Arabic١٢٣
Year 5Autumn TermAges 9-10

Lesson Plans

Seasons & Weather

1

The Four Seasons

⏱ 40–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Name all four seasons in Arabic
  • Describe basic weather for each season

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Show four landscape photos (spring flowers, summer beach, autumn leaves, winter snow) — pupils guess the Arabic season name.

Main Activities

  1. 1Introduce the four seasons: ربيع (spring), صيف (summer), خريف (autumn), شتاء (winter)
  2. 2Teach weather words: حار (hot), بارد (cold), ممطر (rainy), مشمس (sunny), غائم (cloudy), ثلج (snow)
  3. 3Matching activity: pair seasons with typical weather descriptions
  4. 4Complete the Seasons Vocab Cards worksheet

Resources Needed

Season photo cardsWeather symbol flashcardsVocab Cards worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a sentence about each season describing the typical weather.

2

Today's Weather Report

⏱ 40–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Describe today's weather in Arabic
  • Use "الجو..." (The weather is...) in sentences

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Look out the window — describe what you see using Arabic weather words.

Main Activities

  1. 1Model weather reports: "الجو حار ومشمس اليوم" (The weather is hot and sunny today)
  2. 2Introduce temperature words: دافئ (warm), معتدل (mild), عاصف (stormy), ضبابي (foggy)
  3. 3Pupils create a weather report card for today in Arabic
  4. 4Pair share: present your weather report to a partner

Resources Needed

Weather report templateWriting Practice worksheetWeather vocabulary reference

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write weather reports for 5 different cities around the world in Arabic.

3

What I Do in Each Season

⏱ 40–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Combine seasons with activities
  • Form complex sentences about seasonal activities

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Season mime: mime an activity — class guesses the season and activity in Arabic.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach seasonal activity phrases: "في الصيف أسبح" (In summer I swim), "في الشتاء ألعب بالثلج" (In winter I play with snow)
  2. 2Create a seasons poster: draw activities for each season with Arabic labels
  3. 3Write 2 sentences per season about what you do
  4. 4Class discussion: favourite season and why — using "لأن..." (because...)

Resources Needed

Drawing paperSeasonal activity flashcardsSentence structure prompts

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a paragraph about your favourite season explaining what you do and why you like it.

4

Seasons and Weather Review

⏱ 40–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Consolidate seasons and weather vocabulary
  • Present a weather report confidently

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Weather bingo: teacher describes weather in Arabic — pupils cross off matching symbols.

Main Activities

  1. 1Tracing worksheet for seasons and weather vocabulary
  2. 2TV weather presenter activity: each pupil presents a weather forecast in Arabic using a map
  3. 3Peer assessment: rate each other's weather reports
  4. 4Reflection: which weather words are you most and least confident with?

Resources Needed

Tracing worksheetBlank map for weather forecastPeer assessment forms

⭐ Extension Challenge

Create a week-long weather diary in Arabic, recording each day's weather.

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