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German Weather — Das Wetter

Ninth graders deepen their German weather vocabulary — sonnig, neblig, es stürmt — and sort conditions into gutes Wetter (good weather) and schlechtes Wetter (bad weather).

Grade 9Das Wetter55 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…

  • ✓Describe the weather.
  • ✓Tell good from bad.
  • ✓Sort the conditions.
  • ✓Give a forecast.
Essential Question

Wie ist das Wetter? Beyond “sunny” and “rainy,” how do you describe weather in German — and is it good or bad?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Gutes oder Schlechtes Wetter?

Project this and sort each condition into gutes Wetter (good) or schlechtes Wetter (bad).

☀️ Sort each — good or bad weather?Try it
☀️ Gutes Wetter
🌧️ Schlechtes Wetter
Tap a condition, then tap a box.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

55 minutes, five moves

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

1

Warm-Up — Wie ist das Wetter?

6 min

Beyond sunny and rainy, how do you describe weather in German?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask today’s weather.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Das Wetter

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present weather conditions.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note good vs bad.

🎒 Student Actions

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

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Gutes oder Schlechtes Wetter?
  • Sort each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

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

15 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe today’s weather.
  • Give a forecast.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Describe.
  • Forecast.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a condition.
  • Say if it’s good or bad.
  • 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 (Intermediate-Low).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand weather words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe weather.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to weather and science.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare weather words.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Weather picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Es ist ___.”
  • Use a weather map.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with sonnig and es regnet.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Give a full forecast.
  • Add temperatures.
  • Compare two cities.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🗺️A weather map
  • 💻Gutes oder Schlechtes Wetter?
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

das Wetterweathersonnigsunnywarmwarmschönnicees regnetrainingwindigwindynebligfoggydas Gewitterthunderstorm
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 “Es ist neblig” mean?
It’s foggy.
QUESTION 2
Is “Es ist sonnig” good or bad weather?
Good weather.
QUESTION 3
What does “Es stürmt” mean?
It’s storming.

Reflect: das Wetter.

Have students give a short weather forecast in German (like “Es ist sonnig und warm”). A printable 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.

🃏 German Weather (Das Wetter)Flip
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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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

📝 German Weather (Das Wetter)Quiz
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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 Weather (Das Wetter)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: das Gewitter, das Wetter, es regnet, neblig, schön, sonnig, warm, windig
  1. sunny
  2. raining
  3. thunderstorm
  4. windy
  5. weather
  6. warm
  7. nice
  8. foggy

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “Es ist neblig” mean?
  2. Is “Es ist sonnig” good or bad weather?
  3. What does “Es stürmt” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) sonnig · 2) es regnet · 3) das Gewitter · 4) windig · 5) das Wetter · 6) warm · 7) schön · 8) neblig
Part B: 1) It’s foggy. 2) Good weather. 3) It’s storming.