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Arabic Days of the Week

Third graders learn the days of the week in Arabic (أيام الأسبوع) — الاثنين, الثلاثاء, الأربعاء, الخميس, الجمعة, السبت, الأحد — and discover that in much of the Arab world, the weekend is Friday and Saturday.

Grade 3Days of the Week45 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 the days.
  • ✓Find the weekend.
  • ✓Learn about الجمعة.
  • ✓Order the week.
Essential Question

الاثنين to الأحد — what are the days of the week in Arabic?

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Interactive Task
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Arabic Days Check

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

45 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — The Week in Arabic

5 min

What are the days of the week in Arabic?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a calendar.
  • Say “الاثنين.”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Repeat.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Days

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Arabic Days Check.
  • Note the 7 days.
  • Learn about الجمعة & the weekend.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say today in Arabic.
  • Say the weekend days.
  • Chant the week.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Chant.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say today’s day.
  • Name your favorite day.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a day.
  • Say the weekend.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

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

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

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand day names.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore the Arab-world week & الجمعة.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to the calendar.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: say what day it is.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Day cards in order with romanization.
  • Point on a calendar.
  • Chant the days.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with الجمعة & the weekend.
  • Use a calendar.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add أمس/غدا (yesterday/tomorrow).
  • Make a weekly schedule.
  • Compare weekends across cultures.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📅Day cards + calendar
  • 💻Arabic Days Check
  • 🗓️Weekly planner
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

أيام الأسبوعdays of the weekالاثنين (al-ithnayn)MondayالثلاثاءTuesdayالأربعاءWednesdayالخميس (al-khamis)Thursdayالجمعة (al-jum’a)Fridayالسبت (as-sabt)Saturdayالأحد (al-ahad)Sunday
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
What is the main day of communal prayer in the Arab world?
الجمعة (Friday).
QUESTION 2
What is the weekend in many Arab countries?
الجمعة والسبت (Friday & Saturday).
QUESTION 3
What does الأحد mean?
Sunday.

Reflect: days of the week.

Have students name today’s day in Arabic at home. A printable Arabic days sheet is in the World Languages library.

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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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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: أيام الأسبوع, الأحد (al-ahad), الأربعاء, الاثنين (al-ithnayn), الثلاثاء, الجمعة (al-jum’a), الخميس (al-khamis), السبت (as-sabt)
  1. Thursday
  2. Sunday
  3. Tuesday
  4. Friday
  5. Saturday
  6. Monday
  7. days of the week
  8. Wednesday

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is the main day of communal prayer in the Arab world?
  2. What is the weekend in many Arab countries?
  3. What does الأحد mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) الخميس (al-khamis) · 2) الأحد (al-ahad) · 3) الثلاثاء · 4) الجمعة (al-jum’a) · 5) السبت (as-sabt) · 6) الاثنين (al-ithnayn) · 7) أيام الأسبوع · 8) الأربعاء
Part B: 1) الجمعة (Friday). 2) الجمعة والسبت (Friday & Saturday). 3) Sunday.