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Thai Months

Sixth graders learn the months in Thai — Makarakhom (มกราคม, January), Kumphaphan (กุมภาพันธ์, February), Minakhom (มีนาคม, March)… Each Thai month is named after a zodiac sign, and its ending even tells you its length: “-khom” months have 31 days, “-yon” months have 30! Duean (เดือน) 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 Thai months.
  • ✓See the zodiac + length pattern.
  • ✓Order the months.
  • ✓Talk about dates.
Essential Question

Makarakhom, Kumphaphan… what are the months in Thai?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Months

Project this and have students put the first Thai months in order from Makarakhom to Phruetsaphakhom.

📆 Put the Thai months in order — Jan to May!Try it
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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 Thai Calendar

6 min

What are the months in Thai?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model Jan to May.
  • Note zodiac names + length endings.
  • 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 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 your birthday month.
  • Name this 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).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand months.

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Cultures 2.1

Explore the zodiac-based Thai months.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to calendars & astronomy.

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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 months.
  • Sort -khom (31) vs -yon (30) months.
  • Compare to the Western calendar.
Materials

What to gather

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

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

duean (เดือน)monthMakarakhom (มกราคม)JanuaryKumphaphan (กุมภาพันธ์)FebruaryMinakhom (มีนาคม)MarchMesayon (เมษายน)AprilPhruetsaphakhom (พฤษภาคม)MayThanwakhom (ธันวาคม)Decemberpatithin (ปฏิทิน)calendar
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 “duean” in English?
Month.
QUESTION 2
What are Thai months named after?
Zodiac signs.
QUESTION 3
What does a month’s ending tell you?
Its length — “-khom” = 31 days, “-yon” = 30 days.

Reflect: months.

Have students name their birthday month in Thai. A printable Thai 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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: duean (เดือน), Kumphaphan (กุมภาพันธ์), Makarakhom (มกราคม), Mesayon (เมษายน), Minakhom (มีนาคม), patithin (ปฏิทิน), Phruetsaphakhom (พฤษภาคม), Thanwakhom (ธันวาคม)
  1. month
  2. March
  3. February
  4. April
  5. January
  6. calendar
  7. May
  8. December

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is “duean” in English?
  2. What are Thai months named after?
  3. What does a month’s ending tell you?
Answer key — Part A: 1) duean (เดือน) · 2) Minakhom (มีนาคม) · 3) Kumphaphan (กุมภาพันธ์) · 4) Mesayon (เมษายน) · 5) Makarakhom (มกราคม) · 6) patithin (ปฏิทิน) · 7) Phruetsaphakhom (พฤษภาคม) · 8) Thanwakhom (ธันวาคม)
Part B: 1) Month. 2) Zodiac signs. 3) Its length — “-khom” = 31 days, “-yon” = 30 days.