Family in Spanish – Family Tree Activity

Recognise and use twelve Spanish family terms in the possessive form, from Mi Abuelo to Mi Gato

Place family members correctly by generation on a tree diagram, following the completed example

Present a completed family tree to the class in Spanish

Print the tree on white cardstock and the frames on ordinary paper, as the instructions specify — the two are meant to be different weights so the frames sit on the sturdier tree

The four frame versions are the differentiation built into the file: labelled pictures for beginners, empty unlabelled frames for students ready to supply both the image and the Spanish word

Show the completed example first; it is the only page that demonstrates which relative belongs at which level of the tree, and it sets the standard without a separate rubric

Spanish family vocabulary — students work with abuelo, abuela, padre, madre, hermano, hermana, tío, tía, primo, prima, perro and gato, all in the possessive form Mi ___.

Building a family tree diagram — frames are placed on a printed tree so that generations sit in the right positions, following the completed example.

Speaking in the target language — the closing instruction asks students to present their finished tree to the class in Spanish.