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German Feelings — Die Gefühle

Fifth graders learn feeling words in German — glücklich, traurig, müde, hungrig, aufgeregt — so they can answer “Wie geht’s?” and say how they feel auf Deutsch.

Grade 5Die Gefühle45 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 feelings.
  • ✓Answer “Wie geht’s?”
  • ✓Match feelings to meanings.
  • ✓Say how you feel.
Essential Question

Wie geht’s? (How are you?) Let’s learn to say how we feel in German — die Gefühle!

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Interactive Task
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Match the Feeling

Project this and match each German feeling to its English meaning — tap the German, then tap the English.

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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

45 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Wie geht’s?

5 min

How are you? Let’s learn to say how we feel in German!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask how they feel.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

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

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present each feeling.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Use “Ich bin…”

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Feeling.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

11 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Ich bin glücklich.”
  • Ask “Wie geht’s?”
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a feeling.
  • 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 1.1

Interpersonal: express feelings.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand feeling words.

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Comparisons 4.1

Compare feeling words.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to social-emotional learning.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Feeling picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Ich bin ___.”
  • Use feeling faces.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with glücklich and müde.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add nervös and stolz.
  • Ask three classmates.
  • Keep a feelings log.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 😊Feeling faces
  • 💻Match the Feeling
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

das GefühlfeelingglücklichhappytraurigsadmüdetiredhungrighungryaufgeregtexcitedWie geht’s?How are you?Mir geht’s gutI’m well
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 “glücklich” mean?
Happy.
QUESTION 2
What does “müde” mean?
Tired.
QUESTION 3
What does “Wie geht’s?” mean?
How are you?

Reflect: Wie geht’s?

Have students say how they feel today in German (like “Ich bin glücklich”). If a feeling is hard, it always helps to talk with a trusted adult. A printable feelings 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

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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.

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: aufgeregt, das Gefühl, glücklich, hungrig, Mir geht’s gut, müde, traurig, Wie geht’s?
  1. I’m well
  2. happy
  3. feeling
  4. tired
  5. How are you?
  6. sad
  7. excited
  8. hungry

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “glücklich” mean?
  2. What does “müde” mean?
  3. What does “Wie geht’s?” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Mir geht’s gut · 2) glücklich · 3) das Gefühl · 4) müde · 5) Wie geht’s? · 6) traurig · 7) aufgeregt · 8) hungrig
Part B: 1) Happy. 2) Tired. 3) How are you?