Then we worked on a mini-book with the names of mother animals and their babies. The older kids did a great job reading it and the younger children in the class worked on identifying the animals while they colored.
We're working on this song which I tentatively am planning to use for the talent show. It is pretty easy to learn and I think will work well for the younger children in class who can do the actions.
We finished up with a game of hotter/colder to practie superlatives. (One student leaves the room while someone hides an object. Then the student is invited back in and the class calls out "heißer" and "kälter" to guide them to it.)
Each week, I try to post three to five videos so students can continue to practice at home. They are usually pretty short (under five minutes), but allow even those students who have no one to practice wih at home to continue hearing and practicing the language. I know weeks are busy, but the idea is to watch one a day for a little practice and to keep hearing the sounds of the language, even if they don't understand everything in the video.
This first video is sort of like video flashcards with pictures of farm animals and their German names. It then repeats with a pause to give students a chance to think of the name.
This video is similar, but with short videos of the animals followed by a sentence describing what the animals are doing (mother pig nursing her piglets, the sheep eating the green grass, the goats playing on the farm, hen and chicks pecking at their food and the cows grazing in the pasture).
This video is mostly a review for returning students, but there are several greetings we haven't covered. Herr Antrim has a whole series of videos for beginning German students. I've linked to his videos before and most likely will again! If you turn on the annotations, there is additional information about
what he is saying, but it moves too fast to read without pausing).
The audio on this isn't as good, but it is an excellent review of the basics we have learned and would be very good for the new students to practice with. It covers "My name is . . . ", counting, colors and some basic vocabulary.
And last but not least, TroTro! TroTro is a brief German language cartoon about a sweet little donkey exploring his world. In this one, he builds a snowman and wants to bring him inside. There are more episodes after that which of course the students can watch if they wish!
If you have any questions, let me know!
Auf Wiedersehen! Frau Hanley
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