Italian Early Level
The Weather
Early Level Significant Aspects of Learning
• Use language in a range of contexts and across learning
• Develop confidence and enthusiasm to communicate using the
language being learnt
• Begin to develop an awareness of other countries, cultures and
languages
• Listen and join in with simple songs, stories and rhymes
• Explore and recognise patterns and sounds of language through
listening, watching and playing
• Understand, respond to and say simple greetings and personal
information (e.g. name)
• Repeat and understand simple familiar language from a familiar
source
• Actively take part in simple daily routine language
• Participate in familiar games including outdoor learning
• Begin to explore resources to support my learning e.g. picture
dictionaries
Vocabulary
Che tempo fa?
Please note: there are 6 different weather types listed but you may want to
start with 3 and work your way up as learners progress.
You could start with the 3 most likely in the season you are in and then add
more as the seasons change!
Che tempo fa?
Fa bello
Fa caldo
Fa freddo
E` grigio
Nevica!
Piove!
What’s the weather like?
It’s nice
It’s hot
It’s cold
It’s grey
It’s snowing
It’s raining
Che tempo fa?
Fa bello!
Fa caldo!
Fa freddo
E` grigio
Piove
Nevica!
Embedding the language
Ask what the weather is like in Italian at
the start of everyday along with the date.
While learning outdoors in differing weathers, I have described and recorded the
weather, its effects and how it makes me feel and can relate my recordings to the
seasons.
SOC 0-12a
Sample activities
You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to
practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or
adapt them to suit the needs of your class.
You will find a set of more challenging activities in First Level
Weather.
Che tempo fa?
• Look at the following weather
pictures.
• Listen to the three different
weathers in Italian.
• Can you choose which one best
describes the picture?
Che tempo fa?
Si! Fa bello! 
Che tempo fa?
Si! Nevica! 
Che tempo fa?
Si! Piove! 
Che tempo fa`?
Si! Fa` caldo! 
Che tempo fa?
Si! Fa fredo! 
Che tempo fa?
Fancy dress game.
• Select a range of props which match the different
weather types (e.g. sunglasses, hat and scarf, warm
coat, bucket and spade, umbrella etc.)
• Pupils sit in a circle with all items placed in the
middle.
• One pupil goes to the centre.
• All pupils chant, “Che tempo fa?”
• Teacher (or pupil) calls a weather in Italian.
• Pupil in the centre puts on an item of clothing which
matches that type of weather.
Weather snap!
• Pupils have different weather symbol cards on
their desks/in a group
• Class ask the question “Che tempo fa`?”
• Teacher says a weather type and they have to slap
the card (or hold up the correct one!).
• As they grow in confidence they can be asked to
individually choose a weather.
Che tempo fa?
Charades
• Teacher teaches actions to each of the weather
phrases e.g. shivering for cold, putting up an
umbrella for rain etc.
• Class chant question “Che tempo fa?”
• Teacher then says a weather phrase and class do
the mime as a group.
• Pupils then take over saying the weather phrase.
• Teacher then models miming a weather and pupils
have to guess which one it is.
• Pupils then mime for others in class.
Songs and videos!
You will find a bank of sample songs and videos which you can use
to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt
them to suit the needs of your class.
You will find a set of more challenging activities in First Level
Days of the Week and Months.
Che tempo fa?
Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa?
Fa bello, bello, bello, bello
Fa bello, bello, bello, bello
Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa?
Fa caldo, caldo, caldo, caldo
Fa caldo, caldo, caldo, caldo
Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa?
E 'grigio, grigio, grigio,grigio
E 'grigio, grigio, grigio,grigio
Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa?
Fa freddo, freddo, freddo, freddo
Fa freddo, freddo, freddo, freddo
Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa?
Nevica, nevica, nevica, nevica
Nevica, nevica, nevica, nevica.
Arricederci!