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Turkish Days of the Week

Third graders learn the days of the week in Turkish (günler) — and discover something neat: two day names are built from “ertesi” (the day after)! Pazartesi = Pazar (Sunday) + ertesi = Monday, and Cumartesi = Cuma (Friday) + ertesi = Saturday. And “Pazar” means both Sunday AND “market”!

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 “ertesi” pattern.
  • ✓Say today & the weekend.
  • ✓Talk about the week.
Essential Question

Pazartesi to Pazar — what are the days of the week in Turkish?

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Interactive Task
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Turkish 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 Turkish

5 min

What are the days of the week in Turkish?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Turkish Days Check.
  • Note the 7 days.
  • See the “ertesi” pattern.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say today in Turkish.
  • 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 “bugün…” (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).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand day names.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore how Turkish day names are built.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to the calendar.

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 Pazartesi & Pazar.
  • Use a calendar.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Match day to its root.
  • Make a weekly schedule.
  • Note Pazar = “market.”
Materials

What to gather

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

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

günlerdaysPazartesiMondaySalıTuesdayÇarşambaWednesdayPerşembeThursdayCumaFridayCumartesiSaturdayPazarSunday / market
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
What are Pazartesi and Cumartesi built from?
“ertesi” (the day after) + Pazar / Cuma.
QUESTION 2
What is “Pazartesi” in English?
Monday.
QUESTION 3
What two things does “Pazar” mean?
Sunday and market / bazaar.

Reflect: days of the week.

Have students name today’s day in Turkish at home. A printable Turkish 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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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: Cuma, Cumartesi, günler, Pazar, Pazartesi, Perşembe, Salı, Çarşamba
  1. Sunday / market
  2. days
  3. Tuesday
  4. Wednesday
  5. Monday
  6. Saturday
  7. Friday
  8. Thursday

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What are Pazartesi and Cumartesi built from?
  2. What is “Pazartesi” in English?
  3. What two things does “Pazar” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Pazar · 2) günler · 3) Salı · 4) Çarşamba · 5) Pazartesi · 6) Cumartesi · 7) Cuma · 8) Perşembe
Part B: 1) “ertesi” (the day after) + Pazar / Cuma. 2) Monday. 3) Sunday and market / bazaar.