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Japanese Numbers 11–100

Sixth graders learn Japanese’s wonderfully logical big numbers. Once you know 1–10, you just combine them: じゅういち (jūichi) is 10+1 = 11, にじゅう (nijū) is 2×10 = 20, all the way to ひゃく (hyaku), 100.

Grade 6Numbers 11–10050 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…

  • ✓Count past ten.
  • ✓See the number pattern.
  • ✓Order the numbers.
  • ✓Count to 100.
Essential Question

Japanese numbers follow a clear pattern — just combine 1–10! Can you order these bigger numbers?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Numbers 11–100

Project this and have students put the Japanese numbers in order from smallest to largest.

🔢 Put the numbers in order — smallest to largest!Try it
Tap 11 (jūichi) first!
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — A Logical Pattern

6 min

Japanese numbers just combine 1–10 — can you order these bigger numbers?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show jū + ichi = jūichi.
  • Ask what nijū means.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Numbers 11–100

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model the pattern (10+1, 2×10).
  • Note hyaku = 100.
  • Have students repeat.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Note it.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Numbers.
  • Put it in order.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say your age in Japanese.
  • Count by tens.
  • Count with a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Count.
  • Count.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a big number.
  • Explain the pattern.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say one.
  • Explain.
  • 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).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand numbers.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to math patterns.

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Comparisons 4.1

Compare number systems.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: use numbers.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Number cards with romaji.
  • Show the combining pattern.
  • Count aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with jūichi & nijū.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Show the pattern.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Count to 1000 (sen).
  • Say prices.
  • Do number math.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔢Number cards
  • 💻Order the Numbers 11–100
  • 🧮A number chart
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

すうじ (sūji)numbersじゅういち (jūichi)eleven (10+1)にじゅう (nijū)twenty (2×10)さんじゅう (sanjū)thirtyごじゅう (gojū)fiftyひゃく (hyaku)one hundredかぞえる (kazoeru)to countパターン (patān)pattern
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 “11” in Japanese?
じゅういち (jūichi) — literally 10+1.
QUESTION 2
How do you say “20”?
にじゅう (nijū) — literally 2×10.
QUESTION 3
How do you say “100”?
ひゃく (hyaku).

Reflect: numbers 11–100.

Have students explain how Japanese builds numbers like 11 and 20 by combining 1–10. A printable Japanese numbers 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.

🖨️ Japanese Numbers 11-100Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: かぞえる (kazoeru), ごじゅう (gojū), さんじゅう (sanjū), じゅういち (jūichi), すうじ (sūji), にじゅう (nijū), ひゃく (hyaku), パターン (patān)
  1. one hundred
  2. eleven (10+1)
  3. numbers
  4. thirty
  5. twenty (2×10)
  6. fifty
  7. to count
  8. pattern

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “11” in Japanese?
  2. How do you say “20”?
  3. How do you say “100”?
Answer key — Part A: 1) ひゃく (hyaku) · 2) じゅういち (jūichi) · 3) すうじ (sūji) · 4) さんじゅう (sanjū) · 5) にじゅう (nijū) · 6) ごじゅう (gojū) · 7) かぞえる (kazoeru) · 8) パターン (patān)
Part B: 1) じゅういち (jūichi) — literally 10+1. 2) にじゅう (nijū) — literally 2×10. 3) ひゃく (hyaku).