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Hebrew Food

Fourth graders learn food and drinks in Hebrew (אוכל, ochel) — לחם (bread), פיצה (pizza), תפוח (apple), גבינה (cheese), מים (water), חלב (milk), מיץ (juice), תה (tea). They sort what you eat from what you drink.

Grade 4Food45 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 Hebrew food words.
  • ✓Tell food from drink.
  • ✓Sort the menu.
  • ✓Order a snack.
Essential Question

פיצה, תפוח, מים… how do you name food and drinks in Hebrew?

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Vocabulary Terms
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Standards Aligned
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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Food or Drink?

Project this and sort each Hebrew word into Food (you eat) or Drink (you drink).

🍕 Sort each — something you eat or drink?Try it
🍴 Food (אוכל)
🥤 Drink (משקה)
Tap a word, then tap a box.
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 — בתיאבון!

5 min

How do you name food and drinks in Hebrew?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a pizza picture.
  • Ask the Hebrew word.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Food or Drink?
  • Sort each word.
  • Say לחם & מים.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a food.
  • Name a drink.
  • Say תפוח & חלב.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Name.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “אני רוצה פיצה” (I want a pizza).
  • Order a snack.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Order.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a food.
  • Name a drink.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Name one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand food words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: name foods.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore Israeli food culture.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: order a snack.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Food cards with romanization.
  • Eat/drink two-column chart.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with פיצה & מים.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add אורז, חומוס.
  • Make a Hebrew menu.
  • Role-play a café.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🍕Food cards
  • 💻Food or Drink?
  • 🍽️Sample menu
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

אוכל (ochel)foodלחם (lechem)breadפיצה (pitza)pizzaתפוח (tapuach)appleגבינה (gvina)cheeseמים (mayim)waterחלב (chalav)milkמיץ (mitz)juice
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 “bread” in Hebrew?
לחם (lechem).
QUESTION 2
Is מים a food or a drink?
A drink (water).
QUESTION 3
What food is גבינה?
Cheese.

Reflect: food.

Have students name one Hebrew food and one drink at home. A printable Hebrew food 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.

🃏 Hebrew FoodFlip
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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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

📝 Hebrew FoodQuiz
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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.

🖨️ Hebrew FoodPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: אוכל (ochel), גבינה (gvina), חלב (chalav), לחם (lechem), מים (mayim), מיץ (mitz), פיצה (pitza), תפוח (tapuach)
  1. pizza
  2. water
  3. apple
  4. food
  5. cheese
  6. juice
  7. milk
  8. bread

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “bread” in Hebrew?
  2. Is מים a food or a drink?
  3. What food is גבינה?
Answer key — Part A: 1) פיצה (pitza) · 2) מים (mayim) · 3) תפוח (tapuach) · 4) אוכל (ochel) · 5) גבינה (gvina) · 6) מיץ (mitz) · 7) חלב (chalav) · 8) לחם (lechem)
Part B: 1) לחם (lechem). 2) A drink (water). 3) Cheese.