Italian
Weather
Activity context
These digital resources are designed for languages teachers to use with Interactive Whiteboards. This
activity has been designed to consolidate the languge in the topic area of weather.
Syllabus links:
4.UL.2
demonstrates understanding of the main ideas and supporting detail in written texts and
responds appropriately
4.UL.3
establishes and maintains communication in familiar situations
4.MLC.1 demonstrates understanding of the importance of appropriate use of language in diverse contexts
5.UL.2
selects, summarises and analyses information and ideas in written texts and responds
appropriately
5.UL.3
uses Italian by incorporating diverse structures and features to express own ideas
5.MLC.1 demonstrates understanding of the nature of languages as systems by describing and comparing
linguistic features across languages
Notebook page
Activity
Weather: vocabulary
To teach vocabulary related to weather.
Teacher or students click on the vocabulary
cards. When clicked, the cards will flip over and
show the written word.
Teachers can use this as a tool to teach
vocabulary items.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many
vocabulary items and images.
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Seasons: vocabulary
To teach vocabulary related to seasons.
Teacher or students click on the vocabulary
cards. When clicked, the cards will flip over and
show the written word.
Teachers can use this as a tool to teach
vocabulary items.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many
vocabulary items and images.
Weather and seasons: vocabulary
To consolidate vocabulary related to weather
and seasons.
Students click on the flashing pictures. When
they click, the picture will stop flashing and
students are given three vocabulary options to
choose from.
When they click the correct word, the pictures
will begin to flash again.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many
vocabulary items and images.
Weather: memory game
To consolidate vocabulary related to weather
and seasons.
Students form teams. Team members click on
two cards and try to find pairs. Students take
turns from each group. When two matching
cards are found (picture and text), the team gets
a point. The winning team is the team which
finds the most pairs.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many
vocabulary items and images.
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Seasons and months
To consolidate vocabulary related to seasons
and months.
Students click on the spinning wheel image to
make the spindle spin and stop randomly on a
month. Students need to make a sentence
stating what season the month is in. They could
also add extra sentences regarding weather and
clothing in relation to that month. To restart the
spindle simply click again on the picture.
In this activity students need to have learnt the
vocabulary and sentence structures for seasons
and months.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many
segments.
Seasons and weather: jumbled words
To consolidate vocabulary related to seasons
and weather.
Students click on 'start' to begin the timer. They
then rearrange the balls with jumbled letters to
reveal an Italian phrase associated with
seasons or weather. If they are having difficulty
they may hit 'clue' to reveal a picture.
In this activity students need to have learnt the
vocabulary for seasons and weather.
The Notebook file can be edited to include five
vocabulary items and images.
Seasons and weather: word match
To consolidate vocabulary related to seasons
and weather.
Students read the English and Italian
vocabulary, then drag the appropriate Italian
word into the position to the left of its English
equivalent. Teachers can time the students
completing this activity.
In this activity students need to have learnt the
vocabulary for season and weather words.
The Notebook file can be edited to include up to
eight vocabulary items and translations.
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Assessment strategies:
The teacher:
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observes students participating in activities
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provides oral feedback to the class and to individual students.
Assessment criteria:
The student:
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listens actively to aid comprehension
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contributes to the identification and labelling of the vocabulary
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demonstrates comprehension, e.g. by matching words to pictures

develops writing skills in context, e.g. matching words with pictures and labelling objects.
The Notebook files for each student can form part of your assessment to inform your teaching and capture
"point in time" learning.
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