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Russian Reflexive Verbs

Ninth graders learn Russian reflexive verbs (возвратные глаголы) — actions you do to yourself, marked with the ending -ся/-сь: просыпаюсь (I wake up), умываюсь (I wash), одеваюсь (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 the -ся / -сь ending.
  • ✓Order a routine.
  • ✓Describe your morning.
Essential Question

Просыпаюсь, умываюсь, одеваюсь — how do the -ся verbs work in Russian?

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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 back home!Try it
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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 — Myself

6 min

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

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Reflexive Verbs

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Note the -ся / -сь ending.
  • Model умываюсь to возвращаюсь.
  • 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 -ся verb.
  • Add a time.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Я просыпаюсь в семь”.
  • Describe your morning.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
5

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 -ся / -сь ending.
  • Model aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with просыпаюсь & одеваюсь.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add учусь, нахожусь.
  • 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

возвратные глаголыreflexive verbs-ся / -сьreflexive endingпросыпатьсяto wake upумыватьсяto wash oneselfодеватьсяto get dressedсобиратьсяto get readyучитьсяto studyвозвращатьсяto return
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 ending marks a Russian reflexive verb?
-ся / -сь.
QUESTION 2
How do you say “I get dressed” in Russian?
Я одеваюсь.
QUESTION 3
What does “Я просыпаюсь” mean?
I wake up.

Reflect: reflexive verbs.

Have students write two reflexive (-ся) verbs about their morning in Russian. A printable Russian reflexives 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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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: -ся / -сь, возвратные глаголы, возвращаться, одеваться, просыпаться, собираться, умываться, учиться
  1. to wash oneself
  2. to return
  3. reflexive verbs
  4. to wake up
  5. reflexive ending
  6. to get dressed
  7. to study
  8. to get ready

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What ending marks a Russian reflexive verb?
  2. How do you say “I get dressed” in Russian?
  3. What does “Я просыпаюсь” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) умываться · 2) возвращаться · 3) возвратные глаголы · 4) просыпаться · 5) -ся / -сь · 6) одеваться · 7) учиться · 8) собираться
Part B: 1) -ся / -сь. 2) Я одеваюсь. 3) I wake up.