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Greek Days of the Week

Third graders learn the days of the week in Greek (ημέρες) — and discover something neat: several days are ordinal numbers! Δευτέρα (“second” = Monday), Τρίτη (“third” = Tuesday), Τετάρτη (“fourth”)… with Κυριακή (“the Lord’s day” = Sunday) and Σάββατο (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.
  • ✓See they are numbered.
  • ✓Say today & the weekend.
  • ✓Talk about the week.
Essential Question

Δευτέρα to Κυριακή — what are the days of the week in Greek?

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Interactive Task
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Greek Days Check

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

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — The Week in Greek

5 min

What are the days of the week in Greek?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Greek Days Check.
  • Note the 7 days.
  • See how some days are numbered.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say today in Greek.
  • 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 “Σήμερα…” (today is…).
  • 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).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand day names.

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Cultures 2.1

Explore numbered day names.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to the calendar & counting.

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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 Δευτέρα & Κυριακή.
  • Use a calendar.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Match day to its number.
  • Make a weekly schedule.
  • Note Τρίτη = “third.”
Materials

What to gather

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

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

ημέρες (iméres)daysΔευτέραMonday (“second”)ΤρίτηTuesday (“third”)ΤετάρτηWednesdayΠέμπτηThursdayΠαρασκευήFridayΣάββατοSaturdayΚυριακήSunday
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
Several Greek weekdays are actually what kind of word?
Ordinal numbers (second, third, fourth…).
QUESTION 2
What is “Δευτέρα” (“second”) in English?
Monday.
QUESTION 3
What does Κυριακή mean?
Sunday (“the Lord’s day”).

Reflect: days of the week.

Have students name today’s day in Greek at home. A printable Greek 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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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: Δευτέρα, ημέρες (iméres), Κυριακή, Πέμπτη, Παρασκευή, Σάββατο, Τετάρτη, Τρίτη
  1. Tuesday (“third”)
  2. Thursday
  3. Saturday
  4. Monday (“second”)
  5. Sunday
  6. Friday
  7. Wednesday
  8. days

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Several Greek weekdays are actually what kind of word?
  2. What is “Δευτέρα” (“second”) in English?
  3. What does Κυριακή mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Τρίτη · 2) Πέμπτη · 3) Σάββατο · 4) Δευτέρα · 5) Κυριακή · 6) Παρασκευή · 7) Τετάρτη · 8) ημέρες (iméres)
Part B: 1) Ordinal numbers (second, third, fourth…). 2) Monday. 3) Sunday (“the Lord’s day”).