Age Adventurers Teacher Guide TEACHER GUIDE Grade 2 • Spanish • 35-40 Minutes
Age Adventurers
Exploring age, celebrating our unique timelines, and building peer relationships.
Essential Question
How does sharing our age and listening to others help us connect and grow together?
NYS WL Standards
Standard 1 (Interpretive): Understand age numbers 1-10 & simple age questions.
Standard 2 (Interpersonal): Ask and answer age with peers.
Can-Do Statements
Interpretive: I can recognize Spanish numbers 1-10 and understand when someone asks how old I am.
Interpersonal: I can ask a classmate how old they are and tell them my own age in Spanish.
SEL Competencies Highlight
1. Self-Awareness & Identity:
Students reflect on what age means to them, expressing pride in their growth, abilities, and unique developmental path.
2. Relationship Building:
Peer interview activity allows students to practice active listening, eye contact, and showing mutual respect when sharing details about themselves.
Lesson Pacing & Framework
0-5 MIN
Bienvenida & Warm-up (SEL Self-Awareness)
Hook: Show a decorative cake. Ask: "Why do we celebrate ages? How do we feel when we get older?" Introduce the concept of unique growth.
5-15 MIN
I Do: Direct Instruction (NYS Standard 1)
Teach numbers 1-10 with finger-counting and physical movements. Model: "¿Cuántos años tienes?" and "Tengo ___ años." Show pronunciation cues.
15-25 MIN
We Do: Choral & Guided Practice (NYS Standards 1 & 2)
Interactive group drills. Choral repeating. Passing a "magic spark" around the circle. Guided question-response using the visual anchor chart.
25-35 MIN
You Do: Partner Practice & Worksheet (SEL Relationships)
Students pair up using the Partner Cards. Ask, listen, record partner's age. Draw or write to celebrate identity on the Illustrated Worksheet.
35-40 MIN
Cierre & Exit Ticket (Formative & SEL reflection)
Reflective check: How did it feel asking a friend? Complete exit ticket matching numbers and selecting an SEL feeling emoji.
Instructional Delivery Script
Step-by-step scripts, modeling prompts, and scaffolded differentiation.
1. DIRECT INSTRUCTION (I DO)
"¡Hola clase! Today we are learning to talk about something very special about each one of us: our age! In Spanish, we say: ¿Cuántos años tienes? Let's break it down..."
Pronunciation: ¿Quán-tos án-yos ti-é-nes? (How many years do you have?)
Action: Use your hands to count in the air. Point to yourself and say: "Tengo ___ años." (Tén-go ___ án-yos)
Vocabulary Connection: Briefly review numbers 1-10 on the anchor chart. Highlight that 2nd graders are usually 7 (siete) or 8 (ocho).
2. GUIDED PRACTICE (WE DO)
Activity: The Spark / El Chispazo
Have students stand in a circle. Ask the student next to you: "¿Cuántos años tienes?" Help them reply: "Tengo siete/ocho años." Then, that student turns to the next student to pass the "spark" of connection around. This builds Relationship Skills and helps kids feel included.
Tip: Encourage classmates to smile and do a gentle high-five or thumbs-up after their neighbor speaks!
3. PARTNER PRACTICE (YOU DO) & WORKSHEET
Distribute the Partner Cards and Illustrated Worksheet . Explain that asking about age is a way of showing respect for our friends' identities and unique journeys.
Partner Card Instructions: Pair students up. Partner A asks the question. Partner B answers and Partner A writes B's name and draws candles on Partner B's cake to match their age. Then swap. This focuses on Social-Awareness & Respect for each other's developmental stages.
SCAFFOLDED DIFFERENTIATION & INTERVENTIONS
Support / Scaffolded
• Provide a "cheat card" showing numbers with fingers (1-10).
• Use a sentence-starter template: "Tengo [__] años."
• Students can show their age using fingers or point to numbers on the Visual Anchor Chart.
Extension / Challenge
• Challenge students to ask: "¿Y tú?" (And you?) to keep the conversation flowing.
• Have them ask for the ages of family members (e.g., "¿Cuántos años tiene tu hermano/madre?") to extend learning.
Materials Checklist
Ensure you print/prepare these before class starts.
Visual Anchor Chart Illustrated Worksheets Partner Interview Cards Formative Exit Tickets
Age Adventurers Anchor Chart ¡Aprendemos Español!
¿Cuántos años tienes?
"Kwan-tos ahn-yos tee-ehn-ehs?" • How old are you?
🎂 🎈
How to Answer:
Tengo ___ años.
"Ten-goh ___ ahn-yos" • I have ___ years.
Los Números (1 - 10)
1 uno ☝️
2 dos ✌️
3 tres 🤟
4 cuatro 🖖
5 cinco 🖐️
6 seis 🖐️ + ☝️
Age 2 7 siete 🖐️ + ✌️
Age 2 8 ocho 🖐️ + 🤟
9 nueve 🖐️ + 🖖
10 diez 👐
🌟
¡Cada año crezco y aprendo más!
Every year I grow and learn more! In our class, we respect everyone's unique age and story. We are a family of learners!
Age Adventurers Worksheet Nombre: _______________________________ Fecha: _________________
Práctica de Clase
Mi Historia de Años
🎂
1 ¿Cuántos años tienes tú? (How old are you?)
Write your age in Spanish on the line, and color that number of candles on the cake!
Yo tengo años.
Word Box: [ cinco • seis • siete • ocho • nueve ]
🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Mi Pastel
2 Los Pasteles de Cumpleaños (Count & Write)
Count the candles on each cake and write the number in Spanish below!
🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Cake A
🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Cake B
🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Cake C
3 Mi Crecimiento (Self-Awareness & Pride)
Draw something you can do now that you could not do when you were smaller! (Like read a book, tie shoes, or do math!)
Draw here / Dibuja aquí
Now that I am older, I can:
"I am growing, learning, and strong!"
Age Adventurers Partner Cards Interactive Activity Teacher: Print & cut these cards for student pairs.
Tarjetas de Entrevista
Practice speaking Spanish, active listening, and celebrating our class community!
Cut along the dashed lines to make 4 separate partner interview cards. Give one card to each student!
Tarjeta 1 • ¡Hola amigo! 🗣️
Step 1: Ask your partner
"¿Cuántos años tienes?"
Step 2: Listen & Record
Name: _____________________
Age: años
Draw a smile for your friend:
🙂
Tarjeta 2 • ¡Hola amigo! 🗣️
Step 1: Ask your partner
"¿Cuántos años tienes?"
Step 2: Listen & Record
Name: _____________________
Age: años
Draw a smile for your friend:
🙂
Tarjeta 3 • ¡Hola amigo! 🗣️
Step 1: Ask your partner
"¿Cuántos años tienes?"
Step 2: Listen & Record
Name: _____________________
Age: años
Draw a smile for your friend:
🙂
Tarjeta 4 • ¡Hola amigo! 🗣️
Step 1: Ask your partner
"¿Cuántos años tienes?"
Step 2: Listen & Record
Name: _____________________
Age: años
Draw a smile for your friend:
🙂
Age Adventurers Exit Ticket Boleto de Salida • Grade 2 Teacher: Cut along the dotted lines (3 tickets per sheet)
Exit Tickets: ¿Cuántos años tienes?
Ticket 1
Nombre: ____________________ Fecha: _________
1. Draw a line to match:
siete
ocho
cinco
• 5
• 7
• 8
2. Fill in the blank:
Tengo años.
How did you feel talking today?
😊 🤩 🥺
Ticket 2
Nombre: ____________________ Fecha: _________
1. Draw a line to match:
siete
ocho
cinco
• 5
• 7
• 8
2. Fill in the blank:
Tengo años.
How did you feel talking today?
😊 🤩 🥺
Ticket 3
Nombre: ____________________ Fecha: _________
1. Draw a line to match:
siete
ocho
cinco
• 5
• 7
• 8
2. Fill in the blank:
Tengo años.
How did you feel talking today?
😊 🤩 🥺
Age Adventurers Slides ¡Bienvenidos! • Grade 2 Spanish
Age Adventurers
Let's discover our stories and count our years!
🎈🎂🌟
Essential Question
How does sharing our age and listening to others help us connect and grow together?
NYS World Language Standards Aligned SEL: Self-Awareness & Relationships
✨
🌱
Self-Awareness & Identity
Nuestra Identidad • Our Identity
🌟
Every Year We Grow!
Getting older means we can learn new skills, do more things on our own, and care for our friends!
¡Cada año crezco y aprendo más!
Our Unique Timelines
We are all at different ages or have birthdays at different times. In this classroom, we respect and celebrate everyone!
Respetamos a todos nuestros amigos.
💭 "Think about one thing you can do now that you couldn't do when you were a baby..."
I DO / APRENDO
Let's Ask: How Old Are You?
🗣️💬
¿Cuántos años tienes?
How to say it:
"Kwan-tos ahn-yos tee-ehn-ehs?"
Try it with a friendly smile and gentle, clear voice!
Literally: "How many years do you have?" Spanish uses "tener" (to have) for age! 🌟
I DO / APRENDO
Let's Answer: I am... years old
🎂🎉
Tengo ___ años.
How to say it:
"Ten-goh ___ ahn-yos"
Are you: seis (6) siete (7) ocho (8) nueve (9)
Fill in the blank with your Spanish number! Practice your pronunciation aloud! 🎈
WE DO / PRACTICAMOS
El Chispazo • The Spark Game
⚡🤝😄
1
Stand in a Circle
Let's form a classroom circle. Stand next to your neighbors and show a happy face!
2
Ask & Share
Turn to your neighbor and ask: "¿Cuántos años tienes?" Help them answer! Then they ask the next friend.
3
Pass the High Five!
After answering, share a high-five or thumbs-up to show support and build active listening!
🚀 Let's see how fast we can pass the Spanish Spark around our circle with kind smiles!
YOU DO / HACES TÚ
Partner Interview Time!
👫📝🎨
Partner Card Fun
Use your printable interview cards with your partner.