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Swahili Months

Sixth graders learn the months in Swahili (miezi) — Januari, Februari, Machi, Aprili, Mei… up to Desemba. Many will look familiar, since they come from the same Latin roots as the English month names! 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 months.
  • ✓Order the calendar.
  • ✓Say a birthday month.
  • ✓Talk about dates.
Essential Question

Januari, Februari, Machi… what are the months in Swahili?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Months

Project this and have students put the first Swahili months in order from Januari to Mei.

📆 Put the Swahili months in order — Januari to Mei!Try it
Tap “Januari” (January) first!
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — The Calendar

6 min

What are the months in Swahili?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to the month.
  • Say “Januari.”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model Januari to Desemba.
  • Note the familiar Latin roots.
  • 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 this month.
  • Say your birthday month.
  • Order some months.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “siku yangu ya kuzaliwa ni Mei”.
  • Name your birthday 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 this month.
  • 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-High).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand months.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: name months.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to the calendar.

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Comparisons 4.1

Compare month names & roots.

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 4 months.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use a calendar.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Learn all 12 months.
  • Say the date.
  • Note the shared Latin roots.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📆Month cards + calendar
  • 💻Order the Months
  • 🎂Birthday chart
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

miezimonthsJanuariJanuaryFebruariFebruaryMachiMarchApriliAprilMeiMayJuniJuneDesembaDecember
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
What is “Januari” in English?
January.
QUESTION 2
What month is Mei?
May.
QUESTION 3
What comes after Machi?
Aprili (April).

Reflect: months.

Have students say their birthday month in Swahili. A printable Swahili months 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.

🖨️ Swahili MonthsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: Aprili, Desemba, Februari, Januari, Juni, Machi, Mei, miezi
  1. April
  2. February
  3. months
  4. March
  5. January
  6. June
  7. May
  8. December

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is “Januari” in English?
  2. What month is Mei?
  3. What comes after Machi?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Aprili · 2) Februari · 3) miezi · 4) Machi · 5) Januari · 6) Juni · 7) Mei · 8) Desemba
Part B: 1) January. 2) May. 3) Aprili (April).