About this activity
Twelve concrete Spanish questions: ¿Quién es tu maestra? ¿Quién vive contigo? ¿Qué es esto? ¿Qué comes en el recreo? ¿Qué hace el perro? ¿Dónde está el lápiz? ¿Dónde vives? ¿Dónde se guardan los libros? These three question words ask for a person, a thing or a place, all of which can be pointed at — which is what makes them the entry set.
How to use it in a session
Group by question word rather than mixing. Four quién questions in a row establish what the word is asking for, and mixing them from the start means a child who does not know one question word will fail on all three. Ask for a phrase rather than a single word — mi maestra es la señora López rather than López — since utterance length is usually a goal alongside the comprehension.
What to listen for
Listen for the answer matching the question word. A child who answers a dónde question with a person has not distinguished the question words, which is the specific difficulty this board addresses and is different from not knowing the answer. Watch ¿qué hace el perro?, which asks for an action rather than a thing and is the hardest qué question here.
Carrying it home
Wh-questions are constant in family talk. Asking one at a time, waiting, and accepting the answer before asking another gives a child the chance to sort the question words out.
Questions
- Is this activity in Spanish?
- Yes, the questions are Spanish. This page is in English so an English-speaking clinician can find and evaluate it.
- Is it free?
- Yes, all twelve questions play with no account.
- What grades is it for?
- Kindergarten through third grade, and it is the step before the cuándo, por qué and cómo board.