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Polish Greetings

Third graders say hello and goodbye in Polish (powitania) — cześć (hi), dzień dobry (good morning), do widzenia (goodbye), dziękuję (thank you). Their first friendly words in a major Slavic 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 Polish greetings.
  • ✓Match words to meanings.
  • ✓Greet a friend.
  • ✓Say thank you.
Essential Question

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

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Vocabulary Terms
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Standards Aligned
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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Greeting

Project this and match each Polish 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 — Cześć!

5 min

How do you say hello in Polish?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Wave & say “cześć!”
  • Ask what it means.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Do it too.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
2

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 dzień dobry.
  • Say dziękuję.
  • Wave do widzenia.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Greet a partner in Polish.
  • 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 Polish.
  • 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 1.1

Interpersonal: greet & thank.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand greetings.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore Polish greetings.

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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 cześć & dziękuję.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add jak się masz? (how are you?).
  • Greet 3 classmates.
  • Act out a meeting.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 👋Greeting cards
  • 💻Match the Greeting
  • 🗺️Europe / Poland map
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

powitaniagreetingscześćhi / hellodzień dobrygood morningdobranocgood nightdo widzeniagoodbyedziękujęthank youproszępleasejak się maszhow are you
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” in Polish?
cześć.
QUESTION 2
What does dziękuję mean?
Thank you.
QUESTION 3
What does do widzenia mean?
Goodbye.

Reflect: greetings.

Have students greet a family member in Polish (cześć! or dzień dobry!). A printable Polish greetings sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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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.

🖨️ Polish GreetingsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: cześć, do widzenia, dobranoc, dzień dobry, dziękuję, jak się masz, powitania, proszę
  1. please
  2. greetings
  3. hi / hello
  4. good morning
  5. thank you
  6. good night
  7. goodbye
  8. how are you

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “hi” in Polish?
  2. What does dziękuję mean?
  3. What does do widzenia mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) proszę · 2) powitania · 3) cześć · 4) dzień dobry · 5) dziękuję · 6) dobranoc · 7) do widzenia · 8) jak się masz
Part B: 1) cześć. 2) Thank you. 3) Goodbye.