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Portuguese Reflexive Verbs

Ninth graders learn Portuguese reflexive verbs (os verbos reflexivos) — actions you do to yourself, marked with me: eu me levanto (I get up), eu me lavo (I wash up), eu me visto (I get dressed). They order a morning routine of reflexives.

Grade 9Reflexive Verbs50 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 reflexive verbs.
  • ✓Use me (myself).
  • ✓Order a routine.
  • ✓Describe your morning.
Essential Question

Eu me levanto, eu me lavo, eu me visto — how do reflexive verbs work in Portuguese?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Morning Routine

Project this and have students put the reflexive-verb morning routine in order.

⏰ Put the reflexive routine in order — wake up to ready!Try it
Tap “Eu acordo” (I wake up) first!
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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

1

Warm-Up — Myself

6 min

How do you say actions you do to yourself in Portuguese?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Mime washing your face.
  • Ask the Portuguese phrase.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — Reflexive Verbs

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Note the me- marker.
  • Model me levanto to me preparo.
  • Send students to Order the Routine.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Order the routine.
  • Say each with me.
  • Add a time.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Eu me levanto às sete”.
  • Describe your morning.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a reflexive verb.
  • Say one about your morning.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

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

Built to the standards you report on

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

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe a routine.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand reflexives.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare reflexive grammar.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about your day.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Reflexive verb cards.
  • Highlight the me- marker.
  • Model aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with me levanto & me visto.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add te/se forms.
  • Write a full routine.
  • Describe an evening routine.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ⏰Reflexive verb cards
  • 💻Order the Morning Routine
  • 🗓️Routine strip
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

reflexivosreflexive verbslevantar-seto get uplavar-seto wash oneselfvestir-seto get dressedchamar-seto be calledmemyselfsentar-seto sit downpreparar-seto get ready
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 little word marks “myself” in a reflexive verb?
Me.
QUESTION 2
How do you say “I get dressed” in Portuguese?
Eu me visto.
QUESTION 3
What does “Eu me levanto” mean?
I get up.

Reflect: reflexive verbs.

Have students write two reflexive verbs about their morning in Portuguese. A printable Portuguese reflexives sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s 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.

🖨️ Portuguese Reflexive VerbsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: chamar-se, lavar-se, levantar-se, me, preparar-se, reflexivos, sentar-se, vestir-se
  1. to get ready
  2. to wash oneself
  3. to get dressed
  4. myself
  5. reflexive verbs
  6. to sit down
  7. to be called
  8. to get up

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What little word marks “myself” in a reflexive verb?
  2. How do you say “I get dressed” in Portuguese?
  3. What does “Eu me levanto” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) preparar-se · 2) lavar-se · 3) vestir-se · 4) me · 5) reflexivos · 6) sentar-se · 7) chamar-se · 8) levantar-se
Part B: 1) Me. 2) Eu me visto. 3) I get up.