This product is directions for a School Brochure Project. Students will create brochures for their new students in their schools in the target language.
Product comes with a Rubric that is ACTFL Common Core aligned with the Presentational Mode.
This is a Word Document that is editable to change to the target language of choice and align to your curriculum.
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This is a project for level 1 Spanish using the Realidades 1 textbook, Chapter 6. However, it can easily be tailored for any language during a unit focused around the home. This project has students design their dream home and describe it using vocabulary they have learned about the house! It is written with detailed, specific and easy-to-follow instructions and includes a complete rubric (4 pages total). It could be used to supplement the Chapter 6 unit on the home or be used as an exciting
In New York State we have Foreign Language Week in March. Last year, to get the whole school involved I handed out these bingo boards. The students need to walk around asking teachers and staff if they can say "hello" in German, for example. They had so much fun getting to know the teachers and realizing the connection that other teachers have to foreign languages! I gave the students a week to complete the activity and gave them a small prize for participating when they turned it in. It wa
This is a fun activity to get your students up and moving around, talking to each other about modal verb conjugations! Print these off, cut down the center line, and mix up the cards so that the kids have to hunt for them around the room or hall! Each pronoun/verb set on the bottom of the card leads to the next conjugated form, and if your students have completed the activity correctly, they will be able to discover a Christmas message "auf Deutsch!"Another option to help your students master th
These German-language wordsearches are not only spirited activities for the holiday season, they also serve other important, instruction-related purposes.
The three Christmas in Germany word searches
1. Bell ringers / Warm-ups
2. Thematic holiday vocabulary lists for all levels of German
3. Reward for completed work / differentiation
4. Substitute teacher activities
Please not that all of the holiday words are hidden from left to right or top to bottom to support sight recognition for wh
This German Question Words / Interrogatives worksheet helps students familiarize themselves with the 12 most common question words. The worksheet contains threeparts:* 12 matching questions* 6 short answer questions* 6 translation questionsLevel: German 1Answer key included.Editable Word file.Activity idea: After the students have completed the worksheet have use the questions for conversation practice.
This is an all-class activity. Pages 1-5 are about 5 different people; each page has a city and 3 pictures about the weather. 5 students stand at the front of the class; each student has one of the 5 pages. Students at seats take turns asking questions with yes/no answers to deduce which student has which city.
This is an all-class mixer activity for reviewing numbers 1 - 100. Print back to back on cardstock and cut into cards. Students find a partner. Partner A asks his question; B responds. B asks his question and A responds. Students exchange cards and then move on to find new partners. Perfect review activity for right before a test. All questions are identifying the numbers 1 - 100.
This 3-page file includes: (100% in German)~A simple German reading including 30 German English cognates for beginner students to learn to recognize them. The story talks about a family that takes a trip to South Africa to go on safari. Includes 7 reading comprehension questions based on the story. ~The same reading but with the cognates highlighted for context.~Answer keyLevel: German 1 Editable word file
A beginner German reading on hobbies where four people talk about the sports they like, the instrument they play and other pastimes. The reading includes a FULL glossary of hobby vocabulary and 5 reading comprehension questions. Level: Ger 1Answer key included. Editable word fileNote: A version of this reading is also found in my Beginner German Workbook.
We have these laminated and in the classroom for the students to refer to whilst working: (following the popular format for the French and Spanish basic mats)
includes notes on:
present tense haben and sein
perfect tense aide memoire
useful verbs in the present tense I form
How to use age in German
How to form time
Future tenses
Useful infinitives
Useful other verbs in different tenses
How to express likes and dislikes
Opinion vocabulary
A long list of useful adjectives for all occasions
Adverbs
22 pages! Skills Practiced: - Listening, Reading, and Writing about Free-time Activities and Basics- Verb Conjugation- Answering QuestionsIncluded: Two tests, several quizzes, rubric + requirement list for skit, study guide, handout with key questions and answers, and a link to a vocabulary list I've created. This unit focuses on hobbies and free time, but also touches on numbers, weather, colors and basic phrases. The goal is that students can speak and write about themselves and what they enjo
-Students will get a chance to practice describing classes, teachers, and times of classes using a pretend school schedule. File includes 15 different schedules. Students can be placed in pairs with each student receiving a schedule. Each student describes their schedule in the target language. Students then trade schedules and find a new partner. I find this activity works well with timed rounds with the teacher calling on students to answer questions at the end of each round. The file ca
This is an introduction with exercises on how to use the Collins online dictionary and how to avoid common pitfalls when translating.
No preparation or printing required and all tasks will mark themselves.
The examples used are in German but no prior knowledge of German is required so it could be used for students of other languages as the principles of using a dictionary will be the same. A French version is also available form my shop.
This activity covers:
• different meanings
• parts of sp
This activity is the perfect carryover activity that is FUN for your students! This is a great opportunity to have your students listen to some genuine German language! Worksheet in English. The link to the monthly top 10 hits in German from Germany is listed in the directions and provided by the Goethe Institute. So, you don't have to list hunt or create playlists! Just assign this once a month! I usually do it in the middle of the month to make sure the list has been updated ;)My students l
Students have fun while they learn the vocabulary for family members. These 4 activities include filling in missing letters, words scramble, bilingual crossword puzzle, and a word search. These activities can be for either games or quizzes, and are ideal for substitutes who may not know German. A 15-item word list and answer keys are also included.
Use this handout to introduce Ordinal Numbers in German. This is very useful in teaching dates and birthdates. Say, use in context, and have students repeat. Then see if they can catch on to the pattern and fill out the rest of the paper themselves!
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Body Parts Notes for ANY language!! Tired of trying to find resources for the ‘non-so-commonly taught’ languages??? These resources are for you! Make the language you teach more enjoyable by using pictures to teach and reinforce the language. This set includes BLANK picture notes and a quiz in one package! No more translation... let the students visualize the vocabulary! No matter whether you teach French, German, Chinese or any other language, these notes are designed for YOU! I have p
This is an all-class activity. 5 students go to the front of class. There are 5 different pages hanging on the board. Each page has a name and 4 pictures about the person (supplies they have). This activity uses a total of 10 objects. Students at seats take turns asking questions with yes/no answers to deduce which student has which name.
After beginning level German students learn about animals, colors, numbers, and other exploratory topics, this project may be used as an assessment. Students should bring in a stuffed animal or other visual aide, such as a drawing or photo, as their "Lieblingstier". I've provided a lot of scaffolding on the worksheet, which guides them in writing a description of their animal to present to the class, as I did this project with a quarter-long middle school Exploratory German course. You may take
This German worksheet is focused on the present tense of regular verbs.It contains two parts:~A multiple-choice paragraph~12 short answer questions where students conjugate the verbsLevel: German 1Editable Word document.Answer key included. Note: A variation of this worksheet is also available in my beginner German booklet.
There are 7 Rick Steve's Switzerland Video Links (youtube) with questions for each video in a student friendly guide. Email me with any questions or help with the links :)Jrennhoff@uscsd.k12.pa.us(24 Minutes of Video)
Students develop critical thinking skills while playing Bingo a different way. Teacher reads name of family member in English and students find corresponding name in German. Hidden Word Puzzle develops spelling mastery. Answer keys included.