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.
The word weil wears a big boot that kicks the verb to the end of the sentence. An exercise on recogognising verbs, then some demonstrations of the boot and then some sentences for the students to work out themselves.
Two versions of battleship, one easier with words, one harder, with pictures. To practise giving opinions on holidays, Ich war in Spanien, es war langweilig.
A ppt with funny pictures of extreme body types (very tall, fat, small...) and a worksheet with sentences in German (Er ist gross, Sie ist klein...). Teacher shows pictures and says sentences in German, students work out the English translation by looking at the pictures and then write it on the worksheet next to the German sentences. Afterwards they can use the writing frame on the worksheet to describe themselves.
Not to be used with classes that will get too excited by funny pictures!
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
An activity for a first lesson with a class. My favourite colour, number ect with a twist. Good to get to know the class and revise word endings and word order. First slide is an example, second slide is vocab and third slide the worksheet which the students copy and fill in the gaps. Same activity in French and German. Have corrected some of the mistakes, if you find more, please let me know!
A digital + paper escape room aimed at GCSE German students, revising the topics of hobbies and family.
It is mainly a digital activity to be played in teams but requires 3 pages to be printed out (cutting out of cards optional).
The answers are in the download.
The activity can be adapted into other languages or shortened by clicking “reuse this genially” at the bottom.
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
Three word puzzles to practise vocab from pages 8-9 in the new GCSE Stimmt! book (what are you looking forward to and giving reasons). Ideal as plenary or recap starter in the next lesson. Includes answers.
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Sentence builder for weather and activities (Es regnet, also spiele ich Fussball). Students write down one sentence and then guess what sentence their parter has written. Can also be used as a kind of bingo game, the students write down 1-3 sentences, if they have the same sentences as the teacher they win.
A fun starter or plenary practising school vocab from pages 12-13 in the new AQA GCSE Stimmt! Red book (timetable and times). Includes three word puzzles and answers.
This is a Tarsia puzzle to practise and revise German school vocabulary for GCSE students, including subjects, rooms, uniform and rules.
A tarsia consists of puzzle pieces that the students cut out and then match words to form a certain shape (ideally students don’t know what shape that is). They will quickly realise their mistakes if the puzzle won’t fit together.
Great activity for Friday afternoons or end of term.
This download includes: sheets for students with jumbled up puzzle pieces, a answer sheet for the teacher in list form and showing the shape.
If the print quality of the powerpoint is not good enough, please use the pdf file for the students.
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Get a puzzle worksheet for each page of Chapter 2 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.
Practise German pronunciation with this 70-slide PowerPoint. It is suitable for all levels from beginners to A-Level, and can be used whenever the students struggle with a certain sound.
There is also version with sound available to buy.
It covers the main difficult letters/letter combinations like ‘ie’ and ‘ei’, ‘sp’ and ‘st’ and ‘J’. The sounds are practiced with the following activities: listen and repeat contrasting pairs (for students to work out the pronunciation), listen and point to what sound you hear, pair work, tongue twisters and a rule to copy down if possible.
The presentation is meant to be presented in chunks, when students come across a new sound or before speaking exams.
Note: the slides are not in alphabetical order but in order of how common the problem is. There is a hyperlinked index.
A fun escape-room style revision activity for first year learners of German on the topic of hobbies. It is based on Echt 1 but can be used with other beginners’ courses.
The topics include:
music
opinions
sports
hobbies
time phrases
verb second rule
word order with gern
present tense verb endings
Introducing our new collection of 25 digital images and clipart stickers of super cute pets! This set includes a variety of different animals and breeds of dogs that are sure to bring a smile to your face. Perfect for teachers looking to add some fun to their (virtual) classrooms, these clip art images can be used to create stickers, displays, decorate presentations, and more. These images have no background, making them easy to use, and perfect for any project. With this set, you’ll have a variety of cute and cuddly pets to choose from, including popular breeds like Labrador Retrievers, Poodles, and German Shepherds. Order now and add some furry fun to your online teaching materials today! Pets included:
· Hamster
· Dog
· Cat
· Long haired cat
· Guinea pig
· Budgie
· Gold fish
· Mouse
· Rabbit
· Snake
· Tortoise
· Horse
· Iguana
· Ferret
And the following dog breeds:
· Labrador
· Bulldog
· German Shepherd
· Poodle
· Beagle
· Rottweiler
· Pointer
· Dachshund
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