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Polish Numbers 11–20

Fourth graders count higher in Polish (liczby) — jedenaście (11), dwanaście (12), trzynaście (13)… up to dwadzieścia (20). The teens all end in “-naście” — just like English “-teen”! A clear pattern.

Grade 4Numbers 11-2045 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…

  • ✓Count 11 to 20.
  • ✓See the “-naście” pattern.
  • ✓Order the numbers.
  • ✓Say how many.
Essential Question

jedenaście, dwanaście… how do you count past ten in Polish?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Numbers 11–15

Project this and have students put the Polish numbers in order from jedenaście to piętnaście.

🔢 Put the Polish numbers in order — 11 to 15!Try it
Tap “jedenaście” (11) first!
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Counting Higher

5 min

How do you count past ten in Polish?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count 1–10 quickly.
  • Ask what comes next.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Count.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Numbers 11–20

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model jedenaście to dwadzieścia.
  • Note the “-naście” ending.
  • Send students to Order the Numbers.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Note it.
  • Order.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count 11–15.
  • Say a teen number.
  • Count objects.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Count.
  • Say it.
  • Count.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say your age in Polish.
  • Count a set of items.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Count.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a teen number.
  • Count to fifteen.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say one.
  • Count.
  • 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 numbers.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: count aloud.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to math.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: say how many.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Number cards 11–20.
  • Count with a number line.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with 11–13.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use a number line.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Count to dwadzieścia (20).
  • Say your age.
  • Add simple sums.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔢Number cards 11–20
  • 💻Order the Numbers 11–15
  • 📏Number line
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

liczbynumbersjedenaścieelevendwanaścietwelvetrzynaściethirteenczternaściefourteenpiętnaściefifteenszesnaściesixteendwadzieściatwenty
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 “eleven” in Polish?
jedenaście.
QUESTION 2
What number is piętnaście?
Fifteen.
QUESTION 3
What comes after trzynaście?
czternaście (fourteen).

Reflect: numbers 11–20.

Have students count from 11 to 15 in Polish at home. A printable Polish numbers sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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

📝 Polish Numbers 11-20Quiz
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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 Numbers 11-20Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: czternaście, dwadzieścia, dwanaście, jedenaście, liczby, piętnaście, szesnaście, trzynaście
  1. fourteen
  2. fifteen
  3. thirteen
  4. twelve
  5. sixteen
  6. eleven
  7. numbers
  8. twenty

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “eleven” in Polish?
  2. What number is piętnaście?
  3. What comes after trzynaście?
Answer key — Part A: 1) czternaście · 2) piętnaście · 3) trzynaście · 4) dwanaście · 5) szesnaście · 6) jedenaście · 7) liczby · 8) dwadzieścia
Part B: 1) jedenaście. 2) Fifteen. 3) czternaście (fourteen).