If you’re looking for fun ideas for kids to learn German, this blog has ideas, games and activities that your child will love to do at home.

Our free German worksheets for kids posts are among the most popular on our blog. Today I wanted to highlight some of the recent German materials we’ve shared over the years here on the blog. Many of these are buried and I thought I would put them together in one easy-to-find post! If your kids/students are just beginning to learn German, I hope you find something useful! If you like...

Our collection of Germany Crafts for Kids are ideal to help you learn about this amazing country! Perfect for German Unity Day and Oktoberfest!

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Inside: An overview of CLT (communicative language teaching), its history, and examples of techniques and activities. 'Communicative language teaching' has been a buzzword among language teachers and researchers for a while now, and a popular way of describing language approaches since the 1990s. However, if you spend a little time Googling 'what is the definition

Our free German worksheets for kids posts are among the most popular on our blog. Today I wanted to highlight some of the recent German materials we’ve shared over the years here on the blog. Many of these are buried and I thought I would put them together in one easy-to-find post! If your kids/students are just beginning to learn German, I hope you find something useful! If you like...

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Character traits is an important skill to help students understand characters. This post shares strategies and free character trait activities.

Here are some fun end of lesson activities and ideas that can be used for the remaining three to five minutes of you class time.

I'm back with another installment in my series 10 words that English borrowed from… and the focus today is on German! I don't speak a word in German, except for these words that are used in English. I'm sure my pronunciation is completely off, so it's a good thing that you're reading it and not listening to it! 1. NOODLE I had no idea, before writing this post, that "noodle" derives from a German word! The original word has a slightly different spelling: nudel. When I hear the word, I always think of a Chinese or Japanese dish, but I know that's probably just me :) 2. KAPUT It can also be written with a double "t" as in German. The German word actually derives from the French word "capot" so, maybe, this should be listed under 10 words that English borrowed from French? If you don't know what it means, it is "no longer working", "broken". 3. ZEITGEIST The general spirit of an era as in "the new movie really captured the 'zeitgeist' of the 60s". 4. KINDERGARTEN "Kinder" means children and "garten" means, well, "garden" (you didn't see that coming, right?) Here's a video with a brief explanation of how the word found its way into English. 5. HAMBURGER The name of one of the most famous American sandwiches derives from the name of the city of Hamburg in Germany. 6. POODLE, ROTTWEILER, SCHNAUZER If you love dogs, you'll know that these words refer to dog breeds. I had never realized until now that they are all words that come from German. Poodle: it derives from "Pudel", which is short for "Pudelhund". Rottweiler: there is a city in Germany called Rottweil. Schauzer: it derives from "Schnauze", which means snout. 7. ÜBER This word meaning "over, beyond" has been adopted as a prefix in English as in übermodel, überfamous, übercool, and so on. Let me ask you something: are you übertired of hearing people using the prefix "über"? 8. WANDERLUST I love this word, but I don't know if I like it for how it sounds or for what it means. All I can say is that from time to time I'm taken by wanderlust and I wish I could succumb to this strong desire to travel. This word is also an example of how similar English is to German in some occasions. 9. POLTERGEIST Raise your hand if you learned the meaning of this word by watching the 80s movie! In German, "poltern" means "to knock" and "Geist" means "spirit" (as in #3 zeitgeist). And I couldn't resist embedding the original movie trailer from 1982: 10. DOPPELGÄNGER As we're approaching Halloween, I thought I'd finish the list with "Poltergeist" and "Doppelgänger" as I believe you can have students working with these two words to generate many scary stories. "Doppelgänger" refers to a double. It can either be a ghostly one or not, but it usually is the cause of much fear and angst. So, tell me, did you know all of these words? Are there any German words commonly used in English that I should have included? Thanks for reading! Read: 10 words that English borrowed from Japanese Read: 10 words that English borrowed from Spanish Read: 10 words that English borrowed from French Read: 10 words that English borrowed from Portuguese Read: Teacher-authors around the world

Inside: Conversation Jenga for the language class. When I put my students in a speaking situation, I like to make it low-pressure and fun. We’ve really enjoyed conversation Jenga lately– which is obviously better than a worksheet with questions to ask each other. In a sense, conversation Jenga is an authentic speaking situation because it’s a

Self-portrait ideas around the topic "Identity" or "Personality" but I could also work for general descriptive adjectives lesson as well.

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Also called a Tyrolean hat, the Alpine hat is the perfect accessory for an Oktoberfest Party! These hats come in a variety of styles and are used by German, Austrian and Swiss people. This cute paper version is so simple to make!

Are you looking for some new ideas or ways to use informal assessments in your classroom? This is a complete A to Z list of assessment ideas for you!

Most of you know that I loved working with ELL (English Language Learners) students. Although different school districts use different labels such as ELL or ESL, your chances of having at least one in your classroom is pretty high. LEP (Limited English Proficient) students learn English the same way we learned English, naturally. First we didn't say anything, then sounds and single words. Then we put a few words together and then started to speak in sentences. In order for these ELLs to acquire academic English they will go through several Stages of Language Acquisition. Conversation proficiency is much more easily acquired and can take anywhere from 6 months to 2 years. However, becoming academically proficient can take from 5-7 years if students are literate in their first language. If they are not literate in their first language, academic proficiency can take from 9-12 years. Stage I: Pre-Production: This stage can last from 10 hours to 6 months. At this stage the student is internalizing the new language. You can expect that students will communicate with gestures and actions such as pointing to pictures or objects. Students may be able to say "yes" or "no." Lessons should focus on listening comprehension using visual aids, emphasizing oral and written words, and journal writing using pictures, student's native language, or limited English. Stage 2: Early Production: This stage can take an additional 6 months to a year. At this stage you can expect that students will answer with "yes" and "no", speak using one or two words, and use repetitive language patterns. Lessons should focus on Language experience, role-playing, expanding vocabulary, guided journal writing, and picture reports. Stage 3: Speech Emergence: This stage can take an additional 1-3 years. At this stage students speak in longer phrases and complete sentences. Lessons should continue to expand vocabulary and develop higher levels of language use in reading and writing. Stage 4: Intermediate Fluency: This stage can take an additional 1-2 years. At this stage students use complex sentences, engage in conversation, state opinions, and speak at length. Lessons should focus on oral discussions, journals, comparing and contrasting, reading a variety of genre, and expanding vocabulary in the content area. Stage 5: Continued Language Development: At this stage students will participate fully in grade level classroom activities with some support in comprehension and the use of academic language. There are also many factors that affect how quickly newcomers and LEP (Limited English Proficient) students will achieve proficiency. Here are the major factors: Motivation (Attitude): The more motivated they are the more likelihood of success. Age: There is still a lot of debate about the optimal age but most feel that younger learners are the better at picking up communicative aspects of English, prompting them to learn more. Access to language: Opportunities to learn the targeted language play a big role. Students need to interact in the targeted language with native speakers. Personality: Students that are extroverts have more interaction with Native speakers. Risk-taking is an important personality trait that greatly affects language learning. First Language Development: Research suggests that those who have have a strong schooling in their first language will be more successful at acquiring their new language. Quality of Instruction: What happens in the classroom is a vital factor. Effective learning takes place in a well-organized classroom where there are opportunities for interaction with the teacher and peers and there is an adequate amount of time spent on practicing the new language. Cognitive Ability: Students with a lower cognitive ability can acquire a new language but proficiency levels will be equal to or lower than their ability level in their first language. If students have a learning disability in their first language, it will transfer to the new language. Hope I've given you some Bright Ideas. If you have enjoyed these Bright Ideas I hope you will consider joining me on Pinterest, Facebook, or Bloglovin to see more Bright Ideas. Thanks for all you do to make a difference for your students. For more Bright Ideas from more than 100 bloggers, browse through the link-up below to choose a topic/grade level that interests you. Thanks for visiting. An InLinkz Link-up

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Sentence sticks work great to teach parts of speech: verbs, nouns, adjectives etc. Use it to make silly sentences or real sentences too!

A back to school cone (German schultute) is a great way to make the first day of school fun and exciting and get your kids those school supplies they'll need for the school year. I love to make a back-to-school schultute for my daughter every year because they are so easy, fun, and it's a great way to get the first week of school off to a good start!

You can also use numbers and letters!

This post has some free German worksheets that you can use with beginners. These are some of the printable materials I used with my kids when they were first learning German. In this post, I’ve shared some of the resources we used as we reviewed basic words in German: numbers, colors, words around the house, words in a school room, animals, etc. Be sure to scroll all the way to...

Using posterboard and some Sharpie markers, make a German schultuete (paper cone with treats!) for the first day of school!

Ein Lerntagebuch zu den überfachlichen Kompetenzen. Ganz nach dem Motto "Lernen sichtbar machen" haben die Kinder über mehrere Wochen...

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These exit ticket ideas to help students reflect on learning are a great formative assessment to help with the learning process and ensure that students understand the learning material. Teachers can use these exit slips as an informal assessment when they have students respond to the prompt. Stude

Teaching church history is important to me. This is something that as an adult, I've taught myself because I didn't learn it when I was in school. This is an important subject for me to teach our children in our homeschool. I want them to know the reasons we celebrate certain holidays or how the church evolved into what it is today.During this season, what's a better place to start than learning about Martin Luther and how he change history? We don't celebrate Halloween. Instead, on October 31st

Lapbooking.. So, I was tired of the same old projects for my niños-yo. They're within a magnet program at our school, and a lot of their...

When I first started teaching AP in the fall, I felt like I was starting over from scratch…not sure which, if any, of my go to strategies could cross over into the scary and academic world of…

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These flash cards include German Vocabulary all about opposites! German Flash Cards: Opposites

15 German words worth knowing whether you live in Germany or you're just visiting for a holiday - from funny German words to useful ones like feierabendbier!

Do your students struggle with the variables in an experiment? Help them understand the concept of variables with this lesson. Included are: * 2 notes pages (one that includes constants and one that is just independent and dependent variables) *2 versions of a sorting activity (one that includes constants and one that is just independent and dependent variables) * An application activity where students come up with their own experiment This product is differentiated with several options for all kinds of learners! Be sure to check out the preview! Now available DIGITALLY!This is now on a google slide presentation that you can share with your students in Google Classroom! Try my other scientific method resources! Introduction to CER: Claim Reasoning Evidence Scientific Argument Lesson Example Scientific Observation: Qualitative vs Quantitative notes, activity, sort Scientific Method SORT Cut and Paste w/ Descriptions & Examples! REVIEW! ASSESS! Experiment Variables Notes, Sort & Application: Independent, dependent, constant Writing A Hypothesis in the Scientific Method: Lesson, Activities, Checklist

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