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Spanish Time — La Hora

Sixth graders learn to tell time in Spanish — asking “¿qué hora es?” and answering with “es la una” or “son las dos” — a practical skill for talking about schedules in a new language.

Grade 6La Hora40 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…

  • ✓Ask ¿qué hora es?
  • ✓Tell the hour.
  • ✓Use es la / son las.
  • ✓Talk about time.
Essential Question

“¿Qué hora es?” — What time is it? Telling time is one of the most useful things you can do in any language. How do you tell time in Spanish?

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Spanish Time Check

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

40 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — ¿Qué Hora Es?

5 min

Telling time is super useful — how do we do it in Spanish?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a clock.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — La Hora

9 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present es la / son las.
  • Say the hours aloud.
  • Note singular vs. plural.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Time Check

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Spanish Time Check.
  • Answer each one.
  • Say the times.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask ¿qué hora es?
  • Answer with the time.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask.
  • Answer.
  • Practice.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask the time.
  • Tell an hour.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask it.
  • Tell 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: ask and tell the time.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand time expressions.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to time and schedules.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare time-telling across languages.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Clock-time cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Son las ___.”
  • Use a clock.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with es la una.
  • Use a clock.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add “y media” and “y cuarto.”
  • Tell your schedule.
  • Add AM/PM.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🕑A clock
  • 💻Spanish Time Check
  • 🗣️Time audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

¿qué hora es?what time is it?la horathe time / houres la unait’s one o’clockson las dosit’s two o’clocky mediahalf pasty cuartoquarter pastde la mañanain the morning (AM)de la tardein the afternoon (PM)
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 ask “What time is it?” in Spanish?
¿Qué hora es?
QUESTION 2
What does “son las tres” mean?
It’s three o’clock.
QUESTION 3
Why do you say “es la una” for one o’clock?
Because “one” is singular — so you use “es la” instead of “son las.”

Reflect: ¿Qué hora es?

Have students tell the time in Spanish at different points in the day — “Son las dos.” A printable la-hora 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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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: de la mañana, de la tarde, es la una, la hora, son las dos, y cuarto, y media, ¿qué hora es?
  1. half past
  2. the time / hour
  3. in the afternoon (PM)
  4. what time is it?
  5. quarter past
  6. it’s one o’clock
  7. in the morning (AM)
  8. it’s two o’clock

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you ask “What time is it?” in Spanish?
  2. What does “son las tres” mean?
  3. Why do you say “es la una” for one o’clock?
Answer key — Part A: 1) y media · 2) la hora · 3) de la tarde · 4) ¿qué hora es? · 5) y cuarto · 6) es la una · 7) de la mañana · 8) son las dos
Part B: 1) ¿Qué hora es? 2) It’s three o’clock. 3) Because “one” is singular — so you use “es la” instead of “son las.”