This Spanish video supports teachers in delivering a lively and engaging lesson where children learn to ask and answer the question ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? (“When is your birthday?”). Building on their existing knowledge of numbers and months, pupils decode the word cumpleaños, sing the Cumpleaños feliz song, and practise giving dates using accurate Spanish structures. The lesson gradually introduces new vocabulary, including the question word cuándo and the possessive adjective tu, using gestures and songs to help embed meaning and memory.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Spanish scheme of work – celebrations. It provides practical teaching strategies, including opportunities for active learning, contextual language use, and collaborative vocabulary recall. With suggestions for whole-class actions and birthday-related classroom routines, this video enables teachers to confidently lead a meaningful and culturally relevant language session. It sets the stage for pupils to begin using Spanish in real-world contexts, such as birthday celebrations, with enthusiasm and confidence.

Spanish, Mixed-age, Y3/4 (A): Unit 5: Dates and birthdays, Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: Birthdays