A 24-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It starts by introducing 12 new items of “favourite” vocab (e.g. “favourite food”, "“favourite film”, “favourite subject” etc.) with a listening exercise, along with a recap of what a compound noun is. There are some comprehension activities to see the “favourite” vocab in action, and then information about saying “my”, “your”, “his” and “her”. It is followed by a writing activity for students to practise the new grammar. It ends with a tangled translation, in which students need to separate the German and the English and write both out fully. At the end is a recap of key facts. This is lesson 36 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

An 18-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then practises some sports with a quick reading activity and then introduces some frequency phrases (e.g. “every day”, “at the weekend”, “three times per week” etc.). There is then a longer reading comprehension activity (included), and lots of information and practice about putting the verb as the second idea. There is a recap of key facts before a writing exercise to put it together. This is lesson 34 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 21-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then recaps two ways to state opinions (“Ich liebe/mag/hasse…” and “Ich finde es…”) before introducing a third way: “am liebsten”/“lieber”/"(gar) (nicht) (sehr) gern". There is then a listening activity based on “Ich finde…” sentences and a video about football. After that is a “spot the mistakes” activity and a conversation to practise in pairs. There is then a translation into English and into German and then information on why giving opinions and reasons is important (in the context of the GCSE mark scheme). There is then an introduction to “weil”, “da”, and “denn” and some practice with a dice game. It ends with a recap of key facts and a short writing exercise to put it together. This is lesson 33 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Using gern correctly Verbs in the third person Saying your, my, his, and her Key Phrases Adverbs of frequency Sports and hobbies Favourite things Invitation requests and responses It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”. Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers: Introduction to German My Family School Free Time My Home My Town Food and Shopping Body and Fitness Daily Routine Film, TV, Music and Social Media These can be purchased individually or as a bundles. You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Saying what there is not (using “kein”) Describing positions using the dative case Using the correct word for “the” and “a” (accusative and nominative case) Key Phrases Types of houses Areas you live in Prepositions Rooms Furniture It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”. Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers: Introduction to German My Family School Free Time My Home My Town Food and Shopping Body and Fitness Daily Routine Film, TV, Music and Social Media These can be purchased individually or as a bundles. You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 13-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity thinking about the German language and then goes through some general rules for correct classroom behaviour. It ends with a simple classroom instructions match-up activity. This is lesson 1 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Using “gern” to state opinions Justifying your opinions Using “seit” to say how long you’ve been doing something Key Phrases Music genres and example phrases Film genres Social media vocabulary Musical instruments vocabulary Music/TV/film/social media tense phrases It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”. Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers: Introduction to German My Family School Free Time My Home My Town Food and Shopping Body and Fitness Holidays Daily Routine These can be purchased individually or as a bundles. You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

An 18-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then talks through how to make links between German words and English words, including cognates, logic, and visual clues. It ends with a match-up activity (plus worksheet) for classroom speaking, e.g. “Ich habe mein Heft vergessen” etc. Also included is the worksheet itself for printing. Note that on the worksheet and the PowerPoint, you may need to change “R1” to your school’s reward system term. As well as that, there is a German Quiz PowerPoint included for an introduction to German and Germany. This is lesson 2 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 16-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then goes through the basic “How are you?” vocabulary with a vocab match-up activity. At the end, there is an introduction to the “Look, Cover, Write, Check” method of vocab learning (worksheet included) and a conversation gapfill as a plenary. This is lesson 4 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 12-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity thinking about the German language and then goes through the importance of the Knowledge Organiser (KO included!) and then goes through basic “Guten Tag” vocabulary. There is a listening activity of people saying “Hello” to each other" and a vocab matching activity. My Knowledge Organiser for beginners’ German is also included (Word and PDF available). This is lesson 3 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Conjugating “haben” and “sein” Creating the past (perfect) tense Using the conditional tense Key phrases Holiday vocabulary Holiday tense phrases It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”. Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers: Introduction to German My Family School Free Time My Home My Town Food and Shopping Body and Fitness Daily Routine Film, TV, Music and Social Media These can be purchased individually or as a bundles. You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Using “seit” Using imperatives to give advice Using “können” as a modal verb Key phrases Body parts Face parts Illnesses Saying how to stay fit (“Man kann…”) It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”. Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers: Introduction to German My Family School Free Time My Home My Town Food and Shopping Body and Fitness Daily Routine Film, TV, Music and Social Media These can be purchased individually or as a bundles. You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 36-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then goes through an introduction to phonics. It then goes through 16 common German phonic sounds for students to note down on a grid (included). It then asks students to try pronouncing some team members of the 2020 Women’s German National football team. There is also a short poem, and an activity to highlight the phonics covered in the lesson in the numbers up to 12. Also included is a grid for students to fill in at the same time. This is lesson 9 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 16-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and recaps the German-speaking countries already covered. Students are then tasked with labelling the three main German-speaking countries on their map (included), as well as the capitals and other major cities. There are a couple of reading activities included, and a small writing frame. Also included is the blank map for students to label. This is lesson 11 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 19-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then introduces the idea of verb conjugation (using “wohnen”). A grid for students to fill in is included. It then presents 11 country names in German, and practises them with two listening exercises. Please note: There is a reference to the Linguascope worksheet on countries, which I cannot share as it is protected by Copyright. Also included is a grid for students to fill in the conjugation of “wohnen”. This is lesson 10 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 16-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then recaps the school bag/equipment vocabulary. There is then a reminder about verb conjugation, and then some information on the verb “haben”, plus a grid and a worksheet for students to fill in (included). It finishes with a short writing task and some information about an up-coming assessment. Also included is the “haben” grid and worksheet for students to fill in. This is lesson 13 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 4-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then goes the instructions for carrying out the assessment as a writing activity. Also included are the markschemes (slightly different depending on if you do it as a speaking or a writing activity) which will enable you to grade students up to grade 9. There is also a slide to help you mark it so that you can write, e.g. “T4, T9” to feedback on students’ improvement targets. Students can then work on these in the next lesson by using the PowerPoint presentation for lesson 15, which explains to students what they need to do to improve the work and re-write it. This is lesson 14 and 15 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 30-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then introduces the idea of nouns and how they have different genders in German. It then introduces 12 items of equipment in the school bag. It then teaches whether to use “der”, “die”, or “das” or “einen”, “eine”, or “ein”. There are a couple of listening exercises, some short writing exercises, a reading comprehension, and some information about forming negatives with “kein/e/n”. This is lesson 12 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 10-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity thinking about German content already covered and then introduces some opinion adjectives and intensifiers. It talks through how to structure a simple conversation giving your opinion and encourages students to form opinions on brand names and other words covered so far. It ends with some translations This is lesson 18 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A 12-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then introduces lots of clothing vocabulary (along with the gender) and there is some translation (into English and then into German) to practise simple sentences. There is a listening/gap fill activity, before the grammar information about adjectival endings. It ends with a written exercise asking students to write about their school uniform. This is lesson 28 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available! Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger