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German Adjectives — Die Adjektive

Seventh graders learn German adjectives — groß, klein, gut, schön — and sort them into words that describe size and words that give an opinion, so they can describe things auf Deutsch.

Grade 7Die Adjektive50 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 adjectives.
  • ✓Tell size from opinion.
  • ✓Sort the words.
  • ✓Describe things.
Essential Question

Adjectives make your German colorful — big, small, good, pretty. What are they, and what do they describe?

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Lesson Phases
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Vocabulary Terms
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Standards Aligned
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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Größe oder Meinung?

Project this and sort each adjective into Größe (describes size) or Meinung (gives an opinion).

📏 Sort each — size or opinion?Try it
📏 Größe (size)
💭 Meinung (opinion)
Tap an adjective, then tap a box.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Colorful German

5 min

Adjectives make your German colorful — what do they describe?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe an object.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present adjectives.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note size vs opinion.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Größe oder Meinung?
  • Sort each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Das ist groß.”
  • Describe an object.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an adjective.
  • 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-High).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand adjectives.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe things.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare adjectives.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to description.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Adjective picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Das ist ___.”
  • Use paired opposites.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with groß and klein.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add schnell and langsam.
  • Describe five objects.
  • Use two adjectives together.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📏Adjective cards
  • 💻Größe oder Meinung?
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

das Adjektivadjectivegroßbigkleinsmalllanglongkurzshortgutgoodschönprettyinteressantinteresting
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 “groß” mean?
Big.
QUESTION 2
Does “klein” describe size or opinion?
Size.
QUESTION 3
What does “interessant” mean?
Interesting.

Reflect: die Adjektive.

Have students describe one object in German with an adjective (like “Das ist groß”). A printable adjectives 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 Adjectives (Die Adjektive)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: das Adjektiv, groß, gut, interessant, klein, kurz, lang, schön
  1. small
  2. long
  3. pretty
  4. short
  5. big
  6. good
  7. interesting
  8. adjective

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “groß” mean?
  2. Does “klein” describe size or opinion?
  3. What does “interessant” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) klein · 2) lang · 3) schön · 4) kurz · 5) groß · 6) gut · 7) interessant · 8) das Adjektiv
Part B: 1) Big. 2) Size. 3) Interesting.