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Vietnamese Daily Routine

Fifth graders describe a daily routine in Vietnamese (thói quen hằng ngày) — tôi thức dậy (I wake up), tôi ăn sáng (I eat breakfast), tôi đi học (I go to school), tôi về nhà (I go home), tôi đi ngủ (I sleep). They order a whole day.

Grade 5Daily Routine45 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…

  • ✓Describe a daily routine.
  • ✓Use action phrases.
  • ✓Order the day.
  • ✓Talk about your day.
Essential Question

From morning to night, how do you describe your day in Vietnamese?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Daily Routine

Project this and have students put the Vietnamese daily-routine steps in order.

⏰ Put the day in order — wake up to sleep!Try it
Tap “I wake up” first!
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

45 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — My Day

5 min

How do you describe your day in Vietnamese?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Mime waking up.
  • Ask the Vietnamese phrase.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Daily Routine

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model thức dậy to đi ngủ.
  • Send students to Order the Routine.
  • Say each aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Order.
  • Say.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Order the day.
  • Say each step.
  • Add a time.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Add.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “tôi thức dậy lúc 7 giờ” (I wake at 7).
  • Describe your morning.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a routine step.
  • Say what you do first.
  • 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 1.3

Presentational: describe a routine.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand actions.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to daily life.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about the day.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Routine cards with pronunciation.
  • A day timeline.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with wake up & sleep.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add times.
  • Write your routine.
  • Compare with a partner.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ⏰Routine cards
  • 💻Order the Daily Routine
  • 🗓️Day timeline
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

thói quen hằng ngàydaily routinethức dậyto wake upăn sángbreakfastđi họcgo to schoolvề nhàgo homeđi ngủto sleepbuổi sángmorningbuổi tốievening
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 “I wake up” in Vietnamese?
tôi thức dậy.
QUESTION 2
What does “tôi đi học” mean?
I go to school.
QUESTION 3
What comes first — wake up or sleep?
Wake up (thức dậy).

Reflect: daily routine.

Have students describe two things they do each day in Vietnamese. A printable Vietnamese routine 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.

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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.

🖨️ Vietnamese Daily RoutinePrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: buổi sáng, buổi tối, thói quen hằng ngày, thức dậy, về nhà, ăn sáng, đi học, đi ngủ
  1. go to school
  2. go home
  3. to sleep
  4. evening
  5. breakfast
  6. to wake up
  7. daily routine
  8. morning

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “I wake up” in Vietnamese?
  2. What does “tôi đi học” mean?
  3. What comes first — wake up or sleep?
Answer key — Part A: 1) đi học · 2) về nhà · 3) đi ngủ · 4) buổi tối · 5) ăn sáng · 6) thức dậy · 7) thói quen hằng ngày · 8) buổi sáng
Part B: 1) tôi thức dậy. 2) I go to school. 3) Wake up (thức dậy).