Nombre/Name
WAYS WE CAN USE THE WORD
TO INTRODUCE: e.g. Mi nombre es Sofía (My name is Sofia); ¿Cual es tu nombre? (What is your name?)
TO TELL A JOKE: e.g. ¿Cuál es el nombre de la fruta más cómica? Naranja ja ja ja (What is the name of the funniest fruit? Orange ha ha ha.)
TO BE POETIC: e.g. Un cometa toma el nombre de su descubridor, o descubridores. (A comet takes the name of its discoverer, or discoverers.)
TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS: e.g., Hoy vamos a aprender el nombre de los planetas. (Today we are going to learn the name of the planets.)
For specific questions or more ideas regarding this core word activity sheet, please contact Sofia Ortiz-Blandon @ fortiz1@mail.sfsu.edu. Thank you!
Snack/mealtimes: Adults can ask the students what the name of each food item is i.e. ¿Cuál es el nombre de esta fruta? (What is the name of this fruit?)
Circle: Teachers can use popscicle sticks with every students name written on them. This way students can learn to identify their own and others’ names in written text.
Toys and Games: Guess the Person Spanish Game. This Game has students describe people with different features and guess their names. The board game includes a diverse group of characters with Spanish names.
You can also play a similar game called Adivina Quien, Adivina Que. Clicking on the link, you will find instructions and multiple game boards. You can prompt students by asking them “¿El nombre es?” (the name is?)
Recess: Students can go outside and write their names in chalk i.e. Escribe tu nombre con tiza (write your name with chalk.)
Here are some suggested books on YouTube that can assist in teaching the core word:
- Scholastic's Chrysanthemum (Español)
- A little mouse thinks her name or nombre is absolutely perfect until she starts school and all the kids make fun of her. The core word nombre is featured on most pages in the book.
- Los Nombre de las Cosas, ¿Por qué las cosas tienen varios nombres?
- A year ago, Antonia traveled far from Colombia, her home country, and upon arriving at her new home, she finds that boys and girls call things by different names than she knows. Discover the new names yourself too.
- Cuento 3: Derecho a un Nombre y una Nacionalidad
- The story "The Nameless Dump Truck" develops the third point of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: the right of all boys and girls to have a name and nationality. This story is part of the book "Rights Tales," where we share children's drawings and adults' experiences around narratives that address the rights of boys and girls.
- Cuento ¡Quiero un nombre!
- This is a story from the "Sin Nombre" series of the Children's Noria Project. The story guides children to learn, think, understand the world, and coexist. This series collects the stories of a child who begins to realize various things related to themselves and their environment. It allows us to raise fundamental questions such as the importance of having a name.
- El niño que perdio su nombre.
- Recognize your written name. If your name were lost, who would have given you the first letter as a gift? One day, a child wakes up, gets up, stretches, and when looking towards the door, they are in for a big surprise...
- Cuento del nombre (el nombre de ranita)
- Students can practice introducing themselves with the guidance of this video.
- ¿Cuál es tu nombre? - What's your name? (Inglés)
- Bilingual activity to teach someone how to practice saying their name in Spanish/English
¡Hola! Mi nombre es... (Español) Teachers Pay Teachers: With this activity, all your students will be actively participating in the first few days of class while listening and sharing information about themselves. This product includes questions and phrase starts to probe verbal answers. It is ideal for working on taking turns, formulating answers in complete sentences and reproducing information presented verbally.
Spanish Student Name Activity: With this activity, students not only write their names, but they also are asked to categorize the letters in their names by vowels, consonants, and letters.
Adults can create puzzles using the child’s name and picture like the one in the image found below. Students can place the letters in the correct position. Other name art activities can be found in the linked resource.
Picture Bird: Birds Identifier: This app is available in 12 languages including English and Spanish. With this app you can find multiple images of different bird species. Prompt students by asking them ¿Cualo es el nombre de este pájaro? (what is the name of this bird?)
WORD WALL: Create a WordWall and add ‘nombre’ to the list.
READING and the Word Wall: Sound out the letters together. Have the students find the word on the AAC system.
WRITING and the Word Wall: Using a pencil or alternative pencil, have students try to type the word on the keyboard or write the word together.
