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Bengali Months

Sixth graders learn the months of the traditional Bengali calendar — Boishakh (বৈশাখ), Joishtho (জ্যৈষ্ঠ), Ashar (আষাঢ়), Srabon (শ্রাবণ), Bhadro (ভাদ্র)… The Bengali year begins in Boishakh (mid-April) with Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year! Mash (মাস) means month. They put the first months in order.

Grade 6Months50 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 the Bengali months.
  • ✓See the spring-start calendar.
  • ✓Learn about Pohela Boishakh.
  • ✓Talk about dates.
Essential Question

Boishakh, Joishtho… what are the months of the Bengali calendar?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Months

Project this and have students put the first Bengali months in order from Boishakh to Bhadro.

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — The Bengali Calendar

6 min

What are the months in the Bengali calendar?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a calendar.
  • Say “Boishakh.”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Repeat.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Months

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model Boishakh onward.
  • Note the year begins at Pohela Boishakh (mid-April).
  • Send students to Order the Months.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say the first month.
  • Say your birth month.
  • Order some months.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Order.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say when Pohela Boishakh is.
  • Name a month.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a month.
  • Say the first month.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand months.

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Cultures 2.1

Explore the Bengali calendar & Pohela Boishakh.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to calendars & seasons.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: name months.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Month cards in order.
  • Point on a calendar.
  • Chant the months.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with the first 3 months.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use a calendar.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Learn all 12 Bengali months.
  • Research Pohela Boishakh customs.
  • Compare to the Western calendar.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📆Month cards + calendar
  • 💻Order the Months
  • 🎉Pohela Boishakh images
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

mash (মাস)monthBoishakh (বৈশাখ)1st month (~Apr–May)Joishtho (জ্যৈষ্ঠ)2nd monthAshar (আষাঢ়)3rd monthSrabon (শ্রাবণ)4th monthBhadro (ভাদ্র)5th monthPohela Boishakh (পহেলা বৈশাখ)Bengali New Yearritu (ঋতু)season
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
What is the FIRST month of the Bengali calendar?
Boishakh.
QUESTION 2
When does the Bengali year begin?
At Pohela Boishakh, in mid-April.
QUESTION 3
What is Pohela Boishakh?
The Bengali New Year.

Reflect: months.

Have students name the first Bengali month and when Pohela Boishakh is. A printable Bengali months sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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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.

🖨️ Bengali MonthsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: Ashar (আষাঢ়), Bhadro (ভাদ্র), Boishakh (বৈশাখ), Joishtho (জ্যৈষ্ঠ), mash (মাস), Pohela Boishakh (পহেলা বৈশাখ), ritu (ঋতু), Srabon (শ্রাবণ)
  1. 3rd month
  2. 4th month
  3. month
  4. 1st month (~Apr–May)
  5. 2nd month
  6. season
  7. 5th month
  8. Bengali New Year

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is the FIRST month of the Bengali calendar?
  2. When does the Bengali year begin?
  3. What is Pohela Boishakh?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Ashar (আষাঢ়) · 2) Srabon (শ্রাবণ) · 3) mash (মাস) · 4) Boishakh (বৈশাখ) · 5) Joishtho (জ্যৈষ্ঠ) · 6) ritu (ঋতু) · 7) Bhadro (ভাদ্র) · 8) Pohela Boishakh (পহেলা বৈশাখ)
Part B: 1) Boishakh. 2) At Pohela Boishakh, in mid-April. 3) The Bengali New Year.