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Russian Clothing

Fifth graders learn clothes in Russian (одежда, odezhda) — футболка (t-shirt), брюки (pants), ботинки (shoes), шапка (hat), куртка (jacket). They explore each and describe what they wear — handy in a cold climate!

Grade 5Clothing45 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 Russian clothes.
  • ✓Explore each item.
  • ✓Say what you wear.
  • ✓Describe an outfit.
Essential Question

Футболка, ботинки, куртка… how do you name clothes in Russian?

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Vocabulary Terms
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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Russian Clothing Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students explore Russian clothing words.

👕 Explore Russian clothing — tap eachTry it

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.

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Warm-Up — What We Wear

5 min

How do you name clothes in Russian?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to your shoes.
  • Ask the Russian word.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Clothing Explorer.
  • Tap each item.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name what you wear.
  • Say ботинки & шапка.
  • Point and name.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Say.
  • Point.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “На мне футболка” (I wear a t-shirt).
  • Describe an outfit.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a clothing word.
  • Say what you wear.
  • 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-Mid).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand clothing words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe clothes.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to weather & clothes.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about outfits.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Clothing cards with romanization.
  • Point to what you wear.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with футболка & ботинки.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add платье, носки.
  • Describe a full outfit.
  • Match clothes to weather.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 👕Clothing cards
  • 💻The Russian Clothing Explorer
  • 🖼️Outfit pictures
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

одежда (odezhda)clothesфутболка (futbolka)t-shirtбрюки (bryuki)pantsботинки (botinki)shoesшапка (shapka)hatкуртка (kurtka)jacketплатье (platye)dressноски (noski)socks
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 “shoes” in Russian?
ботинки (botinki).
QUESTION 2
What clothing is шапка?
Hat / cap.
QUESTION 3
What clothing is куртка?
Jacket.

Reflect: clothing.

Have students name two clothes they are wearing in Russian. A printable Russian clothing 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.

🃏 Russian ClothingFlip
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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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

📝 Russian ClothingQuiz
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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.

🖨️ Russian ClothingPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: ботинки (botinki), брюки (bryuki), куртка (kurtka), носки (noski), одежда (odezhda), платье (platye), футболка (futbolka), шапка (shapka)
  1. pants
  2. jacket
  3. hat
  4. shoes
  5. socks
  6. t-shirt
  7. dress
  8. clothes

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “shoes” in Russian?
  2. What clothing is шапка?
  3. What clothing is куртка?
Answer key — Part A: 1) брюки (bryuki) · 2) куртка (kurtka) · 3) шапка (shapka) · 4) ботинки (botinki) · 5) носки (noski) · 6) футболка (futbolka) · 7) платье (platye) · 8) одежда (odezhda)
Part B: 1) ботинки (botinki). 2) Hat / cap. 3) Jacket.