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German Time — Die Uhrzeit

Fifth graders learn to tell time in German — Wie spät ist es?, Es ist … Uhr — so they can ask and say what time it is auf Deutsch.

Grade 5Die Uhrzeit45 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…

  • ✓Ask the time.
  • ✓Say the o’clock.
  • ✓Use Uhr.
  • ✓Tell time auf Deutsch.
Essential Question

Wie spät ist es? (What time is it?) Let’s learn to tell time in German — die Uhrzeit!

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Interactive Task
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German Time Check

Project each item and have students answer about telling time in German.

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Answer each question about telling time in German.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Wie spät ist es?

5 min

What time is it? Let’s learn to tell time in German!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a clock.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Die Uhrzeit

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to German Time Check.
  • Note “Es ist … Uhr.”
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say an o’clock time.
  • Read a clock.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Read it.
  • Say.
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Speak — Speak

11 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask “Wie spät ist es?”
  • Answer with the time.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask it.
  • Answer.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask the time.
  • Say “Es ist drei Uhr.”
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask it.
  • 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 (Novice-Mid).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand time expressions.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: ask and tell time.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to math and schedules.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare telling time.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Clock cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Es ist ___ Uhr.”
  • Use a demo clock.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with o’clock times.
  • Use a clock.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add halb and Viertel.
  • Say your daily schedule.
  • Read many clocks.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🕒A demo clock
  • 💻German Time Check
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

die Uhrzeittime of dayWie spät ist es?What time is it?die Uhrclock/o’clockes ist…it is…halbhalfViertelquarterdie Stundehourdie Minuteminute
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 “Wie spät ist es?” mean?
What time is it?
QUESTION 2
What does “Es ist drei Uhr” mean?
It’s three o’clock.
QUESTION 3
What does “Uhr” mean?
O’clock (or clock/hour).

Reflect: die Uhrzeit.

Have students ask “Wie spät ist es?” and answer with an o’clock time in German. A printable time 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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Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: die Minute, die Stunde, die Uhr, die Uhrzeit, es ist…, halb, Viertel, Wie spät ist es?
  1. it is…
  2. clock/o’clock
  3. hour
  4. minute
  5. time of day
  6. What time is it?
  7. quarter
  8. half

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “Wie spät ist es?” mean?
  2. What does “Es ist drei Uhr” mean?
  3. What does “Uhr” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) es ist… · 2) die Uhr · 3) die Stunde · 4) die Minute · 5) die Uhrzeit · 6) Wie spät ist es? · 7) Viertel · 8) halb
Part B: 1) What time is it? 2) It’s three o’clock. 3) O’clock (or clock/hour).