German 101, Lab 04: Schedules and Days of the Week, Novice Low

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Amber Hoye, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

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Schedules and Days of the Week

Description:

Student will practice describing their schedule based on the different days of the week. Students will practice discussing different school subjects and their daily schedule. 

Proficiency Level:

Novice Low

Keywords:

Schedule, weekdays, weekend, school, major, activity

World-Readiness Standards:

  • Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
  • Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. 
  • Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied. 
  • Standard 3.1 Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through German.

Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:

  • COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions. 
  • COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
  • COMM 3.1: Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media in the target language.
  • CLTR 1.3: Function appropriately in diverse contexts within the target culture.
  • CONN 1.2: Relate information studied in other subjects to the target language and culture.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can talk about my weekly routine. 
  • I can talk about what I learn and do
  • I can list my classes and tell what time they start and end
  • In my own and other cultures, I understand the similarities and differences between a class schedule in the United States and in Germany 

Materials Needed:

Schedules

Days of the Week Cards

Google Slideshow

Wet erase markers

Towel and spray bottle

Would you like to make changes to the materials? Access the template(s) below:

- Schedule Cards (Canva Template, free account required)

- Day of the Week Cards (Canva Template, free account required)

Warm-up

1. Students will be given the days of the week cards. 

2. Students will practice independently to put them in the correct order

3. Afterwards show the correct order on the board and make sure that students have it correct

Main Activity

1. Have students come up with as many school subjects they know and write them on the board as a word bank 

2. Then, students will work in partners to build each other's schedules, asking what they have on each day at different times. 

3. Students will record each other's schedule on the schedule cards. 

4. After students are done writing they will share with the group something about their partners schedule

Wrap-up

1. Discuss with students the similarities and differences between a German calendar and an American one

End of lab:

End of lab: Can-Do statement check-in... “Where are we?”

  • Read can-do statements and have students evaluate their confidence with the emoji cards
  • Encourage students to be honest in their self evaluation
  • Pay attention, ask questions, and try to use feedback for future labs!

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can talk about my weekly routine. 
  • I can talk about what I learn and do
  • I can list my classes and tell what time they start and end
  • In my own and other cultures, I understand the similarities and differences between a class schedule in the United States and in Germany 
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