Fourth graders continue counting in Japanese from ろく (roku, six) to じゅう (jū, ten). They put the numbers in order and learn that seven and nine each have two readings — a fun quirk of Japanese counting.
Students will be able to…
Let’s keep counting in Japanese — from six to ten! Can you put roku to jū in order?
Project this and have students put the Japanese numbers in order from 6 to 10.
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Let’s count from six to ten — can you order roku to jū?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Low).
Interpretive: understand numbers.
Connect to math.
Compare number words.
Interpersonal: count together.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students count from six to ten aloud in Japanese (roku to jū). A printable Japanese numbers sheet is in the World Languages library.
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