How to play: Click any of the buttons to make it rain or snow, make it cloudy or windy. Use the scrollbar or click the thermometer to change the temperature. The boy will be dressed according to the weather. You can't make it rain or snow if there are no clouds.
What is learned: The student will learn the vocabulary for talking about the weather.
Getting the most out of the activity: Click on the parts of the picture where you see a hand to learn the vocabulary words. Try to find as many different kinds of weather as you can. Make sure that you repeat the words and phrases that you hear.
Group activities: Find pictures of different types of weather in a book or magazine. Practice saying the words to describe the weather.
Select a country on a map or globe, or pick a month. Ask a child to tell what the weather is like in that place or that month.
|   | Deutsch |   |   | English |   | |
|   | Wetter | The Weather | ||||
|   | die Wolken | Clouds | ||||
|   | Es ist bewölkt. | It is cloudy. | ||||
|   | Es ist stark bewölkt. | It is very cloudy. | ||||
|   | Es sind keine Wolken am Himmel. | There are no clouds. | ||||
|   | Schnee oder Regen | Snow or Rain | ||||
|   | der Regen | Rain | ||||
|   | Es regnet nicht. | It is not raining. | ||||
|   | Es regnet. | It is raining. | ||||
|   | der Schnee | Snow | ||||
|   | Es schneit nicht. | It is not snowing. | ||||
|   | Es schneit. | It is snowing. | ||||
|   | Lerne das Wetter zu beschreiben! | You can control the weather. The boy will dress appropriately for the weather. | ||||
|   | Es ist sehr kalt. | It is very cold. | ||||
|   | Es ist kalt. | It is cold. | ||||
|   | Es ist kühl. | It is cool. | ||||
|   | Es ist warm. | It is warm. | ||||
|   | Es ist heiß. | It is hot. | ||||
|   | Es ist sehr heiß. | It is very hot. | ||||
|   | Der Wind | Wind | ||||
|   | Es ist windig. | It is windy. | ||||
|   | Es ist sehr windig. | It is very windy. | ||||
|   | Es ist nicht windig. | There is no wind. | ||||
| Fahne | flag | |||||
| Straße | street | |||||
| Bürgersteig | sidewalk | |||||
| Sonne | sun | |||||
| Regenschirm | umbrella | |||||
| Wolke | cloud | |||||
| Wand | wall | |||||
| Baum | tree |