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Swahili Giving Directions

Seventh graders give and follow directions in Swahili (maelekezo) — kushoto (left), kulia (right), moja kwa moja (straight), geuka (to turn) — guiding someone from the start to fika (arrival).

Grade 7Giving Directions50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn direction words.
  • ✓Give directions.
  • ✓Order a route.
  • ✓Guide someone.
Essential Question

kushoto, kulia, moja kwa moja — how do you give directions in Swahili?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Directions

Project this and have students put the directions in order to reach the destination.

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

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Which Way?

6 min

How do you tell someone where to go in Swahili?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point left & right.
  • Ask the Swahili words.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Directions

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model kushoto, kulia, moja kwa moja.
  • Note geuka (to turn).
  • Send students to Order the Directions.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Note it.
  • Order it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Order the route.
  • Say each direction.
  • Add “nenda moja kwa moja.”

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Add it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Direct a partner to the door.
  • Use 3 directions.
  • Trade roles.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Direct.
  • Use them.
  • Trade.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a direction.
  • Give one direction.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Give 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-High).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: give & follow directions.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand directions.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: instruct a route.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to navigating a city.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Direction cards with arrows.
  • Map with a start & goal.
  • Model aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with kushoto & kulia.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use a simple map.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add vuka (cross).
  • Direct to 3 places.
  • Write directions to school.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🗺️Direction cards + map
  • 💻Order the Directions
  • 🧭Arrow cards
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

maelekezodirectionskushotoleftkuliarightmoja kwa mojastraighthapaherepaletheregeukato turnfikato arrive
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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 “left” in Swahili?
kushoto.
QUESTION 2
What does “nenda moja kwa moja” mean?
Go straight.
QUESTION 3
What does “umefika” mean?
You’ve arrived.

Reflect: giving directions.

Have students write directions from the classroom to another room in Swahili. A printable Swahili directions sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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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: fika, geuka, hapa, kulia, kushoto, maelekezo, moja kwa moja, pale
  1. directions
  2. right
  3. to turn
  4. to arrive
  5. here
  6. straight
  7. there
  8. left

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “left” in Swahili?
  2. What does “nenda moja kwa moja” mean?
  3. What does “umefika” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) maelekezo · 2) kulia · 3) geuka · 4) fika · 5) hapa · 6) moja kwa moja · 7) pale · 8) kushoto
Part B: 1) kushoto. 2) Go straight. 3) You’ve arrived.