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Thai Weather

Fourth graders talk about the weather in Thai — ron (ร้อน, hot), nao (หนาว, cold), fon tok (ฝนตก, raining), daet (แดด, sunny), lom (ลม, wind). Since Thailand is tropical, it’s usually ron (hot) — and it almost never snows! 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.
  • ✓Explore a tropical climate.
Essential Question

ron? fon tok? How do you talk about the weather in Thai?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Thai Weather Check

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

⛅ Understand the Thai weatherTry it
Answer each question about the Thai 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 — Aagat pen yang-ngai?

5 min

How do you talk about the weather in Thai?

👩‍🏫 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 Thai Weather Check.
  • Note ron/nao.
  • Note fon tok & tropical = usually hot.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe today.
  • Say fon tok & daet.
  • Match icon to word.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “wan nii ron” (today is hot).
  • 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).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand weather.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe weather.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore Thailand’s tropical climate.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to weather / science.

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 ron & fon tok.
  • Use weather icons.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add mek, lom.
  • Make a weather chart.
  • Learn Thailand’s 3 seasons (hot, rainy, cool).
Materials

What to gather

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

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

aagat (อากาศ)weatherron (ร้อน)hotnao (หนาว)coldfon tok (ฝนตก)rainingdaet (แดด)sunnylom (ลม)windmek (เมฆ)cloudfon (ฝน)rain
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 “ron” mean in Thai?
Hot.
QUESTION 2
How do you say “it’s raining” in Thai?
fon tok (ฝนตก).
QUESTION 3
Why is Thailand usually hot?
It’s a tropical country (it almost never snows).

Reflect: weather.

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

🃏 Thai WeatherFlip
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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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

📝 Thai 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.

🖨️ Thai WeatherPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: aagat (อากาศ), daet (แดด), fon (ฝน), fon tok (ฝนตก), lom (ลม), mek (เมฆ), nao (หนาว), ron (ร้อน)
  1. sunny
  2. weather
  3. cloud
  4. raining
  5. rain
  6. cold
  7. hot
  8. wind

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “ron” mean in Thai?
  2. How do you say “it’s raining” in Thai?
  3. Why is Thailand usually hot?
Answer key — Part A: 1) daet (แดด) · 2) aagat (อากาศ) · 3) mek (เมฆ) · 4) fon tok (ฝนตก) · 5) fon (ฝน) · 6) nao (หนาว) · 7) ron (ร้อน) · 8) lom (ลม)
Part B: 1) Hot. 2) fon tok (ฝนตก). 3) It’s a tropical country (it almost never snows).