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Swahili Numbers 20–100

Eighth graders count by tens in Swahili (nambari) — ishirini (20), thelathini (30), arobaini (40), hamsini (50), sitini (60)… up to mia moja (100). Many of these tens come from Arabic roots. They order the tens and count higher.

Grade 8Numbers 20-10050 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 by tens.
  • ✓Order the numbers.
  • ✓Say prices & ages.
  • ✓Count to 100.
Essential Question

ishirini, thelathini, arobaini… how do you count by tens in Swahili?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Tens (20–60)

Project this and have students put the Swahili tens in order from ishirini to sitini.

🔢 Put the tens in order — 20 to 60!Try it
Tap “ishirini” (20) first!
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Counting Higher

6 min

How do you count by tens in Swahili?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count 1–20 quickly.
  • Ask what comes after ishirini.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Count.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Numbers 20–100

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model ishirini to mia moja.
  • Note the Arabic roots.
  • Send students to Order the Tens.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Note it.
  • Order.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count by tens.
  • Say a price.
  • Say your age.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Count.
  • Say.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “nina umri wa miaka kumi na tatu” (I’m 13).
  • Say a big number.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a ten.
  • Count to 100.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say one.
  • Count.
  • 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 numbers.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: count aloud.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to math / prices.

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: say ages & prices.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Number cards by tens.
  • Use a number chart.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with 20–40.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use a chart.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Say numbers like 25, 42.
  • Say prices in shillings.
  • Add & subtract tens.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔢Number cards (tens)
  • 💻Order the Tens
  • 📊Hundreds chart
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

nambarinumbersishirinitwentythelathinithirtyarobainifortyhamsinififtysitinisixtysabiniseventymia mojaone hundred
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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 “thirty” in Swahili?
thelathini.
QUESTION 2
What number is hamsini?
Fifty.
QUESTION 3
What comes after arobaini?
hamsini (fifty).

Reflect: numbers 20–100.

Have students count by tens to 100 in Swahili. A printable Swahili numbers sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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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 Numbers 20-100Print
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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: arobaini, hamsini, ishirini, mia moja, nambari, sabini, sitini, thelathini
  1. twenty
  2. fifty
  3. thirty
  4. sixty
  5. numbers
  6. one hundred
  7. seventy
  8. forty

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “thirty” in Swahili?
  2. What number is hamsini?
  3. What comes after arobaini?
Answer key — Part A: 1) ishirini · 2) hamsini · 3) thelathini · 4) sitini · 5) nambari · 6) mia moja · 7) sabini · 8) arobaini
Part B: 1) thelathini. 2) Fifty. 3) hamsini (fifty).