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Thai Colors

Third graders learn colors in Thai — sii daeng (สีแดง, red), sii nam-ngoen (สีน้ำเงิน, blue), sii lueang (สีเหลือง, yellow), sii khiao (สีเขียว, green), sii dam (สีดำ, black). Handy pattern: sii (สี) means “color,” so every color starts with it! They explore each and name colors around them.

Grade 3Colors45 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 Thai colors.
  • ✓See that sii = color.
  • ✓Name colors around you.
  • ✓Say a favorite.
Essential Question

sii daeng, sii khiao… how do you name colors in Thai?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Thai Colors Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students explore Thai colors.

🌈 Explore Thai colors — tap eachTry it

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

45 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Colors in Thai

5 min

How do you name colors in Thai?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Hold up a red object.
  • Ask the Thai word.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Colors

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Colors Explorer.
  • Tap each color.
  • Note sii = color.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a color you see.
  • Say sii daeng & sii khiao.
  • Point and name.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Say.
  • Point.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say your favorite color.
  • Name 3 colors.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a color.
  • Say your favorite.
  • 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 color words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: name colors.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to art & colors.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: share a favorite color.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Color swatches with words.
  • Point to colors in the room.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with sii daeng & sii khiao.
  • Use color objects.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add sii khao (white), sii som (orange).
  • Color a design.
  • Sort objects by color.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🌈Color swatches
  • 💻The Thai Colors Explorer
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

sii (สี)colorsii daeng (สีแดง)redsii nam-ngoen (สีน้ำเงิน)bluesii lueang (สีเหลือง)yellowsii khiao (สีเขียว)greensii dam (สีดำ)blacksii khao (สีขาว)whitesii som (สีส้ม)orange
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
How do you say “red” in Thai?
sii daeng (สีแดง).
QUESTION 2
What does “sii” mean on its own?
Color.
QUESTION 3
What color is sii khiao?
Green.

Reflect: colors.

Have students name three colors in Thai at home. A printable Thai colors 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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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: sii (สี), sii daeng (สีแดง), sii dam (สีดำ), sii khao (สีขาว), sii khiao (สีเขียว), sii lueang (สีเหลือง), sii nam-ngoen (สีน้ำเงิน), sii som (สีส้ม)
  1. yellow
  2. red
  3. green
  4. orange
  5. black
  6. color
  7. blue
  8. white

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “red” in Thai?
  2. What does “sii” mean on its own?
  3. What color is sii khiao?
Answer key — Part A: 1) sii lueang (สีเหลือง) · 2) sii daeng (สีแดง) · 3) sii khiao (สีเขียว) · 4) sii som (สีส้ม) · 5) sii dam (สีดำ) · 6) sii (สี) · 7) sii nam-ngoen (สีน้ำเงิน) · 8) sii khao (สีขาว)
Part B: 1) sii daeng (สีแดง). 2) Color. 3) Green.