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Arabic Colors

Third graders learn colors in Arabic (الألوان, al-alwan) — أحمر (red), أزرق (blue), أصفر (yellow), أخضر (green), أسود (black). They explore each and name colors all around them.

Grade 3Colors45 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 Arabic colors.
  • ✓Explore each color.
  • ✓Name colors around you.
  • ✓Say a favorite.
Essential Question

أحمر، أزرق، أخضر… how do you name colors in Arabic?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Arabic Colors Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students explore Arabic colors.

🌈 Explore Arabic colors — tap eachTry it

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

45 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Colors in Arabic

5 min

How do you name colors in Arabic?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Hold up a red object.
  • Ask the Arabic word.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Colors

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Colors Explorer.
  • Tap each color.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a color you see.
  • Say أحمر & أخضر.
  • Point and name.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Say.
  • Point.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say your favorite color.
  • Name 3 colors.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a color.
  • Say your favorite.
  • 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 (Novice-Low).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand color words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: name colors.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to art & colors.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: share a favorite color.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Color swatches with romanization.
  • Point to colors in the room.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with أحمر & أزرق.
  • Use color objects.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add أبيض, برتقالي.
  • Color a flag.
  • Sort objects by color.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🌈Color swatches
  • 💻The Arabic Colors Explorer
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

الألوان (al-alwan)colorsأحمر (ahmar)redأزرق (azraq)blueأصفر (asfar)yellowأخضر (akhdar)greenأسود (aswad)blackأبيض (abyad)whiteبرتقاليorange
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 “red” in Arabic?
أحمر (ahmar).
QUESTION 2
What color is أخضر?
Green.
QUESTION 3
What color is أصفر?
Yellow.

Reflect: colors.

Have students name three colors in Arabic at home. A printable Arabic colors 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.

🖨️ Arabic ColorsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: أبيض (abyad), أحمر (ahmar), أخضر (akhdar), أزرق (azraq), أسود (aswad), أصفر (asfar), الألوان (al-alwan), برتقالي
  1. black
  2. colors
  3. orange
  4. blue
  5. yellow
  6. green
  7. red
  8. white

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “red” in Arabic?
  2. What color is أخضر?
  3. What color is أصفر?
Answer key — Part A: 1) أسود (aswad) · 2) الألوان (al-alwan) · 3) برتقالي · 4) أزرق (azraq) · 5) أصفر (asfar) · 6) أخضر (akhdar) · 7) أحمر (ahmar) · 8) أبيض (abyad)
Part B: 1) أحمر (ahmar). 2) Green. 3) Yellow.