Resources for Stages 3 and 4
Unterrichtssprache - run lessons in German!
A quick checklist for maximising the use of German in your classroom.
Beginn mit Deutsch
A complete course for Stage 4 (100 hours) German, including print and audio materials. Available through TaLe for DET teachers only. You will need you DET username and password to access this resource.
Eine Reise durch Deutschland
Planning for an exchange
Take your students on a virtual exchange to Germany! Students select from eight different host families and send them an email of introduction. Students also select a present to give their host family and provide reasons for their choice. This activity includes relevant web sites for researching the home towns of the host families, as well as the addresses for actual pen-friend and exchange organisations, so interested students can make that extra step.
Gedichte im Unterricht
If you think having your students write poetry in German is unachievable, then just take a look at these fantastic ideas from Margot Kranich (Loxton HS, SA)! Your students will get a buzz out of creating something so wonderful from scratch, and it takes less than a lesson!
Einige Abkürzungen aus der SMS-Szene!
gN8, ilD! (Gute Nacht, ich liebe dich!)
Wer kann die beste SMS-Message in deiner Klasse schreiben?
Verstehst du Emoticons?
Wenn du auf Deutsch simsen möchtest, findest du alle die nützlichen Emoticons auf diesem Blatt!
Computerspaß!
Wie groß waren die ersten Computer? Wozu braucht man eine Soundkarte? Wie rechnet ein Computer? Wer ist Bill Gates?
ICT combines with German in this activity!
Deutsch und der Computer
A glossary of terms for students to match (German to English).
Chinese calendar
This activity introduces students to the Chinese lunar calendar, combining animals and dates.
Welches Bundesland ist das?
Can your students unscramble the anagrams to find the German states?
Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge
A wonderful play for upper primary or lower secondary students to learn. Using a combination of German and English, students are able to perform the well-known fairytale with a slightly comic slant.
Haustiere - sample memory game
Memory is a great way to reinforce vocab. There are many ways of designing your own memory game, including: 1. picture + word 2. picture + definition 3. word + definition 4. singular + plural. Under this link you will find samples of all of the above types, based on the topic "Haustiere". Students can also make up their own games on any topic, discovering plurals or writing definitions for themselves. Viel Spaß beim Spielen!
Jahrgang
Practising saying the year in German and filling in a simple personal profile.
Wer bin ich?
Can your students guess the famous person? (pairwork)
Wann hast du denn Geburtstag?
A wonderful poem about the months for students to complete and learn. Suitable for upper primary and junior secondary.
Gehen wir ins Kino?
Can your students match the German film title to its English equivalent?
Die Nummer
Exercises based around the numbers 0-100.
Woher kommst du?
Do your students know their countries?
Hobbies
Pairwork activity.
Wie bist du?
Pairwork activity based around personal descriptions.
Halt das Känguru fest!
The popular Australian song translated into German.
Das Familienfoto
Using rhyme as a cue, students fill in the blanks to complete the poem about the Kunterbunt family. Younger students could cut out the missing words and glue them into the correct spaces.
Hokus Pokus
The German version of "Hokey Pokey" - great for consolidating the parts of the body!
Die Farben einmal anders
Once you have introduced the colours, this activity looks at colour associations and colour-related idioms such as blaumachen and das Gelbe vom Ei sein. Excellent for promting higher order thinking! Suitable for Stages 4 and 5.
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