Here you find materials designed for primary school. This include videos, worksheets and useful links.
- Sich vorstellen
- Word friends / Ähnliche Wörter
- Zahlen
- Farben
- Hobbies
- Körperteile
- Familie
- Jahreszeiten
- Wetter
- Wochentage
- Games
- German Culture and Festivals
Sich vorstellen
A longer video covering introductions. It gives different options of how you can introduce yourself and covers everything from your name to how to say your age where you come from and what you do.
Word friends / Ähnliche Wörter
Zahlen
Farben
Learn German: Colours- what’s missing Game – 2,35min
The video is a ‘what is missing’ game with colours. It lists three colours and then removes one and asks which one is missing; after all three colours have disappeared the next three colours are looked at.
Munich Supercrew- Alle Farben A1 Deutsch lernen – 2,17min
Pop video about the colours. Possibility to turn on English subtitles for the more difficult grammar.
Worksheet: color the pencils
The pupils should paint the pencils with the colour indicated.
Worksheet: Color match
Hobbies
Munich Supercrew: Hobbys A1 Deutsch lernen – 3,12min
Fun pop style video introducing hobbies. Possibility to turn on English subtitles for the more difficult grammar. While listing the different hobbies there is also an emphasis on the days of the week, which could be a good introduction or revision.
Worksheet: Hobbies
Körperteile
Familie
Meine Familie – 6,32min
This video gives vocabulary and sample sentences on the topic of family and relations. It covers the wider family like aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews as well but there is the option to just use the first part and later expand on the rest. It is illustrated with colourful pictures and spoken slow and clear. Furthermore, the spoken words are also presented in written German and (in smaller print) in English translation.
Die Familie – 4,22min
A simple video going through the members of the close family. After introducing all the family members there is a question game to test and practice the new words.
Jahreszeiten
Das Jahreszeitenlied- Wissenslieder für Kinder – 2,25min
An easy children’s song about the four seasons. Some very simple grammar and the use of colours.
Die Jahreszeiten lernen- Schule – Vorschule – 2,39min
Explanation of the four seasons in slow and clear German. The seasons are written in capitals and supported by suiting visuals. The video explains some changes and activities that take place in each season and shows which month are usually associated with each season. There is the option to switch on autogenerated English subtitles for the more difficult grammar but there are pictures used to explain visually.
Die vier Jahreszeiten und die zwölf Monate – 4,39min
This video uses a Jahreskreis to list and explain the twelve months and then sort them into the seasons. Can be used as a lead into an activity where the children make their own Jahreskreis or just focus on their favourite month and season and draw the reason why it is their favourite.
Wetter
Learn German: Weather (game what’s missing) – 1,52min
The different weather is introduced as a verb and then as part of a simple sentence. Once the different weather has been introduced one gets taken away for the students to guess. The video has subtitles.
Worksheet: Weather
Wochentage
Weekdays in German – 1,28min
Song listing the days of the week. The days of the week are presented and then listed with the numbers one to seven (and then repeated again).
Laurentia, liebe Laurentia mein- (Kinder Bewegungslied) – 4,15min
This is a popular children’s song listing the days of the week. For this song all children stand and every time a day of the week is mentioned everyone has to do a squat. It’s a fun way to get children moving while learning the days of the week.
Worksheet: die Wochentage
Games
Here are some games that can be played during class to incorporate movement and fun.
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