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Hindi Days of the Week

Third graders learn the days of the week in Hindi (सप्ताह के दिन) — सोमवार, मंगलवार, बुधवार, गुरुवार, शुक्रवार, शनिवार, रविवार — and discover that each day is named after a celestial body, just like in English!

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.
  • ✓Say today & tomorrow.
  • ✓See the celestial names.
Essential Question

सोमवार to रविवार — what are the days of the week in Hindi?

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Interactive Task
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Hindi 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 Hindi

5 min

What are the days of the week in Hindi?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Hindi Days Check.
  • Note the 7 days.
  • See the celestial-body names.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say today in Hindi.
  • 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 “आज…” (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.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore celestial-body day names.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to the calendar & astronomy.

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 सोमवार & the weekend.
  • Use a calendar.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add कल (yesterday/tomorrow).
  • Make a weekly schedule.
  • Match days to planets.
Materials

What to gather

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

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

सप्ताह के दिनdays of the weekसोमवार (somvār)MondayमंगलवारTuesdayबुधवार (budhvār)WednesdayगुरुवारThursdayशुक्रवारFridayशनिवार (shanivār)Saturdayरविवार (ravivār)Sunday
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
What is सोमवार in English?
Monday.
QUESTION 2
Which days are the Hindi weekend?
शनिवार and रविवार.
QUESTION 3
What does रविवार mean?
Sunday (रवि = Sun + वार = day).

Reflect: days of the week.

Have students name today’s day in Hindi at home. A printable Hindi 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: गुरुवार, बुधवार (budhvār), मंगलवार, रविवार (ravivār), शनिवार (shanivār), शुक्रवार, सप्ताह के दिन, सोमवार (somvār)
  1. Monday
  2. Sunday
  3. Tuesday
  4. Thursday
  5. Saturday
  6. Wednesday
  7. days of the week
  8. Friday

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is सोमवार in English?
  2. Which days are the Hindi weekend?
  3. What does रविवार mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) सोमवार (somvār) · 2) रविवार (ravivār) · 3) मंगलवार · 4) गुरुवार · 5) शनिवार (shanivār) · 6) बुधवार (budhvār) · 7) सप्ताह के दिन · 8) शुक्रवार
Part B: 1) Monday. 2) शनिवार and रविवार. 3) Sunday (रवि = Sun + वार = day).