"My name is..." / "Me Llamo..." Lesson

Students in Pre K and Kindergarten had a lesson this week on asking each other their names.

Repeated Phrasing
The hardest part of the lesson is making sure students get exposed to the target phrases many times. The best way to do that without them getting bored is to repeat the target phrases in many ways. We started by repeating the phrases "¿Cómo te llamas?" and "Me llamo..." many times. Then, I let students pick the kind of voices (in a monster voice, robot voice, etc.) Lastly, we said it while moving our bodies (saying the phrases while punching the sky, jumping up and down, etc.

Worksheet
Students then created pictures of themselves inside an ornate frame. Students traced the letters in the words "Me llamo" and then wrote their names on the second line. This can be a challenge for Pre K 3 students. You could pre-write students' names on the sheet with traceable letters, similar to the "Me llamo." Here is an example from a student in Pre K 4:

Puppets
There is a very catchy song/video by Barbara MacArthur called "Yo Me Llamo Paco." In the song she uses four different voices and names to practice saying "Yo me llamo..." For each of those voices I introduced a different puppet and had the puppet pretend to be singing. Here is the video/song:

Videos/Songs
There is a nice video by Calico Spanish that has a very simple introduction to this greeting:

Rosie & Andy have a nice video/song that is fun for younger students.

Basho and Friends has a really catchy song that my students enjoyed to learn these phrases: click here

Stephane Husar also has a nice song that repeats the question many times: click here

Books:

Here is a book called "Y tú ¿cómo te llamas?" by Daniel Nesquens. There is a video here, where a woman reads the entire book if you'd like to preview it. The reading in the video was a little advanced for my students, so I did not show it to them. But I really enjoyed the book, so I bought it.