We begin the month of February discussing the people in our families.  Your student will draw a family portrait reflecting the family related vocabulary introduced each class day.  Students will write about their family and present their portrait to the class.  We also learned a dialogue following the pattern of a read aloud book ¿Eres mi mamá? .  We learned the dialogue, altered it to incorporate all the people of the family and practiced the question/ answer format below.  You can help your student practice at home throughout the course of your normal day by taking a few minutes to look at old photos, naming and describing family members or engaging your student using the dialogue below (or a version of it).  I encourage you to change the question to a different family member.  Have fun with it!

la abuela...grandmother
el abuelo...grandfather
el hermano...brother
la hermana...sister
el papá...dad
la mamá...mom
la mascota...pet
la familia...family

These questions might help you start a conversation with your student.   Point to a person or picture and ask:

¿Quién es él/ella?...Who is he/she?
El/ella es mi/tu ___(abuelo)__...He/she is my/your __(grandpa)___.

¿Cómo se llama él/ella?...What is his/her name? El/ella se llama _____...He/she is named _____.

¿Cómo es él/ella? ...What is he/she like?  El/ella es ____(alto)__...He/she is __(tall)___.

viejo...old    Mis abuelos son viejos...My grandparents are old.

joven...young        Mi hermana es joven...My sister is young.. 

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