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Russian Weather

Fourth graders talk about the weather in Russian (погода, pogoda) — Жарко (it’s hot), Холодно (it’s cold), Идёт дождь (it’s raining), Идёт снег (it’s snowing), Солнечно (it’s sunny). Russia gets real winters, so холодно comes in handy!

Grade 4Weather45 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn weather words.
  • ✓Describe today.
  • ✓Say hot, cold & rainy.
  • ✓Ask about the weather.
Essential Question

Жарко? Идёт дождь? How do you talk about the weather in Russian?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Russian Weather Check

Project each item and have students answer about the Russian weather.

⛅ Understand the Russian weatherTry it
Answer each question about the Russian weather.
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

45 minutes, five moves

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

1

Warm-Up — Какая погода?

5 min

How do you talk about the weather in Russian?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point out the window.
  • Ask “какая погода?”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Weather

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Russian Weather Check.
  • Note Жарко/Холодно.
  • Note дождь & Солнечно.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe today.
  • Say дождь & снег.
  • Match icon to phrase.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Describe.
  • Say.
  • Match.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Сегодня солнечно” (today it’s sunny).
  • Describe the weather.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
5

Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a weather word.
  • Describe today.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • 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-Mid).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand weather.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe weather.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to weather / science.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: ask about weather.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Weather cards with icons.
  • Match icon to phrase.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with дождь & Солнечно.
  • Use weather icons.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add облачно, ветер.
  • Make a weather chart.
  • Give a mini forecast.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ⛅Weather cards
  • 💻Russian Weather Check
  • 🗓️Weather chart
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

погода (pogoda)weatherжарко (zharko)it’s hotхолодно (kholodno)it’s coldидёт дождьit’s rainingидёт снегit’s snowingсолнечно (solnechno)it’s sunnyоблачно (oblachno)cloudyветер (veter)wind
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 “Идёт дождь” mean in Russian?
It’s raining.
QUESTION 2
How do you say “it’s cold” in Russian?
Холодно.
QUESTION 3
What weather is “Солнечно”?
Sunny.

Reflect: weather.

Have students describe today’s weather in Russian at home. A printable Russian weather 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.

🃏 Russian WeatherFlip
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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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

📝 Russian WeatherQuiz
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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.

🖨️ Russian WeatherPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: ветер (veter), жарко (zharko), идёт дождь, идёт снег, облачно (oblachno), погода (pogoda), солнечно (solnechno), холодно (kholodno)
  1. weather
  2. it’s raining
  3. it’s cold
  4. it’s snowing
  5. cloudy
  6. it’s sunny
  7. it’s hot
  8. wind

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “Идёт дождь” mean in Russian?
  2. How do you say “it’s cold” in Russian?
  3. What weather is “Солнечно”?
Answer key — Part A: 1) погода (pogoda) · 2) идёт дождь · 3) холодно (kholodno) · 4) идёт снег · 5) облачно (oblachno) · 6) солнечно (solnechno) · 7) жарко (zharko) · 8) ветер (veter)
Part B: 1) It’s raining. 2) Холодно. 3) Sunny.