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Swahili Numbers 11–20

Fourth graders count higher in Swahili (nambari) — kumi na moja (11), kumi na mbili (12), kumi na tatu (13)… up to ishirini (20). The teens are simply “kumi na” (ten and) + a number — a clear, transparent 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 “ten and” pattern.
  • ✓Order the numbers.
  • ✓Say how many.
Essential Question

kumi na moja, kumi na mbili… how do you count past ten in Swahili?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Numbers 11–15

Project this and have students put the Swahili numbers in order from kumi na moja to kumi na tano.

🔢 Put the Swahili numbers in order — 11 to 15!Try it
Tap “kumi na moja” (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 Swahili?

👩‍🏫 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 kumi na moja to ishirini.
  • Note “kumi na” + number.
  • 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 Swahili.
  • 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.

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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 ishirini (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

nambarinumberskumi na mojaelevenkumi na mbilitwelvekumi na tatuthirteenkumi na nnefourteenkumi na tanofifteenkumi na sitasixteenishirinitwenty
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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 Swahili?
kumi na moja.
QUESTION 2
What number is kumi na tano?
Fifteen.
QUESTION 3
What comes after kumi na tatu?
kumi na nne (fourteen).

Reflect: numbers 11–20.

Have students count from 11 to 15 in Swahili at home. A printable Swahili 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.

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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.

🖨️ Swahili Numbers 11-20Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: ishirini, kumi na mbili, kumi na moja, kumi na nne, kumi na sita, kumi na tano, kumi na tatu, nambari
  1. thirteen
  2. eleven
  3. twenty
  4. twelve
  5. fifteen
  6. sixteen
  7. numbers
  8. fourteen

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “eleven” in Swahili?
  2. What number is kumi na tano?
  3. What comes after kumi na tatu?
Answer key — Part A: 1) kumi na tatu · 2) kumi na moja · 3) ishirini · 4) kumi na mbili · 5) kumi na tano · 6) kumi na sita · 7) nambari · 8) kumi na nne
Part B: 1) kumi na moja. 2) Fifteen. 3) kumi na nne (fourteen).