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Italian Greetings

Third graders say hello and goodbye in Italian (saluti) — Ciao (hi/bye), Buongiorno (good morning), Buonasera (good evening), Arrivederci (goodbye), and Grazie (thank you). Their first friendly words in a new language!

Grade 3Greetings45 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 Italian greetings.
  • ✓Match words to meanings.
  • ✓Greet a friend.
  • ✓Say thank you.
Essential Question

How do you say hello, goodbye, and thank you in Italian?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Greeting

Project this and match each Italian greeting to its meaning — tap the word, then tap the meaning.

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

45 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Ciao!

5 min

How do you say hello in Italian?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Wave and say “Ciao!”
  • Ask what it means.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Wave back.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Greetings

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Greeting.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Greet with buongiorno.
  • Say grazie.
  • Wave arrivederci.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Greet.
  • Say it.
  • Wave.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Greet a partner in Italian.
  • Say thank you.
  • Say goodbye.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Greet.
  • Thank.
  • Bye.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a greeting.
  • Say hello in Italian.
  • 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 1.1

Interpersonal: greet & thank.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand greetings.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore Italian greeting customs.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: say hello & goodbye.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Greeting cards with pictures.
  • Model each aloud.
  • Gesture with words.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Ciao & Grazie.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add Prego (you’re welcome).
  • Greet 3 classmates.
  • Act out a meeting.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 👋Greeting cards
  • 💻Match the Greeting
  • 🇮🇹Italy map / flag
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

salutigreetingsCiaohi / byeBuongiornogood morningBuonaseragood eveningArrivedercigoodbyeGraziethank youPregoyou’re welcomePer favoreplease
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 “hi” informally in Italian?
Ciao.
QUESTION 2
What does Grazie mean?
Thank you.
QUESTION 3
What does Arrivederci mean?
Goodbye.

Reflect: greetings.

Have students greet a family member in Italian (Ciao! or Buongiorno!). A printable Italian greetings sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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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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Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: Arrivederci, Buonasera, Buongiorno, Ciao, Grazie, Per favore, Prego, saluti
  1. hi / bye
  2. please
  3. you’re welcome
  4. thank you
  5. good evening
  6. goodbye
  7. greetings
  8. good morning

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “hi” informally in Italian?
  2. What does Grazie mean?
  3. What does Arrivederci mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Ciao · 2) Per favore · 3) Prego · 4) Grazie · 5) Buonasera · 6) Arrivederci · 7) saluti · 8) Buongiorno
Part B: 1) Ciao. 2) Thank you. 3) Goodbye.