Skip to main content
Grade 5 · Unit 3 · PuentesMi Salud
Mi Salud
My Health
The doctor visit unit: symptoms, body review, me duele, and healthy habits — practical Spanish with real-world stakes.
Unit objectives
- Describe symptoms: Me duele la cabeza, tengo fiebre
- Role-play a full doctor visit
- Give simple health advice: Debes descansar
- Connect habits to health: exercise, sleep, food
Can-Do targets
- I can say what hurts and describe symptoms.
- I can understand a doctor’s simple advice.
- I can give healthy-habit advice to a friend.
Vocabulary scope
me duele, la fiebre, la tos, el resfriado, la medicina, el doctor, la cita, debes, descansar, saludable
How this unit builds
The K/Grade 1 body map gains me duele and debes — advice language that introduces obligation, a middle-school workhorse.
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.
In production
🩺
Lesson 1¿Qué te duele? — symptoms
In production
🩺
Lesson 2En el consultorio — the doctor visit
In production
🩺
Lesson 3Los buenos hábitos — healthy habits
In production
🩺
Lesson 4El consejo — giving advice
Cultural connection
La farmacia on every corner
In much of Latin America, the neighborhood pharmacist is the first stop for minor ills — consultations at the counter are free and trusted. Students compare healthcare paths.