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Familien

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Students will be able to recognize family member classifications (i.e. Großmutter=grandma), describe family members, and accurately use vocabulary related to families. They will need to acquire information about another individual’s family and will practice describing their own family members. They will need to acquire information about a classmate’s family and they will practice describing that classmate’s family members.

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Author: Franziska Borders

Kleidung und Wetter

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This activity can be used to combine weather and clothing in a speaking activity. Students will use a weather forecast to discuss the clothing they need to pack for a trip and why. Student pairs will receive a weather forecast for 8 days in Germany. They will then have to discuss what clothing they will need for the trip and why. Together they should write down the clothing items in the suitcase template provided.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Amber Hoye, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

Findet deinen Partner, Novice Low/Mid, German

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Each student is given Person card with information that matches other cards held by classmates. They need to ask each other questions about who they are in German so they are able to find a match. If they think they have found their match, they compare emojis to confirm. This activity can be expanded by having students describe themselves or describe each other at the beginning or end of the activity.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Amber Hoye, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom, Shawn Moak

Formelle v. Informelle, Novice Low/Mid, German

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Some students struggle with how to address people with different forms of "you" based on formality and familiarity with the person. This activity allows students to decide how they will talk to someone based on the name tag they have on. The expectation is that they will introduce themselves, then ask one or two simple questions using the correct conjugation and form of address.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Amber Hoye, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

German Level 1, Activity 02: Grüße und Einführungen / Greetings and Introductions (Face to Face)

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Students will have a “Meet and Greet” party where they will pretend to be the person on their card, such as Heidi Klum. They will introduce themselves and greet other people, taking into account the times of day and their feelings review the different greetings

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Amber Hoye, Chloe Pampush, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom, Brenna McNeil, Reagan Solomon, Emma Eason, Shawn Moak

German Level 1, Activity 06: Möbel und Wohnen / Furniture and Living (Face to Face)

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Students will work within a budget to find pieces of furniture to decorate their dorm room. Die Schüler werden innerhalb eines Budgets arbeiten, um Möbelstücke zu finden, um ihr Wohnheimzimmer zu dekorieren.  Students will practice describing furniture and using terms related to money.  Die Schüler üben die Beschreibung von Möbeln und die Verwendung von Begriffen, die mit Geld zu tun haben.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Amber Hoye, Chloe Pampush, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom, Brenna McNeil, Shelby Cole, Emma Eason, Shawn Moak

German Level 1, Activity 05: Jagd nach Kunst / Hunting For Art (Face to Face)

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First, students will view a slide with works from German artists.  They are going to describe the art with old and new adjectives.  There is a clue about art in the warm-up word slide, Deutsche Adjektive. (it is written in the colors of the rainbow and then the three primary colors). Then students put these new and old adjectives to use as they digitally search museums in Berlin, hunting for art that depicts certain adjectives.  Finally, in the end students share about other types of German art they enjoy - music, architecture, design, etc.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Amber Hoye, Chloe Pampush, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom, Brenna McNeil, Shelby Cole, Emma Eason, Shawn Moak

German Level 1, Activity 07: Haushaltsartikel und Einkaufen / Household Items and Shopping (Face to Face)

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In this activity, students will practice shopping using a list to purchase a variety of household items. Half of the students will receive a shopping list and the other half will be a store-front. The students will ask each other questions to find items on their list.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Amber Hoye, Chloe Pampush, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom, Brenna McNeil, Reagan Solomon, Shelby Cole, Emma Eason

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