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Persian Days of the Week

Third graders learn the days of the week in Persian — and discover a clever pattern: the days count from Shanbe (شنبه, Saturday)! Yekshanbe (1-Shanbe) is Sunday, Doshanbe (2-Shanbe) is Monday, Seshanbe (3) is Tuesday… all the way to Jom‘e (Friday). Fun fact: Doshanbe is also the capital of Tajikistan!

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 the counting pattern.
  • ✓Say today & the weekend.
  • ✓Talk about the week.
Essential Question

Shanbe to Jom‘e — what are the days of the week in Persian?

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Interactive Task
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Persian 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 Persian

5 min

What are the days of the week in Persian?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Persian Days Check.
  • Note counting from Shanbe.
  • See yek-, do-, se- + shanbe.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say today in Persian.
  • 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 “emruz…” (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

Built to the standards you report on

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 how Persian day names are built.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to the calendar & counting.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: say what day it is.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

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

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Shanbe & Yekshanbe.
  • Use a calendar.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Match each day to its number.
  • Make a weekly schedule.
  • Note Doshanbe = a capital city.
Materials

What to gather

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

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

Shanbe (شنبه)SaturdayYekshanbe (یکشنبه)SundayDoshanbe (دوشنبه)MondaySeshanbe (سه‌شنبه)TuesdayChahârshanbe (چهارشنبه)WednesdayPanjshanbe (پنج‌شنبه)ThursdayJom‘e (جمعه)Fridayruz (روز)day
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
Persian days count from which day?
Shanbe (Saturday).
QUESTION 2
What is “Doshanbe” in English?
Monday (“two-Shanbe”).
QUESTION 3
What day is “Yekshanbe”?
Sunday (“one-Shanbe”).

Reflect: days of the week.

Have students name today’s day in Persian at home. A printable Persian 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: Chahârshanbe (چهارشنبه), Doshanbe (دوشنبه), Jom‘e (جمعه), Panjshanbe (پنج‌شنبه), ruz (روز), Seshanbe (سه‌شنبه), Shanbe (شنبه), Yekshanbe (یکشنبه)
  1. Thursday
  2. Sunday
  3. Saturday
  4. Friday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Monday
  7. day
  8. Tuesday

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Persian days count from which day?
  2. What is “Doshanbe” in English?
  3. What day is “Yekshanbe”?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Panjshanbe (پنج‌شنبه) · 2) Yekshanbe (یکشنبه) · 3) Shanbe (شنبه) · 4) Jom‘e (جمعه) · 5) Chahârshanbe (چهارشنبه) · 6) Doshanbe (دوشنبه) · 7) ruz (روز) · 8) Seshanbe (سه‌شنبه)
Part B: 1) Shanbe (Saturday). 2) Monday (“two-Shanbe”). 3) Sunday (“one-Shanbe”).