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Persian Ordinal Numbers

Ninth graders learn ordinal numbers in Persian — avval (اول, first), dovvom (دوم, second), sevvom (سوم, third), chahârom (چهارم, fourth), panjom (پنجم, fifth). Except for “avval,” they’re made with the ending “-om.” Students put them in order and say rankings.

Grade 9Ordinal Numbers50 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 ordinal numbers.
  • ✓Order first to fifth.
  • ✓Say a ranking.
  • ✓Use them in a list.
Essential Question

avval, dovvom, sevvom… how do you say “first, second, third” in Persian?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Ordinals

Project this and have students put the Persian ordinals in order from avval to panjom.

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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 — First, Second, Third

6 min

How do you rank things in Persian?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Line up 3 students.
  • Ask “who’s first?”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Ordinal Numbers

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model avval to panjom.
  • Note the “-om” ending.
  • Send students to Order the Ordinals.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Order the ordinals.
  • Say a ranking.
  • Say which floor / place.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “man avval hastam” (I’m first).
  • Rank three things.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an ordinal.
  • Say a ranking.
  • 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 (Intermediate-Low).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand ordinals.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: state rankings.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to lists & math.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: rank & order.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Ordinal cards in order.
  • Line up & label.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with avval–sevvom.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use a podium image.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Learn up to dahom (tenth).
  • Rank a race.
  • Order steps in a recipe.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🥇Ordinal cards
  • 💻Order the Ordinals
  • 🏆Podium image
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

a’dâd-e tartibi (اعداد ترتیبی)ordinal numbersavval (اول)firstdovvom (دوم)secondsevvom (سوم)thirdchahârom (چهارم)fourthpanjom (پنجم)fifthsheshom (ششم)sixthtartib (ترتیب)order
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 “first” in Persian?
avval (اول).
QUESTION 2
What is sevvom?
Third.
QUESTION 3
What comes after chahârom?
panjom (fifth).

Reflect: ordinal numbers.

Have students rank three things in Persian using avval, dovvom, sevvom. A printable Persian ordinals 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.

🖨️ Persian Ordinal NumbersPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: avval (اول), a’dâd-e tartibi (اعداد ترتیبی), chahârom (چهارم), dovvom (دوم), panjom (پنجم), sevvom (سوم), sheshom (ششم), tartib (ترتیب)
  1. second
  2. first
  3. fourth
  4. ordinal numbers
  5. third
  6. fifth
  7. order
  8. sixth

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “first” in Persian?
  2. What is sevvom?
  3. What comes after chahârom?
Answer key — Part A: 1) dovvom (دوم) · 2) avval (اول) · 3) chahârom (چهارم) · 4) a’dâd-e tartibi (اعداد ترتیبی) · 5) sevvom (سوم) · 6) panjom (پنجم) · 7) tartib (ترتیب) · 8) sheshom (ششم)
Part B: 1) avval (اول). 2) Third. 3) panjom (fifth).