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German Daily Routine — Der Tagesablauf

Seventh graders learn to describe their daily routine in German — aufstehen, frühstücken, zur Schule gehen, Hausaufgaben machen, ins Bett gehen — and put a day in order auf Deutsch.

Grade 7Der Tagesablauf50 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 a routine.
  • ✓Use daily verbs.
  • ✓Order a day.
  • ✓Talk about your day.
Essential Question

From morning to night, what do you do every day? Let’s describe a daily routine in German — der Tagesablauf!

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Daily Routine

Project this and have students put a German daily routine in order, morning to night.

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Tap “I get up” first!
The Lesson · Communicative 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 — Morning to Night

5 min

What do you do every day? Let’s describe a daily routine in German!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Der Tagesablauf

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present daily verbs.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note the order.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Order It

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Daily Routine.
  • Put it in order.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Ich stehe auf…”
  • Describe your day.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the first step.
  • Say a routine verb.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

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

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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe a routine.

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about a day.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to daily life.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare daily expressions.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Routine picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Ich ___.”
  • Use a day timeline.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with get up and go to bed.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add more steps.
  • Give times for each.
  • Write a daily paragraph.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ⏰A day timeline
  • 💻Order the Daily Routine
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

der Tagesablaufdaily routineaufstehento get upfrühstückento eat breakfastzur Schule gehento go to schooldie Hausaufgabenhomeworkins Bett gehento go to bedmorgensin the morningabendsin the evening
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 is a good FIRST step in a daily routine?
Ich stehe auf (I get up).
QUESTION 2
What does “Ich frühstücke” mean?
I eat breakfast.
QUESTION 3
What does “Ich gehe ins Bett” mean?
I go to bed.

Reflect: der Tagesablauf.

Have students name two things they do each day in German (like “Ich stehe auf”). A printable routine sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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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.

🖨️ German Daily Routine (Der Tagesablauf)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: abends, aufstehen, der Tagesablauf, die Hausaufgaben, frühstücken, ins Bett gehen, morgens, zur Schule gehen
  1. daily routine
  2. homework
  3. to go to school
  4. to get up
  5. in the evening
  6. to go to bed
  7. to eat breakfast
  8. in the morning

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is a good FIRST step in a daily routine?
  2. What does “Ich frühstücke” mean?
  3. What does “Ich gehe ins Bett” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) der Tagesablauf · 2) die Hausaufgaben · 3) zur Schule gehen · 4) aufstehen · 5) abends · 6) ins Bett gehen · 7) frühstücken · 8) morgens
Part B: 1) Ich stehe auf (I get up). 2) I eat breakfast. 3) I go to bed.