Teamwork, logical thinking and lots of Christmas fun! No preparation needed except printing worksheets. All answers included. A Christmas themed escape room to play as an Advent Calendar, one puzzle a day, or all in one go as a Christmas lesson. 24 different types of puzzles, some Christmas themed, some general knowledge (but googling is allowed!) aimed at 13-18 year olds. You will need: an internet connections, powerpoint and access to Youtube (optional). Let’s get merry!

** A lesson that your students will not forget quickly! Now digital version included - no prep - self marking Try a sample: https://view.genial.ly/5ee4f42237584d0da6288527 A-Level and first year learners available as well. 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 the second, third or fourth year of learning German. Will keep them focused even in the last lesson before the holidays! It includes vocab from the topics family, celebrations, hobbies, perfect and imperfect tense. Includes answers.

A fun escape room aimed at year 3 and above. Can be played on any device and no preparation or marking needed. Topics covered: fractions times table figurative speech synonyms teling the time addition and sustractions famous towers Answers included

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 “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 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

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 “Bien dans sa peau”. 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

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

Start the GCSE course with a French crime story that lasts a whole module! This Murder Mystery is designed to run alongside Studio AQA GCSE Higher/Foundation Chapter 1 “Qui suis-je”, (and can be be adapted for Edexcel version) This project is intended to complement/ replace exercises from the text book and will link the pages together into one thrilling crime story. My students ask every lessons if they will find out today ‘whodunit’, especially as there is a prize for the best detective! The project should not take up much more time than using the book on its own as some tasks can replace text book tasks and get students to revise the text book vocabulary in a different context. Topics: describing appearance and character speaking about friendship family relationships and reasons why you (don’t) get on with each other future tense + going out to town places in town + prepositions perfect tense+ going out imperfect+ childhood Includes: • puzzles, reading, writing, listening (teacher reading), speaking, translation and role play tasks • film trailer for the project, powerpoint (more than 60 slides) and work booklet (12 pages) • teacher guidance (hidden in the ppt, can be seen in edit mode) • activity overview • answers to all tasks

A web-based activity to introduce students to French geography and culture and first French words. Unlike other webquests, students here use internet research to solve puzzles and codes while learning about France. It also does not require any printing as all answers are entered and checked on the webpage. Ideal activity at the beginning of a course in French language or European geography or as a fun activity last lesson before the holidays. The activity includes tasks on: • France’s location in the world • Main points of French geography • pictures of French cities • 360-degree picture quests • famous French peoples • French companies and what they produce • Greetings in French • French numbers

A lesson that your students will not forget quickly! Digital version - no prep - self marking Students are immersed in exploring a secret space facility to find the alien and practise German numbers and dates on the way as well as cultural skills like recognising Euro coins. There are two versions included: A new digital only version which can be played on any device. The original version which includes some documents to print out to use in class. Answers included.

This is an introduction with exercises on how to use the Collins online dictionary and how to avoid common pitfalls when translating. No preparation or printing required and all tasks will mark themselves. The examples used are in French but no prior knowledge of French is required so it could be used for students of other languages as the principles of using a dictionary will be the same. A German version is available from my shop. This activity covers: • different meanings • parts of speech • conjugation and verb tables • gender • plurals • pronunciation • idioms

This is an introduction with exercises on how to use the Collins online dictionary and how to avoid common pitfalls when translating. No preparation or printing required and all tasks will mark themselves. The examples used are in German but no prior knowledge of German is required so it could be used for students of other languages as the principles of using a dictionary will be the same. A French version is available from my shop. This activity covers: • different meanings • parts of speech • conjugation and verb tables • gender • plurals • pronunciation • idioms

New Digital Version now available A web-based activity to introduce students to German geography and culture and first German words. Unlike other webquests, students here use internet research to solve puzzles and codes while learning about Germany. 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 German language or European geography or as a fun activity last lesson before the holidays. The activity includes tasks on: • Germany’s location in the world • German cities • 360-degree picture quests • famous Germans • German companies • Greetings in German

Let history come to life with an escape room lesson! New version: no preparation, self marking, remote learning ready. Get students to puzzle their way through the history of the Berlin Wall, trying to stay in touch with their long lost friend Thomas on the other side of the wall. Engage students with a story website that will require them to work through a mix of text, video, jigsaw puzzles and codes to be the first one to win. This resource can be used as a revision lesson on the topic of the Berlin Wall or, with some internet research by the students, as a first introduction to the topic. It should take between 45 min and 2 hours, depending on age and prior knowledge. The new digital version is longer. As a native of Berlin I have been teaching this topic as part of my German lessons for about 10 years now. On the 3rd October, German national day, all my classes (aged 13-18) get a one lesson run through of the history of the wall and students are always fascinated by it. The topics covered here are: • the situation of Germany under the occupation of the allies after the war • the differences between East and West • why people escaped to the West • the building of the wall • what is the Stasi • what led to the fall of the wall • what happened on the 9th of November 1989 Includes: • link to dedicated story website (2 versions) • documents, excel and powerpoint files • puzzles • lesson plan • answers I have also included a powerpoint presentation of statistics showing the present-day differences between former East and West Germany and a collection of my favourite youtube videos on the topic.

A lesson that your students will not forget quickly! No prep needed - remote learning ready! A history-themed escape room activity for beginners in French in which students need to solve language related puzzles to chase down the legendary Count de Saint German, who is said to be immortal. They will use historical documents, puzzles and virtual trips to France to open the locks on the website and get closer to the prize. Students need to know French colours, numbers, clothes and months. This will keep them focused, even on the last lesson of term. This resources contains a remote learning version and a classroom based verion. The resource includes: Digital Escape Room on Genially - no other resources needed, will work on any device. Classroom version: paper puzzles and “historical” documents Link to "The mysterious Count de Saint Germain” website. Teacher instruction and answers

New version: remote learning ready - digital only - no preparation needed - self-marking A lesson that your students will not forget quickly! A spy themed escape room activity in which students need to solve German language related puzzles to get a code to jump from one website to the next in search of the German spy. There are two versions included here: a new digital only version and the original classroom based version. Ideal as vocab revision on the topic of food . Will keep them focused even in the last lesson before the holidays! It focuses on vocab and research on German food but the origitanl version also includes vocab from the topics school and hobbies, and practises word order and past participles. The resource includes: Link to “Findet den Spion!” website and introduction video. Teacher instruction, including how to put together the puzzle items Teacher answers Puzzles to print out/Files for digital versions

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