Here’s a fun Spanish class activity to review body parts and descriptions.
Student Instructions (Spanish & English)
Instrucciones:
Crea una persona compuesta usando partes del cuerpo.
- Dibuja una persona usando partes de diferentes personas, animales o personajes.
- Etiqueta al menos 10 partes del cuerpo en español.
- Escribe tres oraciones que describan a tu persona compuesta.
Instructions:
Create a composite person using body parts.
- Draw a person using parts from different people, animals, or characters.
- Label at least 10 body parts in Spanish.
- Write three sentences describing your composite person.
Body Parts Word Bank (Banco de vocabulario)
| Parte del cuerpo | English |
| la cabeza | head |
| el ojo / los ojos | eye(s) |
| la nariz | nose |
| la boca | mouth |
| la oreja | ear |
| el brazo | arm |
| la mano | hand |
| el dedo | finger |
| la pierna | leg |
| el pie | foot |
| el estómago | stomach |
| el pelo | hair |
| los dientes | teeth |
Sentence Starters / Model Sentences
| Spanish | English |
| Mi persona compuesta tiene… | My composite person has… |
| Su brazo es de un/una… | Its arm is from a… |
| Sus ojos son de… | Its eyes are from… |
| Tiene una nariz muy… | It has a very… nose |
| Es una mezcla de… | It is a mix of… |
Example:
Mi persona compuesta tiene el pelo de un león y los pies de un robot.
Sus ojos son de un gato. Es una mezcla de animal y persona.
Optional Extensions
- Partner Gallery Walk: Pair up and describe your person to a partner. Guess what parts came from where.
- Guessing Game: Hang up the drawings and have classmates guess who/what the parts came from.
- Mini-Interview: Have students give their person a name and answer 2–3 questions in character.
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