Kate Dannenmaier
Thurs. 8:45-9:30
Bryker Woods Lesson Plan—Lesson 6
Lesson 6: Numbers, Time, and Adjectives
Objective: Improve understanding of numbers, integrate numbers into
communication by learning how to tell time, review adjectives and use them in a
sentence to describe animals.
Materials: Deutschbuch, notecards, overhead projector
A. Warm Up (approx. 6 min)
a. Greet the students with Guten Tag, ask them Wie geht’s and wait for a
few students to answer in a full sentence
b. Ask students if they remember the numbers rhyme(Eins, Zwei,
Polizei…), recite it once altogether. Say the rhyme loudly so students
who may not know it can be reminded.
c. Divide the class into halves, have one side say the first part of the
poem, then the other side reply with the next part of the poem, and so
on. After they recite it once, switch the roles so that the other side of
the class now has to say the first part of the poem.
d. Take out notecards with random numerals from 20-100 written on
them. Some of the notecards should have the German word for the
number written on them. Hold up a card and ask the class as a group
to say the German word. Make sure to review them on at least one
number from each tens group (23, 34, 45, etc.)
B. Numbers (approx. 10 min)
a. Have the children turn to the Connect-the-Dots page in their German
books. Explain the rule of the game, that they have to read the German
words in order to figure out in which order to connect the numbers.
b. As the children work in their books, walk around the classroom to
check if they’re doing it correctly.
c. As students finish, check their work and then give them a new
assignment: Write down five numerals and have them write the
German word for each. This allows the kids who finished the connectthe-dots assignment early to have something else to keep them
occupied while they wait on the rest of the class.
C. Time (approx. 15 minutes)
a. Have students turn to the Clocks page of their Deutschbuch. Ask if
anyone wants to try to say the German sentence (Wie viel Uhr ist es?)
written on the page. Ask if they understand what that means, then tell
them what the exact translation is (How much Time/Clock is it?). Say
the sentence, then have the entire class repeat after you, two or three
times.
b. Teach them how to reply. Say “Es ist vier Uhr” and have them repeat
after you. Ask them what it means, and then ask them how they might
say “It is 8 o’clock.” Ask two more time questions like that. Then ask
how they might say 8:15. Say “Es ist acht Uhr fünfzehn” and have them
repeat after you. Tell them the German sentence for “It is 7:45” and
have them repeat after you. Ask how they might say “It is 7:10, 6:50,
etc.” until they get the hang of it. Ask them how to say 5:30, and then
tell them that they could say “Halb-sechs” in that instance. Emphasize
that “Halb-sechs” means FIVE thirty, not SIX thirty. Ask them how to
say 7:30, 8:30, 2:30 etc. to make sure they understand that difference.
c. Draw a time on the clock in your Deutschbuch, visible on the overhead
projector, and ask them what time it is. Use all the clock drawings in
your own book, having the kids tell you what time it is each time.
d. Say “Es ist sechs Uhr” and have the kids write the time on their own
clocks. Walk around the room to make sure they got it right. Give out
seven more time statements and have students draw the time on their
clocks for each one.
D. Adjectives (approx. 10 minutes)
a. Review adjectives. Have kids pair up and quiz each other on the
adjectives (One says lieb, their partner has to say böse). After a
minute of one child quizzing the other, have them switch roles and
keep quizzing for another minute.
b. Put your animals page on the overhead projector. Point to an animal
and ask a ja/nein question about it. Do this with three animals and
have the kids answer.
c. Point to an animal and ask whether it is lieb/böse, langsam/schnell,
etc. Kids have to answer in full sentences. Do this five times.
d. Point to an animal and ask kids to give you adjectives for it. Once
you’ve thought of three adjectives, have the class recite a full sentence
describing the given animal. Do this three times.
e. Have kids turn to pages 15 and 16 of German books, and answer the
first question with them. Have the students complete the pages for
homework.