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Spanish Verbs — Los Verbos

Fifth graders learn common Spanish action verbs — correr, comer, saltar, leer — the words for the things they do every day, a big step toward making sentences in a new language.

Grade 5Los Verbos35 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name action verbs in Spanish.
  • ✓Match verbs to actions.
  • ✓Act out verbs.
  • ✓Use verbs to speak.
Essential Question

Verbs are action words — run, eat, jump! Learning verbs lets you say what you DO in Spanish. What are some common action verbs?

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Interactive Task
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Match the Verb

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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

35 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Action Words

5 min

Verbs are action words — how do we say what we DO in Spanish?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Act out an action.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Los Verbos

8 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present each verb.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Act them out.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Act.
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Practice — Match the Verb

9 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Verb.
  • Match each one.
  • Act them out.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Act.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

8 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Yo ___.” (I ___).
  • Play “Simón dice” with verbs.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Play it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a verb.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about actions.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand action verbs.

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Connections 3.1

Connect verbs to daily activities.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare verbs across languages.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Verb action cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ means to ___.”
  • Act out verbs.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with correr and comer.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Act it out.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add more verbs.
  • Make simple sentences.
  • Explain “yo” + verb.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🏃Verb action cards
  • 💻Match the Verb
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎵Music (for acting)
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

el verboverbcorrerto runcomerto eatsaltarto jumpleerto readcantarto singbailarto dancedormirto sleep
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “to run” in Spanish?
Correr.
QUESTION 2
What does “comer” mean?
To eat.
QUESTION 3
What does “leer” mean?
To read.

Reflect: ¡Yo puedo!

Have students act out a Spanish verb for a family member and see if they can guess it — like “saltar” (to jump). A printable verbos sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: bailar, cantar, comer, correr, dormir, el verbo, leer, saltar
  1. verb
  2. to run
  3. to sing
  4. to sleep
  5. to jump
  6. to eat
  7. to read
  8. to dance

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “to run” in Spanish?
  2. What does “comer” mean?
  3. What does “leer” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) el verbo · 2) correr · 3) cantar · 4) dormir · 5) saltar · 6) comer · 7) leer · 8) bailar
Part B: 1) Correr. 2) To eat. 3) To read.