Counting to Ten in German

This week, we reviewed colors and introduced counting to ten. And what better way than by sorting and counting M&M's? We played a vocabulary game with the flyswatters and everyone got pretty excited about that. And we finished up with a short story about Bruno the Bear, a brown bear that wandered across the German border and was shot by hunters. The children did really well and were very quick answering questions about the story.

The only real homework is coloring their sorting sheet. I sent home a word search with the words from the story. I just want them to try to find the words. Next time, I may do fewer words so it isn't so overwhelming. Word searches in a foreign language are hard. I'm just trying to give them some different ways to practice the words they hear in class, but don't want them to get frustrated! I told them I will have some German stickers next week for homework, but they only need to bring it back. It is OK if it isn't completed! They also have the first line of silent night. And of course, there are these videos to watch!

First up: Counting to ten with German in Three Minutes.


This just sets the numbers to music to help with retention.


And a strange but catchy little song. They sing:

"How much? How much? How much does that cost?"
"It costs 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1."
"Great! I'll take it!"

And a link to some online counting activities. You can click on the numbers to hear them in German, listen to a counting song, and match numbers to the right number word. There are also printable activities if you prefer.

And finally, some more Tro Tro! In this episode, Tro Tro doesn't want to share his toys. Children should be able to understand the colors they are arguing over at the beginning and may be able to a few words as he keeps calling out the toys he wants back.


Happy viewing!