Grades 3–4
Animal Riddles: Adivinanzas
Read six short riddles in Spanish and write the animal that answers each one.
Spanish worksheet · Animals
Grande or Pequeño? Animals
Look at each animal and finish the sentence with grande or pequeño, then draw one of each.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Animals
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming farm, wild and sea animals, Using grande and pequeño, Reading short riddles, Matching a picture to a word
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Finish each sentence with grande or pequeño.
- Draw one big animal and one small animal.
Words on this sheet
El ratón esEl pez esEl león esgrandepequeño
Teacher tip
Have kids show big arms for grande and a tiny pinch for pequeño as they read each sentence out loud.
How to use it
- Make the animal sounds and movements together as you say each name.
- Use stuffed animals or toy animals as props.
- Say every Spanish word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.
Watch for
Leaving out el or la. Teach each animal with its little word.
Talk about it
- ¿Cuál es tu animal favorito?
- How do you say that in Spanish?
Take it further
Sort toy animals into grande and pequeño piles while saying the names.
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