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Spanish Directions — Direcciones

Seventh graders learn to ask for and give directions in Spanish — left, right, straight, and “where is…?” — so they could find their way around a Spanish-speaking city.

Grade 7Las Direcciones40 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 for directions.
  • ✓Use left, right, straight.
  • ✓Ask ¿dónde está?
  • ✓Find your way.
Essential Question

Lost in a Spanish-speaking city? Knowing how to ask for and follow directions can save the day! How do you ask where something is and follow the answer?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Spanish Directions Check

Project each item and have students answer about directions in Spanish. The tool teaches derecha, izquierda, and recto.

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Answer each question about directions in Spanish.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — ¿Dónde Está?

5 min

Lost in a Spanish city — how do you ask for and follow directions?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pose being lost.
  • Ask how to get help.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Consider.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — Las Direcciones

9 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present the direction words.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Point and gesture.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Gesture.
3

Practice — Directions Check

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Spanish Directions Check.
  • Answer each one.
  • Follow directions.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Follow.
  • Explain.
4

Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask ¿dónde está?
  • Give directions to a partner.
  • Follow their directions.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask.
  • Give.
  • Follow.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a direction word.
  • 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).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: ask for and give directions.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand directional language.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to maps and geography.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare directional words across languages.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Direction picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Gira a la ___.”
  • Use a map/gestures.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with derecha vs. izquierda.
  • Use gestures.
  • Follow one direction.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Give a multi-step route.
  • Add “cerca” and “lejos.”
  • Read a map in Spanish.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🗺️A city map
  • 💻Spanish Directions Check
  • 🧭A compass
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

las direccionesdirectionsa la derechato the righta la izquierdato the leftrectostraightgiraturnsiguecontinue / go¿dónde está?where is?cercanear
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
What does “gira a la derecha” mean?
Turn right.
QUESTION 2
What does “sigue recto” mean?
Go straight.
QUESTION 3
How do you ask “Where is the library?”
¿Dónde está la biblioteca?

Reflect: ¿Por dónde?

Have students give simple directions in Spanish from one room to another at home. A printable direcciones 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.

🖨️ Spanish Directions (Direcciones)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: a la derecha, a la izquierda, cerca, gira, las direcciones, recto, sigue, ¿dónde está?
  1. straight
  2. where is?
  3. to the left
  4. turn
  5. to the right
  6. near
  7. continue / go
  8. directions

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “gira a la derecha” mean?
  2. What does “sigue recto” mean?
  3. How do you ask “Where is the library?”
Answer key — Part A: 1) recto · 2) ¿dónde está? · 3) a la izquierda · 4) gira · 5) a la derecha · 6) cerca · 7) sigue · 8) las direcciones
Part B: 1) Turn right. 2) Go straight. 3) ¿Dónde está la biblioteca?