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German Food — Das Essen

Fourth graders learn food words in German — Brot, Apfel, Käse, Milch, Wasser — so they can talk about meals and snacks auf Deutsch.

Grade 4Das Essen40 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 foods.
  • ✓Say each food word.
  • ✓Talk about meals.
  • ✓Order food auf Deutsch.
Essential Question

Ich habe Hunger! (I’m hungry!) What are the words for food in German?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Essen Explorer

Project this and tap each word. Have students learn German food vocabulary.

🍽️ Explore food words — 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 — Ich habe Hunger!

4 min

I’m hungry! What are the words for food in German?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask a favorite food.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Das Essen

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Essen Explorer.
  • Present each food.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

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

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Match foods to pictures.
  • Name a snack.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Ich mag…” (I like…).
  • Name a food.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a food.
  • 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 food words.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore German food.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to meals.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about food.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Food picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Ich mag ___.”
  • Use food images.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Brot and Apfel.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add Wurst and Kuchen.
  • Describe a meal.
  • Order at a café.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🍞Food picture cards
  • 💻The Essen Explorer
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

das Essenfooddas Brotbreadder Apfelappleder Käsecheesedie Milchmilkdas Wasserwaterdie Wurstsausageder Kuchencake
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 “das Brot” mean?
Bread.
QUESTION 2
What does “der Apfel” mean?
Apple.
QUESTION 3
What does “die Milch” mean?
Milk.

Reflect: das Essen.

Have students name two foods in German at snack time (like Apfel and Wasser). A printable food 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 Food (Das Essen)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: das Brot, das Essen, das Wasser, der Apfel, der Kuchen, der Käse, die Milch, die Wurst
  1. sausage
  2. milk
  3. cheese
  4. food
  5. cake
  6. apple
  7. bread
  8. water

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “das Brot” mean?
  2. What does “der Apfel” mean?
  3. What does “die Milch” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) die Wurst · 2) die Milch · 3) der Käse · 4) das Essen · 5) der Kuchen · 6) der Apfel · 7) das Brot · 8) das Wasser
Part B: 1) Bread. 2) Apple. 3) Milk.