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Hebrew Telling Time

Sixth graders learn to tell time in Hebrew (זמן, zman) — ask מה השעה? (what time is it?) and answer השעה שלוש (it’s 3:00), plus צהריים (noon) and חצות (midnight).

Grade 6Telling Time50 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…

  • ✓Ask the time.
  • ✓Tell the hour.
  • ✓Learn noon & midnight.
  • ✓Say your schedule.
Essential Question

מה השעה? How do you ask and tell the time in Hebrew?

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

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — What Time Is It?

6 min

How do you ask and tell time in Hebrew?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a clock.
  • Ask “מה השעה?”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Telling Time

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Hebrew Time Check.
  • Note השעה…
  • Note צהריים & חצות.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Tell the hour.
  • Say noon & midnight.
  • Read a clock.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tell.
  • Say.
  • Read.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “השעה שמונה” (it’s 8:00).
  • Say when school starts.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask the time.
  • Tell an hour.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask it.
  • Tell.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

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

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: ask & tell time.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand times.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to math / clocks.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: state times.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Clock cards with times.
  • Frame: “השעה ___.”
  • Use a demo clock.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with whole hours.
  • Use a clock model.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add half hours.
  • Say a daily schedule.
  • Use a 24-hour clock.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🕒Clock cards
  • 💻Hebrew Time Check
  • 🕛Demo clock
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

זמן (zman)timeמה השעהwhat time is itשעה (sha’a)hour / o’clockצהרייםnoonחצות (chatzot)midnightדקה (daka)minuteעכשיו (achshav)nowבוקר (boker)morning
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
How do you ask “What time is it?” in Hebrew?
מה השעה?
QUESTION 2
What does “השעה שלוש” mean?
It’s 3 o’clock.
QUESTION 3
What does “צהריים” mean?
Noon.

Reflect: telling time.

Have students tell the current time in Hebrew (“השעה ___”). A printable Hebrew time sheet is in the World Languages library.

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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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: בוקר (boker), דקה (daka), זמן (zman), חצות (chatzot), מה השעה, עכשיו (achshav), צהריים, שעה (sha’a)
  1. midnight
  2. morning
  3. minute
  4. time
  5. noon
  6. what time is it
  7. now
  8. hour / o’clock

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you ask “What time is it?” in Hebrew?
  2. What does “השעה שלוש” mean?
  3. What does “צהריים” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) חצות (chatzot) · 2) בוקר (boker) · 3) דקה (daka) · 4) זמן (zman) · 5) צהריים · 6) מה השעה · 7) עכשיו (achshav) · 8) שעה (sha’a)
Part B: 1) מה השעה? 2) It’s 3 o’clock. 3) Noon.