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Persian Telling Time

Sixth graders learn to tell time in Persian — ask sâat chand ast? (ساعت چند است؟, what time is it?), and learn zohr (ظهر, noon) and nime-shab (نیمه‌شب, midnight). Handy fact: “sâat” means both “hour” AND “clock/watch”!

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.
  • ✓Learn noon & midnight.
  • ✓Read a clock.
  • ✓Say your schedule.
Essential Question

Sâat chand ast? How do you ask and tell the time in Persian?

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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 Persian?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a clock.
  • Ask “sâat chand ast?”
  • 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 Persian Time Check.
  • Note zohr & nime-shab.
  • Note sâat = hour & clock.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask the time.
  • Say noon & midnight.
  • Read a clock.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask.
  • Say.
  • Read.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say when school starts.
  • Ask “sâat chand ast?”
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask the time.
  • Say noon in Persian.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask it.
  • 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-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: “sâat ___ ast.”
  • Use a demo clock.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with sâat chand ast?
  • 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
  • 💻Persian Time Check
  • 🕛Demo clock
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

sâat (ساعت)hour / clocksâat chand ast (ساعت چند است)what time is itzohr (ظهر)noonnime-shab (نیمه‌شب)midnightdaghighe (دقیقه)minutealân (الان)nowsobh (صبح)morningshab (شب)evening / night
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
How do you ask “What time is it?” in Persian?
sâat chand ast?
QUESTION 2
What does “zohr” mean?
Noon.
QUESTION 3
What two things does “sâat” mean?
Hour and clock / watch.

Reflect: telling time.

Have students ask “sâat chand ast?” and say a time in Persian. A printable Persian 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: alân (الان), daghighe (دقیقه), nime-shab (نیمه‌شب), shab (شب), sobh (صبح), sâat (ساعت), sâat chand ast (ساعت چند است), zohr (ظهر)
  1. midnight
  2. hour / clock
  3. what time is it
  4. minute
  5. noon
  6. morning
  7. now
  8. evening / night

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you ask “What time is it?” in Persian?
  2. What does “zohr” mean?
  3. What two things does “sâat” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) nime-shab (نیمه‌شب) · 2) sâat (ساعت) · 3) sâat chand ast (ساعت چند است) · 4) daghighe (دقیقه) · 5) zohr (ظهر) · 6) sobh (صبح) · 7) alân (الان) · 8) shab (شب)
Part B: 1) sâat chand ast? 2) Noon. 3) Hour and clock / watch.