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Korean Clothing

Fifth graders learn words for clothes (옷, ot) in Korean — 모자 (moja, hat), 신발 (sinbal, shoes), 셔츠 (syeocheu, shirt) — and meet the 한복 (hanbok), Korea’s beautiful traditional dress worn on holidays and special days.

Grade 5Clothing45 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…

  • ✓Say Korean clothing words.
  • ✓Match words to meanings.
  • ✓Learn about the hanbok.
  • ✓Describe clothes.
Essential Question

What are you wearing today? Let’s learn the words for clothes in Korean — including the hanbok!

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Match It · Interactive

Match the Clothing Word

Project this and match each Korean clothing word to its meaning — tap the word, then tap the meaning.

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

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Getting Dressed

5 min

What are you wearing? Let’s learn clothes in Korean — including the hanbok!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to your shoes.
  • Ask their Korean name.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Clothing

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Clothing Word.
  • Match each one.
  • Note the hanbok.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name what you’re wearing.
  • Point and say it.
  • Say moja.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Point.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Syeocheu-reul ibeoyo” (I wear a shirt).
  • Describe an outfit.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a clothing item.
  • Say what a hanbok is.
  • 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 (Novice-Mid).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand clothing words.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore the hanbok.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare clothing vocabulary.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe clothes.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Clothing cards with romanization.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is ___.”
  • Use pictures.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with sinbal & moja.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add baji (pants) & yangmal (socks).
  • Describe your outfit.
  • Learn about hanbok holidays.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 👗Clothing cards
  • 💻Match the Clothing Word
  • 👘A hanbok picture
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

옷 (ot)clothes모자 (moja)hat신발 (sinbal)shoes셔츠 (syeocheu)shirt한복 (hanbok)hanbok (traditional dress)바지 (baji)pants양말 (yangmal)socks입다 (ipda)to wear
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 “shoes” in Korean?
신발 (sinbal).
QUESTION 2
What does 모자 (moja) mean?
Hat.
QUESTION 3
What is a 한복 (hanbok)?
A traditional Korean dress.

Reflect: clothing.

Have students name two things they are wearing in Korean. A printable Korean clothing sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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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: 모자 (moja), 바지 (baji), 셔츠 (syeocheu), 신발 (sinbal), 양말 (yangmal), 옷 (ot), 입다 (ipda), 한복 (hanbok)
  1. hat
  2. socks
  3. clothes
  4. shoes
  5. hanbok (traditional dress)
  6. to wear
  7. pants
  8. shirt

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “shoes” in Korean?
  2. What does 모자 (moja) mean?
  3. What is a 한복 (hanbok)?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 모자 (moja) · 2) 양말 (yangmal) · 3) 옷 (ot) · 4) 신발 (sinbal) · 5) 한복 (hanbok) · 6) 입다 (ipda) · 7) 바지 (baji) · 8) 셔츠 (syeocheu)
Part B: 1) 신발 (sinbal). 2) Hat. 3) A traditional Korean dress.