I am a German native speaker from Berlin who works in a secondary school in Dorset.
I have been teaching for nine years from year 7 to A-Level and my specialty is using technology, puzzles and games in lessons.
I am a German native speaker from Berlin who works in a secondary school in Dorset.
I have been teaching for nine years from year 7 to A-Level and my specialty is using technology, puzzles and games in lessons.
Make German word order more memorable with these funny cartoons.
They could be used as displays, as part of a presentation on that topic (most fun if read by different people) or as an example for students to make their own comic strips with bitstrips.com.
The topics are word order with verb second place, word order with verb last place after ‘weil’ and Time-Manner-Place.
A vocabulary list in the form of a sentence builder, to help with word order. Vocab to describe addictions and give opinions, with a translation and writing task.
This is a bundle of six resources to teach the Berlin Wall to 6th form students, either as preparation for the research based essay (old spec) or the topic of "aspects of political life" (new spec).
It includes:
Ost-West-Kontrast PPT: a presentation of 8 maps of Germany (2016-2014) showing the distribution of e.g. unemployment and election results )to highlight the continuing differences between east and west Germany.
Two lists of past research based essay questions for Edexcel (old spec)
Potsdamer Plaz PPT: four pictures illustrating changes in Berlin's centre
Quiz Berliner Mauer: 11 Questions about the history of the Berlin wall, including answers
Survey: a survey of 10 questions in English to check how much students already know about the history of the Berlin wall before starting the unit
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Get a puzzle worksheet for each page of Chapter 3 in Stimmt! 1 book. Each worksheet contains three different types of word puzzles (crossword puzzles, unjumbling, word clouds, cryptograms…) to practise the vocabulary and grammar on each page. Also includes answers.
All you need to get students confidently using German numbers.
This pack focuses on getting the students to use their logic to work out how numbers in German are put together, including irregular ones.
This pack includes a 47-slide powerpoint presentation, crossword puzzles, card sort and jigsaw puzzle and list of game ideas to practise numbers.
Details:
The presentation includes pronunciation practise of ei-ie, different activities and games to practise the numbers and links to quizlet and Kahoot. The card sorting activity shows numbers in different Germanic languages to make students understand language families and cognates. There are two tarsia jigsaw puzzles for lower and higher numbers. Students cut out the square and triangular pieces and work out what shape they need to make by matching up the numbers in German.
Note: For some activities you need to draw on the powerpoint. To get a pen, click control+p while in presentation mode.
A fun starter or plenary practising hobby vocab from pages 31-32 in the new AQA GCSE Stimmt! Red book (music types and opinions, gern/lieber/am liebsten). Includes three word puzzles and answers. The powerpoint shows the CD covers for the crossword puzzle because they might be easier to recognise in colour.
A comprehensive and clear overview over the cases in German (Nominative, Accusative, Dative, Genitive) including definitions, articles, adjective endings and pronouns.
Also includes a picture to illustrates the connection between roles and cases.
*Corrected version
A fun starter or plenary practising hobby vocab from pages 33-34 in the new AQA GCSE Stimmt! Red book (film and tv, plurals and opinions). Includes three word puzzles and answers.
There are two version, one including a task on plurals to go with the book, the other with film and TV vocab only for users of other schemes of work.
Get your students used to GCSE style questions early with translations, picture description and role plays based on vocab learned in Studio 3 Module 1 “Spécial vacances”. It is based on the vocabulary of the foundation book, but can be used for vert + rouge.
This download includes:
-powerpoint with two pictures with exam style questions in French with optional English to guide students along.
-translation worksheet with three different tasks
-two role play cards with teacher script for student pair work, bullet points either in French or English
answers for the translation task are included in the powerpoint
Get your students used to GCSE style questions early with translations, picture description and role plays based on vocab learned in Studio 3 Module 5 “Moi dans le monde”. It is based on the vocabulary of the foundation book, but can be used for vert + rouge.
This download includes:
-powerpoint with two pictures with exam style questions in French with optional English to guide students along.
-translation worksheet with three different tasks
-two role play cards with teacher script for student pair work, bullet points either in French or English
answers for the translation task are included in the powerpoint
Get your students used to GCSE style questions early with translations, picture description and role plays based on vocab learned in Studio 3 Module 1 “Ma vie social d’ado”. It is based on the vocabulary of the foundation book, but can be used for vert + rouge.
This download includes:
-powerpoint with three pictures with 5 GCSE style questions each in French with optional English to guide students along.
-translation worksheet with three different tasks
-two role play cards for student pair work, bullet points either in French or English
answers for the translation task are included in the powerpoint
Get your students used to GCSE style questions early with translations, picture description and role plays based on vocab learned in Studio 3 Module 3 “À l’horizon”. It is based on the vocabulary of the foundation book, but can be used for vert + rouge.
This download includes:
-powerpoint with three pictures with exam style questions in French with optional English to guide students along.
-translation worksheet with three different tasks
-two role play cards with teacher script for student pair work, bullet points either in French or English
answers for the translation task are included in the powerpoint
A web-based activity to introduce students to Spain’s geography and culture and first Spanish words. Unlike other webquests, students here use internet research to solve puzzles and codes while learning about Spain. It also does not require any printing as all answers are entered and checked in the webpage.
Ideal activity at the beginning of a course in Spanish language or European geography or as a fun activity last lesson before the holidays.
The activity includes tasks on:
• Spain’s location in the world
• Spanish cities
• 360-degree picture quests
• famous Spanish people
• Spanish companies
• Greetings in Spanish
A fun starter or plenary practising hobby vocab from pages 36-37 in the new AQA GCSE Stimmt! Red book (sports and conditional). Includes three word puzzles and answers.
Make the students use their brain with this thinking skill activity.
Includes two different puzzles each with vocab help and instructions.
Students read clues about family members, character and birthdays to work out connections, fill in a grid and solve the puzzle.
Start every German lesson with an interesting random fact in German with vocabulary help. Will get students wanting to work it out as soon as they come in.
Or combine it with verb practice with a quick revision of past, present and future and inversion of a German phrase.
35 slides of facts or 20 different phrases+fact slides plus answers
A fun starter or plenary practising school vocab from pages 15- 16 in the new AQA GCSE Stimmt! Red book (school system and describing your school). Includes three word puzzles and answers.
Note: Crossword corrected now
A lesson that your students will not forget quickly!
Now includes a remote learning ready, digital only version.
A timetable themed escape room activity in which students need to do German language related puzzles to get a find all the codes to help Johann stay out of trouble at school . Ideal as vocab revision for the first year of German. Will keep them focused even in the last lesson before the holidays!
It includes vocab from the topics school subjects and opinions, numbers, colours, telling the time, hobbies (online activities).
There is a “digital only” version and a" mixed media" (digital+paper) version. The “mixed media” version is more fun because it involves the game website and real life puzzles ( jigsaws, code wheels and string activities) that make the activities more “real”, but requires quite a bit of preparation by the teacher. The “digital” version only requires one print out and can be done last minute. Student will need one computer, laptop or iPad per group.
The resource includes:
Link to "Der Stundenplan” website
Teacher instruction, including how to put together the puzzle items and example pictures
Teacher answers
Powerpoint with game introduction
Puzzles to print out/Files for digital versions
** A lesson that your students will not forget quickly!
Now digital version included - no prep - self marking
A spy themed escape room activity in which students need to do German language related puzzles to get a code to jump from one website to the next in search of the “mole” . Ideal as vocab and grammar revision for year 12 or year 13 for AQA German AS/A Level. Will keep them focused even in the last lesson before the holidays!
It includes vocab from the topics celebrations, digital world, architecture and Berlin.
There is a “digital only” version and a" digital+paper" version. The “digital+paper” version is more fun because it involves the game website and real life puzzles ( jigsaws, code wheels and string activities) that make the activities more “real”, but requires quite a bit of preparation by the teacher. The “digital only” version can be used without preparation and for remote learning.
Comments from 6th form students:
“This is intense!” “This was the best lesson I’ve had in some time!” “Can we do another one soon?”
The resource includes:
Link to “Findet den Maulwurf!” website
Teacher instruction, including how to put together the puzzle items and example pictures
Teacher answers
Powerpoint with game introduction
Puzzles to print out/Files for digital versions