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German Days — Die Wochentage

Third graders learn the days of the school week in German — Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag — and put them in order, so they can talk about their week auf Deutsch.

Grade 3Die Wochentage40 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 days.
  • ✓Put them in order.
  • ✓Say each Wochentag.
  • ✓Talk about the week.
Essential Question

What day is it today? In German, the week runs Montag to Freitag. Can you put the school days in order?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Days

Project this and have students put the German school days in order, Montag to Freitag.

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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 — Welcher Tag?

4 min

The German week runs Montag to Freitag — can you order the school days?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask today’s day.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Die Wochentage

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present Montag to Freitag.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note the order.

🎒 Student Actions

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

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say today’s day.
  • Say tomorrow’s.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a day.
  • 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).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand days.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: name days.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to the calendar.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare day names.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Day picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Heute ist ___.”
  • Use a weekly calendar.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Montag and Freitag.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add Samstag and Sonntag.
  • Say your favorite day.
  • Make a schedule.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📅A weekly calendar
  • 💻Order the Days
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

der Wochentagday of the weekMontagMondayDienstagTuesdayMittwochWednesdayDonnerstagThursdayFreitagFridaySamstagSaturdaySonntagSunday
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 school day of the week?
Montag (Monday).
QUESTION 2
What does “Mittwoch” mean?
Wednesday.
QUESTION 3
What does “Freitag” mean?
Friday.

Reflect: die Wochentage.

Have students name the school days in German in order, Montag to Freitag. A printable days 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: der Wochentag, Dienstag, Donnerstag, Freitag, Mittwoch, Montag, Samstag, Sonntag
  1. Sunday
  2. day of the week
  3. Saturday
  4. Monday
  5. Thursday
  6. Tuesday
  7. Wednesday
  8. Friday

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is a good FIRST school day of the week?
  2. What does “Mittwoch” mean?
  3. What does “Freitag” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Sonntag · 2) der Wochentag · 3) Samstag · 4) Montag · 5) Donnerstag · 6) Dienstag · 7) Mittwoch · 8) Freitag
Part B: 1) Montag (Monday). 2) Wednesday. 3) Friday.