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Vietnamese Days of the Week

Third graders learn the days of the week in Vietnamese (ngày) — and discover something neat: most days are numbers! Thứ Hai (“day two” = Monday), Thứ Ba (“day three” = Tuesday), Thứ Tư (“day four”)… with Chủ Nhật (Sunday) as the only named day.

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 they are numbered.
  • ✓Say today & the weekend.
  • ✓Talk about the week.
Essential Question

Thứ Hai to Chủ Nhật — what are the days of the week in Vietnamese?

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Interactive Task
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Vietnamese Days Check

Project each item and have students answer about the Vietnamese days of the week.

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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 Vietnamese

5 min

What are the days of the week in Vietnamese?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Vietnamese Days Check.
  • Note the 7 days.
  • See how most days are numbered.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say today in Vietnamese.
  • 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 “hôm nay là…” (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.

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Cultures 2.1

Explore numbered day names.

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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 with pronunciation.
  • Point on a calendar.
  • Chant the days.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Thứ Hai & Chủ Nhật.
  • Use a calendar.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Match day to its number.
  • Make a weekly schedule.
  • Note Thứ Ba = “day three.”
Materials

What to gather

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

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

ngày (ngai)daysThứ HaiMonday (“day two”)Thứ BaTuesday (“day three”)Thứ TưWednesdayThứ NămThursdayThứ SáuFridayThứ BảySaturdayChủ NhậtSunday
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
Most Vietnamese weekdays are actually what kind of word?
Numbers (day two, day three…).
QUESTION 2
What is “Thứ Hai” (“day two”) in English?
Monday.
QUESTION 3
What does Chủ Nhật mean?
Sunday.

Reflect: days of the week.

Have students name today’s day in Vietnamese at home. A printable Vietnamese days 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: Chủ Nhật, ngày (ngai), Thứ Ba, Thứ Bảy, Thứ Hai, Thứ Năm, Thứ Sáu, Thứ Tư
  1. Tuesday (“day three”)
  2. Friday
  3. Thursday
  4. Monday (“day two”)
  5. days
  6. Wednesday
  7. Saturday
  8. Sunday

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Most Vietnamese weekdays are actually what kind of word?
  2. What is “Thứ Hai” (“day two”) in English?
  3. What does Chủ Nhật mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Thứ Ba · 2) Thứ Sáu · 3) Thứ Năm · 4) Thứ Hai · 5) ngày (ngai) · 6) Thứ Tư · 7) Thứ Bảy · 8) Chủ Nhật
Part B: 1) Numbers (day two, day three…). 2) Monday. 3) Sunday.