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German Months — Die Monate

Fifth graders learn the first months of the year in German — Januar, Februar, März, April, Mai — and put them in order, so they can talk about the calendar and birthdays auf Deutsch.

Grade 5Die Monate45 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 the months.
  • ✓Put them in order.
  • ✓Say each Monat.
  • ✓Talk about the year.
Essential Question

When is your birthday? Let’s learn the months in German — die Monate!

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Months

Project this and have students put the German months in order, Januar to Mai.

📅 Put the months in order — Januar to Mai!Try it
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The Lesson · Communicative 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 — Wann hast du Geburtstag?

5 min

When is your birthday? Let’s learn the months in German!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask their birthday month.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Die Monate

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present Januar to Mai.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note the order.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Order Them

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Months.
  • Put them in order.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

11 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say this month.
  • Say your birthday month.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a month.
  • 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-Mid).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand month words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: name months.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to the calendar.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare month names.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Month cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Mein Geburtstag ist im ___.”
  • Use a calendar.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Januar and Mai.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add Juni to Dezember.
  • Say each season’s months.
  • Make a birthday chart.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📅A calendar
  • 💻Order the Months
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

der MonatmonthJanuarJanuaryFebruarFebruaryMärzMarchAprilAprilMaiMayJuniJunedas Jahryear
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 is the FIRST month of the year in German?
Januar (January).
QUESTION 2
What does “März” mean?
March.
QUESTION 3
What does “Mai” mean?
May.

Reflect: die Monate.

Have students name the first five months in German in order, Januar to Mai. A printable months 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 Months (Die Monate)Print
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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: April, das Jahr, der Monat, Februar, Januar, Juni, Mai, März
  1. March
  2. May
  3. June
  4. year
  5. February
  6. January
  7. month
  8. April

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is the FIRST month of the year in German?
  2. What does “März” mean?
  3. What does “Mai” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) März · 2) Mai · 3) Juni · 4) das Jahr · 5) Februar · 6) Januar · 7) der Monat · 8) April
Part B: 1) Januar (January). 2) March. 3) May.