Description

Help students build real-world Spanish communication skills while exploring an engaging and meaningful question: Who teaches us the things we need to know in life?

In this ready-to-teach two-day Spanish unit, students discuss practical life skills, reflect on the people who teach and support them, and learn about Rob Kenney, creator of the popular YouTube channel Dad, How Do I? Through personalized conversations, an interpretive reading, a video, and a partner reflection, students make connections between Rob’s story and their own experiences.

Students will:

• Discuss whether they know how to cook, change a tire, sew a button, manage money, find a job, care for a baby, and complete other everyday tasks.
• Use Spanish to discuss things that they know or do not know.
• Consider the many people who teach, guide, and support us.
• Explore different family structures and support systems in an inclusive way.
• Read about Rob Kenney’s life and the experiences that inspired him to create Dad, How Do I?
• Answer reading comprehension questions in Spanish.
• Watch a short video about Rob Kenney and his YouTube channel.
• Complete and share a personal reflection.

This resource includes:

• Complete two-day teacher lesson plans
• ¿Sabes o no sabes? introductory discussion slideshow
• Teacher follow-up questions for extending class conversations
• Two-page Spanish reading about Rob Kenney
• Reading comprehension questions
• Rob Kenney video connection
• Reflection activity

This mini-unit works well for discussions about life skills, families, mentors, social media, YouTube, personal growth, community, and helping others. It can be taught as a stand-alone lesson, used before a larger unit about family or technology, or added to an intermediate Spanish curriculum.

The activities are designed for approximately two 45-minute class periods, with flexibility to extend the conversations or reading based on your students’ needs.