¡Hola! Here’s a fun activity to learn to talk about family and make questions in Spanish.
Objective
Students practice family vocabulary and closed questions (yes/no questions) by guessing which family member their partner has chosen.
1. Materials
- A printable family tree with portraits or icons for each family member.
- A character card list (one per student) with all family members’ names.
- Optional: individual cards for each family member to draw randomly.
2. Sample Family Tree (Large, 16 People)
Abuelos (grandparents)
- Abuelo Juan
- Abuela Carmen
- Abuelo Miguel
- Abuela Rosa
Parents + Aunts/Uncles
- Papá Carlos
- Mamá Elena
- Tío José
- Tía Marta
- Tío Luis
- Tía Ana
Children + Cousins
- Hijo Pedro
- Hija Lucía
- Primo Diego
- Prima Sofía
- Primo Javier
- Prima María
3. Closed Question Bank
Students may only ask yes/no questions in Spanish. Examples:
About gender/age:
- ¿Es hombre? / ¿Es mujer?
- ¿Es adulto? / ¿Es niño o niña?
About family role:
- ¿Es abuelo/a?
- ¿Es padre o madre?
- ¿Es tío o tía?
- ¿Es primo/a?
- ¿Es hijo o hija?
About relationships:
- ¿Es el padre de Pedro?
- ¿Es la hermana de Diego?
- ¿Es el hijo de Carlos?
4. How to Play
- Each pair of students gets the same family tree.
- Each secretly chooses one family member (or draws a card).
- Taking turns, they ask yes/no questions in Spanish to eliminate people.
- Example: “¿Es una mujer?” → If “sí,” they eliminate all men.
- First student to guess correctly wins the round.
5. Variations
- Level 1 (Novice): Only allow simple questions (Es hombre/mujer, es adulto/niño, es abuelo/tía/etc.).
- Level 2 (Intermediate): Add relationship-based questions (Is this person Pedro’s father? Is she Sofía’s cousin?).
- Fast Play: Instead of eliminating, students can take turns guessing after each question.
Guess Who? Family Portrait Game Board (Spanish)
Features
- 16 family members arranged in a tree (grandparents at top → parents/aunts/uncles → children/cousins).
- Each portrait has a simple icon (male/female, adult/child) + name in Spanish.
- Designed so students can cover/eliminate people as they ask questions.
Family Tree Characters
Abuelos (Grandparents)
- Abuelo Juan
- Abuela Carmen
- Abuelo Miguel
- Abuela Rosa
Padres y Tíos (Parents & Aunts/Uncles)
- Papá Carlos
- Mamá Elena
- Tío José
- Tía Marta
- Tío Luis
- Tía Ana
Niños y Primos (Children & Cousins)
- Hijo Pedro
- Hija Lucía
- Primo Diego
- Prima Sofía
- Primo Javier
- Prima María
How Students Use It
- Each student has the same game board.
- They secretly choose one family member.
- They ask yes/no questions in Spanish to eliminate portraits.
- Students cover portraits with coins, post-its, or by crossing out.
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