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Grade 3 · Unit 4 · Mi Vida DiariaLas Comidas del Día
Las Comidas del Día
The Meals of the Day
Food goes literate: reading simple menus and recipes, ordering full meals, and writing a family recipe card in Spanish.
Unit objectives
- Order a full meal politely: Quisiera…
- Read a simple menu and a picture recipe
- Describe flavors: dulce, salado, picante, rico
- Write a simple family recipe card
Can-Do targets
- I can order a complete meal from a menu.
- I can understand a simple recipe.
- I can describe how food tastes.
Vocabulary scope
el menú, quisiera, la cuenta, dulce, salado, picante, rico, la receta, primero se corta, después se mezcla
How this unit builds
The reading strand arrives through menus and recipes — texts made of words students already know by ear from K and Grade 2.
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 1En el restaurante — full ordering
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Lesson 2El menú — reading practice
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Lesson 3Los sabores — flavors
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Lesson 4La receta de mi familia — recipe writing
Cultural connection
The family recipe
Recipes are heirlooms in Spanish-speaking families — abuela’s exact hand with spices is family treasure. Students collect one home recipe and translate its steps simply.