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German Numbers — Die Zahlen

Third graders learn to count in German from eins to zehn (1 to 10) — the foundation for age, prices, phone numbers, and so much more.

Grade 3Die Zahlen40 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit 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 1 to 10.
  • ✓Say each number.
  • ✓Recognize Zahlen.
  • ✓Count auf Deutsch.
Essential Question

Eins, zwei, drei… Let’s count in German! Can you count from one to ten auf Deutsch?

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Interactive Task
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German Numbers Check

Project each item and have students answer about counting in German.

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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Eins, Zwei, Drei

4 min

Let’s count in German — can you count from one to ten?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count on fingers.
  • Ask how to say them.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Count.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Die Zahlen

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to German Numbers Check.
  • Count eins to zehn.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Count.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count to five.
  • Count to ten.
  • Point and count.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Count.
  • Count.
  • Point.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say your age.
  • Count objects.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count to five.
  • Say “zehn.”
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Count.
  • 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).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand numbers.

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: count aloud.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to math.

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Comparisons 4.1

Compare number words.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Number cards 1-10.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is ___.”
  • Count together.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with eins to fünf.
  • Count on fingers.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Count to twenty.
  • Do simple German math.
  • Count backward.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔢Number cards
  • 💻German Numbers Check
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

die Zahlthe numbereinsonezweitwodreithreevierfourfünffivesechssixzehnten
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 does “eins, zwei, drei” mean?
One, two, three.
QUESTION 2
How do you say FIVE in German?
Fünf.
QUESTION 3
What does “zehn” mean?
Ten.

Reflect: eins bis zehn.

Have students count from one to ten in German for a family member. A printable numbers 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: die Zahl, drei, eins, fünf, sechs, vier, zehn, zwei
  1. four
  2. two
  3. one
  4. five
  5. six
  6. three
  7. the number
  8. ten

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “eins, zwei, drei” mean?
  2. How do you say FIVE in German?
  3. What does “zehn” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) vier · 2) zwei · 3) eins · 4) fünf · 5) sechs · 6) drei · 7) die Zahl · 8) zehn
Part B: 1) One, two, three. 2) Fünf. 3) Ten.