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German Colors — Die Farben

Third graders learn the colors in German — rot, blau, gelb, grün, schwarz — so they can describe the colorful world around them auf Deutsch.

Grade 3Die Farben40 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…

  • ✓Name the colors.
  • ✓Say each Farbe.
  • ✓Describe objects.
  • ✓Use colors auf Deutsch.
Essential Question

The world is full of Farben (colors)! What are the colors in German?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Farben Explorer

Project this and tap each color. Have students learn the colors in German.

🎨 Explore colors — tap eachTry it

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

40 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — A World of Farben

4 min

The world is full of colors — what are they in German?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to colors.
  • Ask how to say them.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Die Farben

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Farben Explorer.
  • Present each color.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Repeat.
  • Practice.
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Practice — Practice

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a color you see.
  • Match colors to objects.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Match.
  • Say.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say your favorite Farbe.
  • Name a red thing.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a color.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain 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 color words.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to art and the world.

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Comparisons 4.1

Compare color words.

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe colors.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Color picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Der Apfel ist ___.”
  • Use color objects.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with rot and blau.
  • Use color chips.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add weiß and orange.
  • Describe your clothes.
  • Color a picture.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🎨Color chips
  • 💻The Farben Explorer
  • 🗣️Audio
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

die Farbethe colorrotredblaubluegelbyellowgrüngreenschwarzblackweißwhiteorangeorange
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 “rot” mean?
Red.
QUESTION 2
What does “blau” mean?
Blue.
QUESTION 3
What does “grün” mean?
Green.

Reflect: die Farben.

Have students find something red (rot) and something blue (blau) at home and name the colors in German. A printable colors sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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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 Colors (Die Farben)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: blau, die Farbe, gelb, grün, orange, rot, schwarz, weiß
  1. white
  2. yellow
  3. the color
  4. black
  5. orange
  6. blue
  7. green
  8. red

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “rot” mean?
  2. What does “blau” mean?
  3. What does “grün” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) weiß · 2) gelb · 3) die Farbe · 4) schwarz · 5) orange · 6) blau · 7) grün · 8) rot
Part B: 1) Red. 2) Blue. 3) Green.