Omi Teaches German

Students can practice simple past tense with this FUN story. Herr Meyer finds a Schultüte. In this lesson is the complete story with gaps to fill in the correct form of the simple past tense verb, an answer sheet, an answer key and GUN GRAPHICS! After students have filled in the blanks and gotten the correct answers, they can create a comic using each slide of the story. They can DRAW the story and then RETELL the story to their partners. This lesson is not only a great way to practice sim

Students read the descriptions of the various people and draw what they look like and have on! Then, they can describe their drawings to a partner. After speaking, they can demonstrate their writing proficiency by answering questions about the paragraphs!

DRAW ITS are a fun way to get students READING and TALKING. Students must READ it, DRAW it, and SAY it! This story is about a family who goes out to get a Christmas tree in the forest. DRAW IT vocabulary cards are included. How do I use a DRAW IT in my classroom? 1)Students read the selection out loud with their partner. 2)Students draw what they read. They might make a comic with multiple panels or one picture that includes the information from the whole story. I broke this story into 8 sect

Students will learn about seasons, months, weather and other essential grammar in a fun way. I have created fun, colorful pages with my clip art to make the lessons more welcoming for the students. What is included? Short texts, grammar, vocabulary lists, and exercises with… Vocabulary: weather, seasons, days of the week, various time phrases, months Grammar includes the conjunctions (und, aber, oder, weil) the verb werden, comparatives (wärmer als, kälter als), question creation, and more...

Your students will have fun conjugating German present tense verbs with just a roll of the dice! I have included 10 different game slides that your students can practice with. I have also included a present tense verb endings chart, charts with examples of stem changing verbs, and also examples of separable verbs. Just roll the dice, match the numbers on the dice with the numbers on the game slide and then conjugate the verbs!

This lesson includes posters, assignments, and FUN vocabulary games. I have provided time phrases including weekdays, months, seasons, clock times, and many other time phrases that are used in every day German language. There are written exercises with clock time, word order and prepositions. Answers are included. To play the vocabulary games, students must roll the dice, go to the correct spot and then find the match on the board. My students love to play games, and I know yours will, too!

This is a game of war clothing style! Think of the game of WAR, but with clothing. Think of the body from NORTH (head) to South (toe). When the game of CLOTHING WAR is played, the clothing item that is above the other clothing item on person wins! So HUT wins over HOSE or MANTEL wins over BADEHOSE! If cards are played belong on the same part of the body, then there is a WAR. Verbs trump over all cards! My classes love the game of war, so I wanted to have a new kind of war that support

A fun story to get students talking AND practice accusative case! This story is about Timo and his parents going camping because it is summer break. Speaking and grammar activities are included! Vocabulary clipart and activities included are Essen, Wetter, Kleidung AND Campinggegenstände! Grammar activities included are accusative case direct object. An explanation of accusative case and answer keys are provided. This story will help teach or reinforce the above vocabulary and gra

With this dice game, students can enjoy learning this difficult grammar concept. Included are 3 complete game boards that will allow students to practice the dative pronouns mir, dir, ihm, and ihr. I have also provided 2 blank game boards that you or your students can use to create new games. All you need are dice and copies of the game boards! Enjoy!

What a FUN way to practice German Colors! I have created 2 color by number pictures: Schultüte & Lebkuchenhaus. Students can work alone or with a partner. After they are done coloring, they can interview their partner. Welche Farbe hat die Schultüte? Welche Farbe hat das Lebkuchenhaus? Welche Farbe hat das Fenster? Welche Farbe hat die Tür? Welche Farbe hat das Dach? A list of questions is also included with this lesson.

These Bell Ringers will really make your students think! Each slide has numerous word fragments. With these fragments, students need to make compound words! In order to be a good reader, students must be able to recognize roots, prefixes and suffixes of words. This reading practice will increase reading comprehension. Have fun with these activities!

It is that time of the year! Halloween! This a story about a raven and a goat who would like to bake bread. But, they can only bake bread if they get the spell book from the witch. After they get the book, they must collect all the items for the spell from Herr Geist. (This story is written in present tense. The same story will also be written in simple past tense, so look for that too!) Grammar that is included is the use of "man", modal verbs, um...zu. I have included questions on most

Do you need an end of the year activity? Do you want to get your students talking? Use these interview questions to get them talking! Students can interview other students. The teacher can interview the class, or you can even use these questions for the game Speed Date! Yes/No answers are not acceptable! Students must give details and elaborate their answers!

February 14th is almost here! Make valentines in your class AND why not make them in the form of a Lebkuchenherz! I have provided 3 different hearts that students can use for their HEART-FELT German saying. Whether they want to make a heart for a friend or a sweetheart, students will enjoy making a Valentine.

This is an artistic way to work on reading comprehension! Students read the story and draw the pictures! After they have completed their drawings, they can describe them to their partners!

A fun way for students to practice German imperfect tense. I have provided 14 practice dice games for students. All you need is to pair up your students and give them 2 dice. I included both regular and irregular imperfect verbs and verb conjugation charts. Students learn when they are having fun. Try a dice game!

This is a great way to start the year for German levels 2 and up. Each group gets a set of cards, and students must find the 3 answers that match each question. Cards consist of review vocabulary and are written in either present tense or present perfect tense.

This is a DRAW IT story about a Christmas party that Herr & Frau Beckmann give. Students will READ it, DRAW it, and then TELL it. The primary use for DRAW IT stories are to get students reading and talking. Drawing is just a fun method to get information on paper. This story is written for levels 1 & 2, but can be used for upper levels as well. I have included a lot of cultural words in this story, so that students will not only have a chance to read a story and draw a comic, but also

This is not just a vocabulary review. This is also a speaking exercise and writing exercise. Students must first decide which words go under which titles. In German of course! They can argue whether or not they do indeed belong under the title. Each answer key also has a question that will challenge the students. For example: Welche Tiere sind größer als ein Hund? or Welche Farben hast du heute an? or What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb? What great speaking practi

Do you need to review present tense, imperfect tense, and present perfect? Do you want to see how proficient your students are? This presentation includes fill in the blank conjugation exercises that reviews present tense, imperfect tense, and present perfect tense and the pronouns ich, du, er, sie. You could just review one tense or all three. This presentation could be used for multiple levels.