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German Numbers 11–20

Fourth graders extend their German counting to the teens — elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, fünfzehn — building toward zwanzig (20).

Grade 4Die Zahlen 11-2040 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 11 to 20.
  • ✓Say each number.
  • ✓Order the Zahlen.
  • ✓Count higher.
Essential Question

You can count to ten — now let’s reach twenty! Can you put the German teen numbers in order?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Numbers 11-15

Project this and have students put the German teen numbers in order, elf to fünfzehn.

🔢 Put the numbers in order — 11 to 15!Try it
Tap elf (11) first!
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Reach Twenty

4 min

You can count to ten — now reach twenty! Can you order the teens?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count to ten.
  • Ask what comes next.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present elf to fünfzehn.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note the pattern.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Order Them

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Numbers.
  • Put them in order.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count 11 to 15.
  • Say your age if a teen.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “elf.”
  • Say “fünfzehn.”
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • 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 teen numbers.

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: count aloud.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to math.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare number patterns.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Number cards 11-20.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is ___.”
  • Count together.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with elf and zwölf.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Count to zwanzig.
  • Do teen math.
  • Count by twos.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔢Number cards 11-20
  • 💻Order the Numbers 11-15
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

elfelevenzwölftwelvedreizehnthirteenvierzehnfourteenfünfzehnfifteensechzehnsixteenzwanzigtwentyzählento count
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 a good FIRST number after ten?
Elf (11).
QUESTION 2
What does “zwölf” mean?
Twelve.
QUESTION 3
What does “fünfzehn” mean?
Fifteen.

Reflect: elf bis zwanzig.

Have students count from eleven to fifteen in German. 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.

🖨️ German Numbers 11-20 (Die Zahlen)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: dreizehn, elf, fünfzehn, sechzehn, vierzehn, zwanzig, zwölf, zählen
  1. fourteen
  2. thirteen
  3. twelve
  4. eleven
  5. sixteen
  6. twenty
  7. to count
  8. fifteen

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is a good FIRST number after ten?
  2. What does “zwölf” mean?
  3. What does “fünfzehn” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) vierzehn · 2) dreizehn · 3) zwölf · 4) elf · 5) sechzehn · 6) zwanzig · 7) zählen · 8) fünfzehn
Part B: 1) Elf (11). 2) Twelve. 3) Fifteen.