The school year is starting and many of us will be working with the days of the week in Spanish and the calendar. Talking about the month of September, children can practice questions, numbers, and the days of the week in a meaningful way.
I wrote about the days of the week and the calendar last year, and this post has updated PDFs of the same activities for September 2012. I had plans to make something new, but things have been busy and that has not happened! In any case, these activities work well with children learning the days of the week in Spanish.
The months and the days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish and the week begins on Monday on Spanish language calendars.
Talking about September to practice the days of the week in Spanish
Here are some ways to talk about the month of September with children learning Spanish:
– Count the different days of the week together. You can say, Vamos a contar los días lunes (martes, miércoles) en el mes de septiembre. ¿Cuántos hay? / Let’s count the Mondays (Tuesdays, Wednesdays) in the month of September. How many are there?
– Choose a date and check what day of the week it will be. Think of birthdays or events during the month. For example, El 15 es el cumpleaños de mi hermano Chris. ¿Qué día de la semana va a ser? Sí, va a ser sábado, 15 de septiembre. / My brother Chris’ birthday is the 15th. What day of the week will it be? Yes, it will be Saturday, September 15th.
– You can also ask questions like these to talk about the month of September:
¿Cuántos días tiene el mes de septiembre?
¿Qué día de la semana es el primer día del mes de septiembre?
El otoño comienza el 21 de septiembre. ¿Qué día de la semana va a ser?
¿Cuántos días lunes tiene este mes?
¿Cuántos días domingo tiene este mes?
¿El mes de septiembre tiene más días lunes o más días jueves?
¿Qué día de la semana va a ser el último día del mes de septiembre?
¿Cuántas semanas completas tiene este mes?
This is a simple calendar of the month of September in Spanish.
This is a simple crossword puzzle using some of the questions listed above.
Month of September 2012 Crossword
A board game with the September calendar to practice the days of the week in Spanish
You can make a simple board game where players move through the month and practice the days of the week in Spanish. I have attached a printable game I made for the month of September, but of course you can make one for any month. You can also make the game simpler or more difficult depending on the level and age of the players. Use more than one month to make a longer game.
Board Game with the September 2012 Calendar
You may also be interested in this post: Spanish Months, Seasons, Days of the Week, Weather – Free Printable Materials for Class
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