Fifth graders learn the days of the week in Mandarin — and discover a clever pattern: the days are just 星期 (xīngqī - week) plus a number! 星期一 (week-one) is Monday, 星期二 is Tuesday, and so on.
Students will be able to…
What day is it? In Mandarin, the days are just “week + number” — so easy! Can you put the school days in order?
Project this and have students put the Mandarin school days in order, 星期一 to 星期五.
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In Mandarin, days are just “week + number” — can you order the school days?
Students learn.
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).
Interpretive: understand days.
Interpersonal: name days.
Connect to the calendar.
Compare day-naming systems.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students name the school days in Mandarin in order, 星期一 to 星期五. A printable days sheet is in the World Languages library.
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