AvailableNew · NuevoVocabulary · VocabularioGrades 2–4
Día de los Muertos Vocabulary Sort & Venn
Vocabulario y comparación12 bilingual word cards, a cognate sort and a Halloween vs. Día de los Muertos Venn diagram.
Cover · Portada
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Vocabulary · Reading Strategies · Spanish
Grades 2–4
Spanish Cognates Sort
Cognados y cognados falsosYour bilingual readers already know more English than they think. Cognates are the bridge — and this free sort makes that bridge explicit, then shows students exactly where it breaks.
Students sort 24 word cards — 18 true cognates and 6 cognados falsos — with an anchor chart and a pattern guide to lean on. Works for dual language, bilingual, ESL/ELL and newcomer groups.
- Grade · Grado
- Written for 3rd · works for 2nd–4th
- Language · Idioma
- Español & English
- Pages · Páginas
- 9 (PDF)
- Format · Formato
- Ink-friendly student pages
- Answer key
- Full key included · Incluida
- Supports
- ELPS & WIDA language goals
The bridge — and where it breaks
El puente… y dónde se rompeSix patterns help students cross from one language to the other. Six false friends show them where to slow down.
The bridge · El puente
6 cognate patterns
Patrones de cognadosThe pattern guide shows students six word endings that line up in English and Spanish.
-tion / -ción
-ty / -dad
-ly / -mente
-ous / -oso
-ic / -ico
-ment / -mento
Where it breaks · ¡Ojo!
6 false friends
Cognados falsosThey look alike but don’t mean the same thing — the ones that trip up 3rd graders every single year.
librería
sopa
carpeta
pie
éxito
largo
What’s inside
Qué incluye| Item | What it is |
|---|---|
| Anchor chart | ¿Qué es un cognado? — written in Spanish and English |
| Pattern guide | 6 cognate patterns: -tion/-ción, -ty/-dad, -ly/-mente, -ous/-oso, -ic/-ico, -ment/-mento |
| Word cards | 24 cards: 18 true cognates + 6 cognados falsos |
| Sorting mats | 2 mats: Cognados verdaderos and Cognados falsos |
| Recording sheet | Student recording sheet with a prediction column |
| Apply it | 3 sentences that move the strategy into connected text |
| Answer key | Full answer key |
| Teacher directions | 5-step lesson sequence + differentiation ideas |
How it works
Cómo funciona- 10 minIntroduce cognates with the ¿Qué es un cognado? anchor chart.
- 15 minPartner sort: true cognate or cognado falso?
- 10 minStudents fill in the recording sheet, including the prediction column.
- 5 minShare out as a class.
Fits one 40-minute block, or splits across two days.
Good to know
Para tener en cuenta- Ink-friendly: student pages print clean in black & white
- Print and go: no prep beyond cutting the cards
- Works for dual language, bilingual, ESL/ELL and newcomer groups
- Supports ELPS and WIDA language development goals
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