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Spanish Plans — Hacer Planes

Eighth graders learn to talk about future plans in Spanish using “voy a…” (I’m going to…) — inviting friends, making plans, and saying what they’ll do tomorrow.

Grade 8Hacer Planes45 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…

  • ✓Talk about plans.
  • ✓Use voy a + activity.
  • ✓Match plan phrases.
  • ✓Invite a friend.
Essential Question

What are you going to do this weekend? Talking about plans is one of the most useful things you can do — and now you can in Spanish! How do you say what you’re going to do?

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Interactive Task
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Match the Plan Phrase

Project this and match each Spanish plan phrase to its English meaning — tap the Spanish, then tap the English.

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

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — ¿Qué Vas a Hacer?

5 min

Talking about plans is super useful — how do we in Spanish?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about weekend plans.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Hacer Planes

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present voy a + activity.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note the future idea.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Match the Phrases

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Plan Phrase.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

11 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Voy a ___.”
  • Invite a partner (¿Quieres ir?).
  • Make a plan together.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Invite.
  • Plan it.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a phrase.
  • 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).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: make plans and invite.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand future phrases.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to time and the calendar.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare future expressions across languages.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Plan-phrase cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Voy a ___.”
  • Use activity pictures.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with “Voy a…”
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Make a weekend plan.
  • Add days and times.
  • Invite and respond.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📅A calendar
  • 💻Match the Plan Phrase
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

los planesplansvoy aI’m going tovamos awe’re going to¿quieres?do you want?mañanatomorrowel fin de semanaweekenddespuésafter/laterprimerofirst
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’m going to study” in Spanish?
Voy a estudiar.
QUESTION 2
What does “vamos a comer” mean?
We’re going to eat.
QUESTION 3
What does “¿quieres ir?” mean?
Do you want to go?

Reflect: mis planes.

Have students say two things they’re going to do this weekend in Spanish — “Voy a…” A printable planes 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

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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: después, el fin de semana, los planes, mañana, primero, vamos a, voy a, ¿quieres?
  1. I’m going to
  2. do you want?
  3. tomorrow
  4. weekend
  5. after/later
  6. first
  7. plans
  8. we’re going to

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “I’m going to study” in Spanish?
  2. What does “vamos a comer” mean?
  3. What does “¿quieres ir?” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) voy a · 2) ¿quieres? · 3) mañana · 4) el fin de semana · 5) después · 6) primero · 7) los planes · 8) vamos a
Part B: 1) Voy a estudiar. 2) We’re going to eat. 3) Do you want to go?