Bilingual Classroom Map Directions Lab

English/German route language practice for classrooms, homeschool groups, and beginner language learners.

1. Vocabulary / Wortschatz

  • North — Norden
  • South — Süden
  • East — Osten
  • West — Westen
  • Turn left — links abbiegen
  • Turn right — rechts abbiegen
  • Go straight — geradeaus gehen
  • Stop — Stopp

2. Classroom Map

Start at S. Build directions to reach ★.

S
N
N
E
W
desk
chair
door
E
W
books
rug
board
E
S
plant
table
bag
S
W
W
S
E
Ziel

3. Build a route / Baue eine Route

Click tokens to add steps. Read each route aloud in both languages.

Printable challenge cards

  1. Give your partner three English steps. They answer in German.
  2. Start at the door. Reach the board in four moves.
  3. Hide a classroom object and write a bilingual route clue.
  4. Draw a new map and label north/east/south/west.

Teacher timing

5 min vocabulary chant • 8 min route building • 5 min pair challenge • 2 min exit ticket.

Educational classroom resource. Adapt for age, language level, mobility, and room safety.