Family - Spanish
Family Characteristics & Definitions
Las familias somos diferentes - A 2:59 min. video that describes key characteristics of families and discusses all the ways families are the same and different
Mi familia – Ecuador - Children (ages 6-12) from Ecuador define what "family" means to them. The video begins with very simple Spanish (children naming people in their family). These responses don't begin until after the 45-second animated intro.
Vivir Juntos. Familia. Niños de 6 a 12 años - 5:08 min. video in which native Spanish-speaking children, ages 6-12, define the word "family" and describe what their families do for them
Family Heritage
Storytime en Español: Lola - A 23:10 min. read aloud of a children's book in Spanish about a little girl whose teacher asks her to draw the place from which her family emigrated, and how she learns that a place can be part of her even if she can't remember it [Contributed by Ella Bowman]
Family History
Mango, Abuela y Yo - A 10:04 min. read-aloud of a children's book about a little girl who learns to communicate with her Spanish-speaking grandmother and the parrot she buys to remind her grandmother of the mango tree she used to have [Contributed by Ella Bowman]
Storytime en Español: ¿De dónde eres? - A 7:03 min. read aloud of the children's book in which a little girl's classmates ask her where she is "really" from, which spurs a conversation with her grandfather about the topic [Contributed by Melanie Sanchez] {For another version, see: ¿De dónde eres? Por Yamile Saied Méndez Ilustrado por Jaime Kim]
Family Relationships
8 errores que debes evitar al conocer a tus suegros - An article in Spanish with short, clearly titled paragraphs that gives basic advice about things one should avoid doing around one's in-laws [Contributed by Camille Henrie]
¡Convivir en familia nos une, vívelo! - YouTube - Nicely made 1:05 min. video from Mexico that encourages viewers to build stronger families by exchanging common habits for more family-oriented ones. Each habit is illustrated with a clear image and the suggestions are all displayed in printed text in very comprehensible language. No oral narration.
Family Values
Importance of Family
La importancia de la familia en el desarrollo de los niños y niñas - A short article in Spanish about the importance of family for child development
¿Por qué es importante tu familia para ti? - 2:15 min. video in which children explain why their families are important to them in Spanish. Simplified summaries of the children's words appear on the screen, but there are no images.
¿Qué tan importante es para ti tu familia? - 12 dic 2018 - Counselor gives advice for maintaining strong families in Spanish in this 2:39 min. video, illustrated with still shots of what she's talking about - interrupted by an ad in the middle
Vivir in familia - Professional, 1:32 min. video explores the importance of families, explains that children deserve to be supported by a family, and that removal from a home should be the exception, not the rule. Video is subtitled in Spanish and mixes animation and footage of children talking. Narrator talks quickly (like the side-effects part of an ad for a medicine in English).
Informational Texts
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- Interesting article in simple Spanish that describes how the Spanish Civil War affected families based on interviews with survivors (from Spain's Ministry of Education)
Royal Family
Names
James Bond en Mexico - A funny meme that shows James Bond introducing himself and then giving his "full name" in Spanish [Contributed by Madeline Narvaez]
Los Apellidos Más Comunes en Latinoamérica - An infographic in Spanish on Pinterest [Contributed by Madeline Narvaez]
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Los apellidos más comunes en Latinoamérica - An infographic in Spanish from UnoTV that also gives a VERY short history of the origin and meaning of each name in Spanish
Los apellidos mas frecuentes en latinoamerica - En paises hispanohablantes - A map of South America labeled in Spanish with the most common name in each country (Created by Attanatta and used under a Creative Commons Attribution License)
[SPANISH] Libro: ALMA Y CÓMO OBTUVO SU NOMBRE | Libro en Español | Lectura infantil - A 5:08 min. read aloud of the children's book in Spanish [Contributed by Madeline Narvaez]
Poetry
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- Site contains links to anonymous poems in Spanish that were written for and about different family members. It also contains links to poems by a variety of famous Spanish-speaking poets
Songs
Canción Para Mi Papá - Canticuentos, Kids Song- 2:11 min. animated video of the song
Videos
Familia moderna y familia tradicional - 2:11 min. Powtoon video in Spanish that highlights similarities and differences in traditional v. modern families
La familia - 1:47 min. video from Mexico in Spanish that introduces family vocabulary to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin"
La familia en cuarentena - 5:23 min. video that uses images and simple Spanish to show what families do together in quarantine
Pedagogical Activities
Botero la familia - Slideshow of paintings of families by Colombian artist Fernando Botero
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- A standards-based lesson plan that encourages students to learn more about their family history and engages them in community involvement with great handouts
Family Scavenger Hunt - An instagram video of a high school Spanish class participating in a scavenger hunt based on family vocabulary
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- Extensive webpage that contains a host of interactive (drag & drop) grammar and vocab. practice activities in Spanish for college students on different topics related to the family. Some of the topics are not appropriate for K-12.
La Familia - El árbol genealógico para niños - Vocabulario - Papá, mamá, hermano, abuelos, tíos... - A 2:24 min. animated video that presents family trees in Spanish
La familia para niños - Ana y su familia - Aprende los miembros de la familia - A 2:48 min. video in which a dog introduces the human members of his family in Spanish, shows where they belong on the family tree, and tells stories about them
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- Post from the FLTEACH listserv in which Dee Friel offers ideas for several different family-related activities
¿Quién se tomó el jugo? - Span 1 Handout - Clue-like mystery game that practices family members
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- Video interviews of native speakers describing their families (potentially useful as texts for listening exercises)