A PowerPoint presentation regarding the German language, its similarity to English, some cognates and loan words, techniques for working out new words and a classroom class talk speaking activity for students to have in their books and use through the year. You’ll need to adapt the worksheet and PowerPoint so that it reflects your school’s reward name (I talk about gaining a “Silver” and a “Gold”). I have loads of Y7 German lessons (including Knowledge Organisers), plus KS4 German Knowledge Organisers for the entire GCSE course available from my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

All students start with “Starting Sheet” and have the homework one week to memorise the full sheet. The sheet has lots of key verbs and three tense sentences for each verb. In the next lesson, all students get Round 1. They have to fill in the gaps. If the student reaches the pass mark, they are on to Round 2 the following week. If not, they complete Round 1 again until they pass. (Homework can be to revise from Starting Sheet every week.) It gets more difficult each week until Round 10, in which they’re filling in the full German and English sentences in different tenses.

Ingredients and instructions with pictures to make Honigkekse - simple honey biscuits. Instructions are in English on reverse.

A list of 20 holiday homework tasks, e.g. a supermarket challenge, a German song challenge, a bake-off challenge, a board game challenge, an advert challenge… something suitable for everyone. Each challenge has simple instructions with it.

A presentation to guide beginners through strategies to working out new German words as a confidence booster. Mentions similarity to English, prior knowledge, visual clues, and common sense. Also talks about its similarity to English, cognates, loan words, Ends with an activity asking students to put these tips into practice by translating the classroom talk phrases. They can then stick these on the inside of the cover of their book and use the phrases over the year. The PowerPoint and worksheet will need to be edited to reflect your school’s reward name. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 1.1 - Relationship with Family and Friends. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Haben and sein”, “Regular and irregular verbs in the present tense”, and “Reflexive verbs in the present tense”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.

An information sheet explaining how to state your opinion in German, how to use interesting intensifiers, giving reasons using “weil”, “denn”, and “da”, and then plenty of adjectives using emojis. Goes well with the 6-page classroom display posters (​https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-making-your-opinions-interesting-display-with-emojis-6-pages-12164824)

Display posters for creating more interesting opinions and justifications in German using emojis. Starts with ways to state your opinion, then lists intensifiers, explains “weil”, “denn”, and “da”, and then gives three pages of emoji adjectives to use. I recommend printing off on at least A3 size, in colour, and laminate them.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Writing exam - the Photo Card description part (which only appears on the Foundation tier). It explains the format of the exam, the mark scheme, some general tips, and some useful vocabulary to structure answers.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Writing exam - the 150-word essay part (which only appears on the Higher tier). It explains the format of the exam, information on the word count, the mark scheme, some general tips, some common question vocabulary, information on stating and explaining your opinion, and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Writing exam - the 90-word essay part. It explains the format of the exam, information on the word count, the mark scheme, some general tips, some common question vocabulary, information on stating and explaining your opinion, and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Writing exam - the 40-word essay part (which only appears on the Foundation tier). It explains the format of the exam, information on the word count, the mark scheme, some general tips, some common question vocabulary, information on stating and explaining your opinion, and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - a list of key vocabulary and phrases to memorise for the exam. It includes key question words, information about stating and explaining your opinion, some key verbs in different tenses, and tips for the Role Play, Photo Card and General Conversation.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - the Role Play part. It explains the format of the exam, the mark scheme, some useful questions words, some general tips, information on forming questions, information on register (“Sie” vs. “du”), and information on stating and explaining your opinion.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - the Photo Card part. It explains the format of the exam, the mark scheme, some useful questions words, some general tips, and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - the General Conversation part at the Higher tier. It explains the format of the exam, the mark scheme, some useful questions words, information on stating and explaining your opinion, and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - the General Conversation part at the Foundation tier. It explains the format of the exam, the mark scheme, some useful questions words, information on stating and explaining your opinion, and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Reading exam (both tiers). It explains the format of the exam, tips for before, during, and after the exam, some useful questions words and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the English to German translation section of the Writing exam. It covers an example question and layout, the mark scheme, some general tips, and some basic tense structures.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Listening exam (both tiers). It explains the format of the exam, tips for before, during, and after the exam, some useful questions words and some basic tense structures.