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German Weather — Das Wetter

Fourth graders learn to talk about the weather in German — sonnig, es regnet, warm, kalt — so they can describe the day auf Deutsch.

Grade 4Das Wetter40 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…

  • ✓Describe the weather.
  • ✓Say sunny/rainy.
  • ✓Say warm/cold.
  • ✓Talk about the day.
Essential Question

Wie ist das Wetter? (How’s the weather?) How do you describe the weather in German?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

German Weather Check

Project each item and have students answer about the weather in German.

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Answer each question about German weather.
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.

1

Warm-Up — Wie ist das Wetter?

4 min

How do you describe the weather in German?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to German Weather Check.
  • Note sonnig and es regnet.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say today’s weather.
  • Say warm or kalt.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Say.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe the weather.
  • Say your favorite.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Es ist sonnig.”
  • Say “kalt.”
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • 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).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand weather words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe weather.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to weather and seasons.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare weather words.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Weather picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Es ist ___.”
  • Use a weather chart.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with sonnig and kalt.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add windig and es schneit.
  • Give a forecast.
  • Describe each season.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ☀️A weather chart
  • 💻German Weather Check
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

das Wetterthe weathersonnigsunnyes regnetit’s raininges schneitit’s snowingwarmwarmkaltcoldwindigwindydie Sonnethe sun
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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 “Es ist sonnig” mean?
It’s sunny.
QUESTION 2
What does “Es regnet” mean?
It’s raining.
QUESTION 3
How do you say COLD in German?
Kalt.

Reflect: das Wetter.

Have students describe today’s weather in German (like “Es ist sonnig”). A printable weather 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.

🖨️ German Weather (Das Wetter)Print
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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: das Wetter, die Sonne, es regnet, es schneit, kalt, sonnig, warm, windig
  1. it’s raining
  2. it’s snowing
  3. the sun
  4. windy
  5. warm
  6. cold
  7. sunny
  8. the weather

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “Es ist sonnig” mean?
  2. What does “Es regnet” mean?
  3. How do you say COLD in German?
Answer key — Part A: 1) es regnet · 2) es schneit · 3) die Sonne · 4) windig · 5) warm · 6) kalt · 7) sonnig · 8) das Wetter
Part B: 1) It’s sunny. 2) It’s raining. 3) Kalt.