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Grade 1 · Unit 2 · Mi Familia y Mis Amigos

La Familia y Yo
My Family and Me

Family words deepen into first sentences: not just mamá, but Mi mamá se llama… — real information about real people.

🎯 Novice Low → Novice Mid📚 3 lessons planned🚧 Lessons in production

Unit objectives

  • Present family members by name: Mi papá se llama…
  • Say how many brothers and sisters they have with tengo
  • Meet tía, tío, primo as the circle widens

Can-Do targets

  • I can tell someone my family members’ names.
  • I can say how many siblings I have.
  • I can name my aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Vocabulary scope

la familia, mamá, papá, hermano/a, abuelo/a, la tía, el tío, el primo, la prima, tengo, se llama

How this unit builds

Kindergarten Unit 6 gave the nouns; Grade 1 attaches real names and the verb tengo — the first personal sentences.

Planned lessons

What this unit will contain

Lessons are produced in the same fully interactive format as Kindergarten — flashcards with audio, games, listening tasks, and take-home activities — and will unlock here as they are finished.

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Lesson 1

Se llama — names for everyone

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Lesson 2

Tengo dos hermanos — counting family

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Lesson 3

Los primos — the wider circle

Cultural connection

Primos are practically siblings

Cousins often grow up like siblings in Spanish-speaking families — weekend gatherings mean a houseful. Students map their own wider family.