Categorías: ¿a qué grupo pertenece?
Clasificar palabras por categoría semántica: animales, comida, ropa, transporte.
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How to run it
Sort first, then ask for a fifth member of each category — that generative step is where the semantic network shows itself, and it is much harder than sorting. If the student is bilingual, ask for the category name in both languages: a student who has animals and not animales has the concept and a vocabulary gap, which is a different finding from a student who has neither. Ten minutes covers all sixteen with the generative extension.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentPresent the item and wait 5 seconds of quiet before helping.Log as correct
- HintGive a clue about the word's category, what it does, or where you find it.Log as cued
- Two choicesOffer two answers, the right one not always second.Log as cued
- ModelGive the answer in a sentence; the student says it back and uses it once more.Log as cued
Adjust it
Use fewer items and start with the ones the student already knows, such as 'perro' and 'gato'.
Ask for the word in a sentence of the student's own, or a second example from the same group.
Matching IEP goal
Given vocabulary cards, Student will name, sort or define target words in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than an indirect cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Sixteen Spanish words sorted into four categories: perro, gato, caballo and pájaro into animales; manzana, pan, leche and arroz into comida; camisa, zapatos, gorra and pantalón into ropa; carro, autobús, avión and bicicleta into transporte. Semantic categorisation is one of the few language targets that transfers cleanly across languages, which makes a Spanish-language board genuinely useful rather than a translated one.
What to listen for
Watch for sorting by association instead of category. A student who puts leche with animales because milk comes from a cow has reasoned rather than categorised, and that is worth acknowledging before redirecting. Notice which category is weakest — transporte usually has the thinnest vocabulary for young children, since the words are less frequent in home talk than food and clothing.
Carrying it home
Categories are easy to practise while shopping or putting laundry away, in whichever language the family uses at home. Naming the group as well as the item — esto es ropa — is the part that does the work.
What's in this activity
- animales
- comida
- ropa
- transporte
Questions
- Is this activity in Spanish?
- Yes, the words and categories are Spanish. This page is in English so an English-speaking clinician can find and evaluate it, but the board itself is Spanish throughout.
- Do I need an account?
- No. It plays free in the browser, with no login and no card.
- Can I use this with a bilingual student?
- Yes, and asking for the category name in both languages is informative — it separates a conceptual gap from a vocabulary gap in one language.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.