn the months of the year in Spanish — enero, febrero, marzo… — so they can talk about birthdays, seasons, and dates in a new language.
Students will be able to…
Birthdays, holidays, seasons — they all need the months! Now you can name them in Spanish. What are the months of the year, and in what order?
Project this and have students put the first Spanish months in order — enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo.
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Birthdays and seasons need the months — how do we say them in Spanish?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpretive: understand the months.
Interpersonal: talk about dates.
Connect to the calendar.
Compare month names 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 say their birthday month in Spanish — “Mi cumpleaños es en mayo.” A printable meses sheet is in the World Languages library.
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