Weather Words in French

Grade level

Grades 1–3

Time

About 15 minutes

Topic

Weather and clothes

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Describing the weather with il fait, il pleut and il neige, Naming clothes, Choosing clothes for the weather

What kids do

Printed on the sheet:

1. Quel temps fait-il ? means “What is the weather like?”
2. Draw a line from each French sentence to its meaning.
3. The weather is nice.
4. Il y a du vent.

Teacher tip

Act out each sentence: put on an invisible coat for il fait froid and an umbrella for il pleut.

How to use it

• Point at your own clothes as you name them.
• Act out each weather sentence: shiver for il fait froid, fan yourself for il fait chaud.
• Say every French word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.

Watch for

Translating word for word. French says il fait froid (it makes cold), not “il est froid”.

Talk about it

• Which clothes word surprised you?
• Does this word look like an English word you know?

Take it further

Let a weather helper give a short French weather report every morning.

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