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Swahili Weather

Fourth graders talk about the weather in Swahili (hali ya hewa) — joto (hot), baridi (cold), mvua (rain), theluji (snow), jua (sunny). They describe today’s weather.

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

joto? mvua? How do you talk about the weather in Swahili?

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Vocabulary Terms
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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Swahili Weather Check

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

⛅ Understand the Swahili weatherTry it
Answer each question about the Swahili 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.

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Warm-Up — Hali ya hewa ikoje?

5 min

How do you talk about the weather in Swahili?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point out the window.
  • Ask about the weather.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

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

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Swahili Weather Check.
  • Note joto/baridi.
  • Note mvua & jua.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe today.
  • Say mvua & theluji.
  • Match icon to word.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “leo kuna jua” (today it’s sunny).
  • Describe the weather.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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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.

ACTFL
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 word.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with mvua & jua.
  • Use weather icons.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

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

What to gather

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

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

hali ya hewaweatherjotohot / heatbaridicoldmvuarainthelujisnowjuasun / sunnywingucloudupepowind
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 “mvua” mean in Swahili?
Rain.
QUESTION 2
How do you say “it’s cold” in Swahili?
baridi.
QUESTION 3
What weather is “jua”?
Sunny.

Reflect: weather.

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

🃏 Swahili WeatherFlip
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Term
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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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

📝 Swahili 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.

🖨️ Swahili WeatherPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: baridi, hali ya hewa, joto, jua, mvua, theluji, upepo, wingu
  1. hot / heat
  2. snow
  3. sun / sunny
  4. wind
  5. cloud
  6. cold
  7. rain
  8. weather

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “mvua” mean in Swahili?
  2. How do you say “it’s cold” in Swahili?
  3. What weather is “jua”?
Answer key — Part A: 1) joto · 2) theluji · 3) jua · 4) upepo · 5) wingu · 6) baridi · 7) mvua · 8) hali ya hewa
Part B: 1) Rain. 2) baridi. 3) Sunny.