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ASL Making Plans

Eighth graders learn to talk about future plans in ASL using WILL/FUTURE (a flat hand moving forward) — and put a weekend plan in order, sequencing what they will do from morning to night.

Grade 8Making Plans50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / Visual LanguageExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Sign future plans.
  • ✓Use WILL.
  • ✓Order a plan.
  • ✓Talk about the future.
Essential Question

What will you do this weekend? In ASL, the sign WILL moves forward, toward the future. Can you order a plan?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Weekend Plan

Project this and have students put the ASL weekend plan in order.

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

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — What Will You Do?

5 min

In ASL, the sign WILL moves forward — can you order a plan?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask their weekend plans.
  • Show WILL moving forward.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Notice.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Making Plans

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model WILL + activities.
  • Have students copy.
  • Note the order.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Copy.
  • Note it.
3

Practice — Order It

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Weekend Plan.
  • Put it in order.
  • Sign along.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Sign.
  • Explain.
4

Sign — Sign

12 min

Students sign.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Sign “TOMORROW I WILL…”
  • Make a plan.
  • Sign to a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sign it.
  • Plan it.
  • Sign.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Sign a plan.
  • Show WILL.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sign it.
  • Show 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).

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe plans.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about the future.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to planning.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare future expressions.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Plan sign photo cards.
  • Model WILL.
  • Use a mirror.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with two steps.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Copy together.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add times to each step.
  • Sign a full weekend.
  • Compare with a partner.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📅A day timeline
  • 💻Order the Weekend Plan
  • 🪩A mirror (optional)
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

plansomething you will doWILL / FUTUREflat hand moves forwardFINISHflip hands (done / then)TOMORROWthumb forward from the cheekMEETtwo index fingers come togetherGOindex fingers point forwardHOMEcheek to cheekPLAN“P” hands move forward
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 sign WILL / FUTURE?
Move a flat hand forward, toward the future.
QUESTION 2
How do you sign MEET?
Bring two index fingers together.
QUESTION 3
What is a good FIRST step in a weekend plan?
Waking up (“TOMORROW I WILL wake up”).

Reflect: making plans.

Have students sign one thing they will do this weekend using WILL. A printable ASL plans sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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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: FINISH, GO, HOME, MEET, plan, PLAN, TOMORROW, WILL / FUTURE
  1. flat hand moves forward
  2. “P” hands move forward
  3. something you will do
  4. thumb forward from the cheek
  5. flip hands (done / then)
  6. index fingers point forward
  7. two index fingers come together
  8. cheek to cheek

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you sign WILL / FUTURE?
  2. How do you sign MEET?
  3. What is a good FIRST step in a weekend plan?
Answer key — Part A: 1) WILL / FUTURE · 2) PLAN · 3) plan · 4) TOMORROW · 5) FINISH · 6) GO · 7) MEET · 8) HOME
Part B: 1) Move a flat hand forward, toward the future. 2) Bring two index fingers together. 3) Waking up (“TOMORROW I WILL wake up”).