Fourth graders learn to talk about the weather in French — il fait beau, il fait froid, il pleut — so they can describe what it’s like outside in a new language.
Students will be able to…
Quel temps fait-il? (What’s the weather like?) Whether it’s sunny or rainy, you can now say it in French! How?
Project this and match each French weather phrase to its English meaning — tap the French, then tap the English.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Sunny or rainy — how do we describe the weather in French?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpersonal: ask and tell about the weather.
Interpretive: understand weather phrases.
Connect to weather learned in science.
Compare weather expressions across languages.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students give a quick French weather report each day — “Aujourd’hui, il fait beau.” A printable temps sheet is in the World Languages library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
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.