Me Llamo…
My Name Is…
📐 Standards alignment
ACTFL World-Readiness: Communication (interpersonal, interpretive, presentational) · Cultures (names and forms of address in Spanish-speaking cultures) · Comparisons (greeting customs vs. English)
Can-Do targets (NCSSFL-ACTFL, Novice Low):
- I can tell someone my name.
- I can ask a friend their name.
- I can answer sí or no to simple questions.
Learning objectives
- Tell someone their name using Me llamo…
- Ask a friend’s name using ¿Cómo te llamas?
- Use amigo/amiga and answer sí/no
Materials
Paper and crayons for the homework portrait.
Prior knowledge
Lesson 1: Hola and Adiós.
Key vocabulary
Me llamo… · ¿Cómo te llamas? · Amigo · Amiga · Sí · No
Say hello like we practiced
Before we start, greet two people using what we learned last time: ¡Hola! when you arrive, ¡Adiós! when you leave. Great — now let’s learn how to introduce ourselves!
Meet six new words
Tap each card to flip it and hear how it sounds.
Say it three times
Me llamo and ¿Cómo te llamas? are longer than last lesson’s words — that’s okay! Break them into chunks: Me – lla – mo, then ¿Có–mo – te – lla–mas? Say each chunk, then the whole word, three times through.
Introduce yourself
Point to yourself and say “Me llamo” followed by your own name out loud — for example, “Me llamo Sofía.” Then point to a partner and ask, “¿Cómo te llamas?” and let them answer. Take turns asking and answering a few times.
Memory game: ¡Encuentra el par!
Find the matching pairs — each Spanish word has its English meaning hiding somewhere in the grid.
Find the matching pairs!
Escucha y elige — Listen and choose
Press each play button and choose what you heard.
1. Press play. What did you hear?
2. Press play. What did you hear?
3. Press play. What did you hear?
The Name Chant
Sit or stand in a circle. Clap twice, then the leader asks the whole group: “¿Cómo te llamas?” (clap-clap). One child claps twice and answers: “Me llamo…” plus their name (clap-clap). Then it’s the next person’s turn. Keep the clapping rhythm steady — it turns a name-game into a little song.
One more flip-through
Scroll back up and flip through all six cards on your own, saying each word before checking the back.
Show what you know
1. How do you tell someone your name?
2. What does “amiga” mean?
¡Muy bien!
Today your child learned to introduce themselves and ask a new friend’s name: Me llamo…, ¿Cómo te llamas?, amigo, amiga, sí, and no. That completes Unit 1 — time for the unit progress check on the Unit 1 page!
Take it home
Draw yourself & label it
Draw a picture of yourself. Underneath, write (or ask a grown-up to help you write): “Me llamo ___.”
Name: Date:
Family name interview
Ask two people in your family “¿Cómo te llamas?” and have them answer in Spanish: “Me llamo…” Write their names below.
Note for teachers & parents
Pacing: the Name Chant works well as a transition activity you can reuse all year to start class.
Watch for: some children mix up amigo/amiga — that’s a preview of noun gender, which is introduced formally in Grade 2. No correction needed yet, just gentle modeling.