Manos, Pies, Brazos, Piernas
Hands, Feet, Arms, Legs
📐 Standards alignment
ACTFL World-Readiness: Communication (interpersonal, interpretive, presentational) · Cultures (Cabeza, hombros, rodillas y pies — the song kids share across languages) · Comparisons (Spanish vs. English)
Can-Do targets (NCSSFL-ACTFL, Novice Low):
- I can name eight body parts in Spanish.
- I can follow Simón dice commands.
- I can lead Simón dice in Spanish myself.
Learning objectives
- Name four more body parts in Spanish
- Follow Simón dice commands correctly
- Lead a round of Simón dice as the caller
Materials
Room to move. That is the entire list.
Prior knowledge
Lesson 1 face words — Simón dice uses all eight.
Key vocabulary
las manos · los pies · los brazos · las piernas
Shake it out
Shake las manos! Stomp los pies! Today the body words go big — and end in the greatest kindergarten game ever translated.
Meet four new words
Tap each card to flip it and hear how it sounds. Look at the picture, say the Spanish word out loud, then check the back for the English meaning.
Say it three times
Go back through the cards above. For each word: the grown-up (or the 🔊 listen button) says it once, then your child repeats it three times, nice and loud. Silly voices are encouraged!
The full-body warm-up
Command circuit: aplaude con las manos (clap!), salta con los pies (jump!), levanta los brazos (arms up!). Do each together, then in random order, then eyes closed — pure listening.
Memory game: ¡Encuentra el par!
Find the matching pairs — each Spanish word has its picture 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?
¡Simón dice!
The main event. Simón dice… toca la cabeza! (touch it). Just toca los pies without Simón dice? FREEZE — anyone who moves sits one round. After a few rounds, your child becomes Simón. Leading the game in Spanish is the real assessment, disguised as power.
One more flip-through
Scroll back up to the flashcards and let your child flip through them on their own, saying each word before checking the back. No help this time — just see what they remember!
Show what you know
1. “Las piernas” are…
2. How do you say “hands”?
¡Muy bien!
Eight body words and a champion Simón dice caller. Your child now follows AND gives full-sentence Spanish commands — that is genuine two-way communication.
Take it home
Family Simón dice
Teach your family to play Simón dice after dinner — you are Simón! Use all eight body words. Draw your family playing (label the body parts you commanded).
Name: Date:
Cabeza, hombros karaoke
Find “Cabeza, hombros, rodillas y pies” online and sing it three times: slow, normal, and impossibly fast. Which body words from class do you hear?
Note for teachers & parents
Pacing: if the class is loving Simón dice, let it run — it exercises every word from both lessons simultaneously.
Watch for: pies vs. piernas trip everyone at first. Stomp for pies, slap thighs for piernas — anchor each word to its own move.