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Spanish Routine — La Rutina

Ninth graders learn to describe their daily routine in Spanish using reflexive verbs — me despierto, me levanto, me ducho — putting the parts of a morning in order.

Grade 9La Rutina Diaria50 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…

  • ✓Describe your routine.
  • ✓Use reflexive verbs.
  • ✓Put steps in order.
  • ✓Talk about your day.
Essential Question

From waking up to breakfast, your morning is a routine — and Spanish uses special “reflexive” verbs for it. How do you describe your rutina?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order La Rutina Diaria

Project this and have students put the morning-routine steps in order in Spanish.

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

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Tu Mañana

5 min

Your morning is a routine — Spanish uses reflexive verbs for it. How?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about their morning.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — La Rutina

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present me despierto, me levanto…
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note reflexives.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Order the Steps

14 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order La Rutina Diaria.
  • Put them in order.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe your morning.
  • Use “Me…” verbs.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a routine step.
  • 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).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe your routine.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand reflexive verbs.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to daily life.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare routine expressions.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Routine picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Primero me ___, luego me ___.”
  • Use a routine chart.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with me levanto/me visto.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add more routine verbs.
  • Describe an evening routine.
  • Sequence a full day.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ⏰A routine chart
  • 💻Order La Rutina Diaria
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

la rutinathe routineme despiertoI wake upme levantoI get upme duchoI showerme vistoI get dresseddesayunoI eat breakfastme cepillo los dientesI brush my teethme acuestoI go to bed
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 say “I wake up” in Spanish?
Me despierto.
QUESTION 2
What does “me visto” mean?
I get dressed.
QUESTION 3
What is a good FIRST step in a morning routine?
Me despierto (I wake up).

Reflect: mi rutina.

Have students describe three steps of their morning routine in Spanish. A printable rutina 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.

🖨️ Spanish Daily Routine (La Rutina)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: desayuno, la rutina, me acuesto, me cepillo los dientes, me despierto, me ducho, me levanto, me visto
  1. I eat breakfast
  2. the routine
  3. I get up
  4. I wake up
  5. I shower
  6. I brush my teeth
  7. I get dressed
  8. I go to bed

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “I wake up” in Spanish?
  2. What does “me visto” mean?
  3. What is a good FIRST step in a morning routine?
Answer key — Part A: 1) desayuno · 2) la rutina · 3) me levanto · 4) me despierto · 5) me ducho · 6) me cepillo los dientes · 7) me visto · 8) me acuesto
Part B: 1) Me despierto. 2) I get dressed. 3) Me despierto (I wake up).