Who doesn't like listening to Disney while working diligently in class?
The kiddos did prefer current films (like Frozen), compared to the oldies...
Enjoy "Lass Jetzt Los" at home as well. :)
Alles liebe,
Frau G
Showing posts with label German Class. Show all posts
Showing posts with label German Class. Show all posts
Monday, September 15, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Conjugation!
Third week, and the semester is in full swing. We have started learning about conjugation in addition to new vocabulary. We are getting used to a new gradebook program, prepping for the semester, and students have adjusted beautifully to the life of a sixth grader.
Here is the link to the video we viewed in class. Remember, the video is about conjugation in Spanish, but the concept is the same.
The diagram below was shown in class as well. This is the pattern you follow for regular verbs!
Coming up: The Facebook Project. Parents, don't worry, it is a hard copy project. Students will turn in a "profile" in ALL German on paper (either computer generated or hand drawn). More on this later!
Tschüssi!
Frau G
Here is the link to the video we viewed in class. Remember, the video is about conjugation in Spanish, but the concept is the same.
The diagram below was shown in class as well. This is the pattern you follow for regular verbs!
Coming up: The Facebook Project. Parents, don't worry, it is a hard copy project. Students will turn in a "profile" in ALL German on paper (either computer generated or hand drawn). More on this later!
Tschüssi!
Frau G
Monday, August 11, 2014
Willkommen!
First of all, welcome back! Sommer ist vorbei, und es ist mal wieder Zeit zum lernen!
I hope everyone had a fun, safe, wonderful and relaxing summer. I sure enjoyed my time away! Nevertheless, I am really looking forward to our normal routine. I have missed teaching! This will be my second year at KMS. I am oh so very excited to be back with my colleagues and students. I look forward to what the year brings, the relationships we will build, and the German you will learn! Very excited.
Almost as excited as this guy......
..... who is he, by the way?
Please check in regularly for classroom updates, explanations, example student work, and even homework. That's all for now!
Tschüss!
Frau G
I hope everyone had a fun, safe, wonderful and relaxing summer. I sure enjoyed my time away! Nevertheless, I am really looking forward to our normal routine. I have missed teaching! This will be my second year at KMS. I am oh so very excited to be back with my colleagues and students. I look forward to what the year brings, the relationships we will build, and the German you will learn! Very excited.
Almost as excited as this guy......
..... who is he, by the way?
Please check in regularly for classroom updates, explanations, example student work, and even homework. That's all for now!
Tschüss!
Frau G
Friday, February 28, 2014
Frau B's Cultural German Class (Every Wednesday)
Some of you may have already heard, every Wednesday Frau Baumann teaches the sixth grade about German culture. It has been very neat to see! The lessons she has prepared so far focus on Berlin. Such a fun city! (Frau G did a mini study abroad there in 2007. Perhaps you will see some personal photos up here shortly.)
The first homework assignment she has given is to draw a section of the Berlin wall,... what freedom might look like to you, how you might illustrate breaking free of the "walls" you experience in your life. Here are some student examples.
They're beautiful, aren't they?
Frau G
The first homework assignment she has given is to draw a section of the Berlin wall,... what freedom might look like to you, how you might illustrate breaking free of the "walls" you experience in your life. Here are some student examples.
They're beautiful, aren't they?
Frau G
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Kleidung, Notes, Fashion Show Details
Hello, all!
I hope everyone enjoyed their 3 day weekend. I know I enjoyed the extra day off to sleep in.
As promised, here is a blog post with some reminders and notes. I will also list the expectations for the Fashion Show once again.
Here is an example of the homework design assignment. Students were asked to design three outfits from their closet and write three short descriptions on the back.
Remember, the two ways to structure your sentences are:
He wears....
Er trägt....
OR
He has ..... on. (He has on......)
Er hat ..... an.
Please see the picture below for a review on the notes taken in class.
Blue is for "der words", pink is for "die words", and lastly green is for "das words".
I hope the color coding visual will help you understand the concept.
My suggestion is that you start by listing the outfit you will wear, and figure out which ones are der, die, or das. Then, begin to structure your short script and be sure to use the correct for of 'ein' (einen, eine, ein). Use as many adjectives as you would like, but be sure to add on the correct ending!
Your grade for the Fashion Show will be based on the following 3 things:
1. Your Attitude.
Are you actively participating the day of by paying attention and encouraging classmates? Are you focused and not being disruptive? Are you simply enjoying the end product of the unit?
2. Your Script.
The day of the Fashion Show (next Monday for Quasars, Tuesday for Comets) you must have a typed or neatly handwritten script to be handed in to Frau G. The script must be the description of the outfit that either you or your partner will be wearing for the assignment.
You and your partner may decide amongst yourselves whether YOU are writing the script for YOUR OUTFIT, and YOUR PARTNER will read that script... OR... whether YOU will write the description for YOUR PARTNER'S OUTFIT and YOU will read it.
3. Your Pronunciation.
Are you enunciating? How comfortable do you sound reading the script? How easy is it to understand you? .... How fluent do you sound?
And lastly....
I'm goin' to Space Camp, I'm goin' to Space Camp, I'm goin' to Space Camp....
:does Frau G's happy dance:
See you at 7:15 at Murphy Candler Park!
Alles liebe,
Frau G
I hope everyone enjoyed their 3 day weekend. I know I enjoyed the extra day off to sleep in.
As promised, here is a blog post with some reminders and notes. I will also list the expectations for the Fashion Show once again.
Here is an example of the homework design assignment. Students were asked to design three outfits from their closet and write three short descriptions on the back.
Remember, the two ways to structure your sentences are:
He wears....
Er trägt....
OR
He has ..... on. (He has on......)
Er hat ..... an.
Please see the picture below for a review on the notes taken in class.
Blue is for "der words", pink is for "die words", and lastly green is for "das words".
I hope the color coding visual will help you understand the concept.
My suggestion is that you start by listing the outfit you will wear, and figure out which ones are der, die, or das. Then, begin to structure your short script and be sure to use the correct for of 'ein' (einen, eine, ein). Use as many adjectives as you would like, but be sure to add on the correct ending!
Your grade for the Fashion Show will be based on the following 3 things:
1. Your Attitude.
Are you actively participating the day of by paying attention and encouraging classmates? Are you focused and not being disruptive? Are you simply enjoying the end product of the unit?
2. Your Script.
The day of the Fashion Show (next Monday for Quasars, Tuesday for Comets) you must have a typed or neatly handwritten script to be handed in to Frau G. The script must be the description of the outfit that either you or your partner will be wearing for the assignment.
You and your partner may decide amongst yourselves whether YOU are writing the script for YOUR OUTFIT, and YOUR PARTNER will read that script... OR... whether YOU will write the description for YOUR PARTNER'S OUTFIT and YOU will read it.
3. Your Pronunciation.
Are you enunciating? How comfortable do you sound reading the script? How easy is it to understand you? .... How fluent do you sound?
And lastly....
I'm goin' to Space Camp, I'm goin' to Space Camp, I'm goin' to Space Camp....
:does Frau G's happy dance:
See you at 7:15 at Murphy Candler Park!
Alles liebe,
Frau G
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Kleidung
Welcome back!
I hope everyone had a wonderful (and relaxing) break and a Happy New Year!
We started out this semester working with Kleidung (Clothing). This unit will be focused on the students learning (reviewing) clothing vocabulary and learning a bit of grammar as well. So far we have:
-continued to have warm ups
-were introduced to the new vocabulary list
-have played two vocabulary games in class using manipulatives,a "Matching/Memory Game" and "Wer hat..? Ich habe.."
-made a clothing collage/figure in class
-been given three mannequin templates to draw possible outfit designs for the Fashion Show
-on the back they are describing their three outfit ideas using 5 Kleidung Vokabeln und 4 Adjektiven
They have been given a handout which lists the vocabulary they are expected to know for this unit. We took notes in class on how they are to write a paragraph/ their ‘script’ for the Fashion Show. The Fashion Show will take place once the sixth grade gets back from Space Camp and will be a whole class thing; they will have time to change in and out of their outfits. Students are expected to partner up and while Partner A models, Partner B will describe Partner A’s outfit in German. They will have a full day to plan and rehearse in class with their partner
That is all for now, bis später!
Frau G
I hope everyone had a wonderful (and relaxing) break and a Happy New Year!
We started out this semester working with Kleidung (Clothing). This unit will be focused on the students learning (reviewing) clothing vocabulary and learning a bit of grammar as well. So far we have:
-continued to have warm ups
-were introduced to the new vocabulary list
-have played two vocabulary games in class using manipulatives,a "Matching/Memory Game" and "Wer hat..? Ich habe.."
-made a clothing collage/figure in class
-been given three mannequin templates to draw possible outfit designs for the Fashion Show
-on the back they are describing their three outfit ideas using 5 Kleidung Vokabeln und 4 Adjektiven
They have been given a handout which lists the vocabulary they are expected to know for this unit. We took notes in class on how they are to write a paragraph/ their ‘script’ for the Fashion Show. The Fashion Show will take place once the sixth grade gets back from Space Camp and will be a whole class thing; they will have time to change in and out of their outfits. Students are expected to partner up and while Partner A models, Partner B will describe Partner A’s outfit in German. They will have a full day to plan and rehearse in class with their partner
That is all for now, bis später!
Frau G
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Friday, August 30, 2013
1, 2, 3- Zählen in Deutsch!
Grüße an allen!
What a wonderful Open House experience. I had a great time meeting parents at curriculum night, hope you did, too. As the year goes on if any questions, comments, or concerns arise please send them my way!
Today the Quasars and I spent time working with cognates again. We also briefly touched on (reviewing) counting in German. Below is a picture that shows the numbers 1-20 in German.
You will notice that the last column to the right has all the multiples of ten written out in German as well. In the following paragraph I shall recap our lesson from today.
In German, the numbers 1-20 are said as written above. After 20, you start by saying the second number first (the number in the "ones" place) and the first number second (the number in the"tens"place). So einundzwanzig (21), zweiundzwanzig (22), dreiundzwanzig (23), and so on. Don't forget the 'and'!
So the number 24 would be: vierundzwanzig.
.... the number 38 would be: achtunddreißig.
.... the number 42 would be: zweiundvierzig.
(Please note that 30 (dreißig) has the 'ß' (ss)... the others all use 'z'!)
Now, remember how in English one says one hundred, two hundred, three hundred? In German it is the same.
100: einhundert
200: zweihundert
300: dreihundert
400: vierhundert
500: fünfhundert
600: sechshundert
700: siebenhundert
800: achthundert
900: neunhundert
1000: eintausend (...and the same applies for one thousand as well!)
Here are some more examples including larger numbers.
348: dreihundertachtundvierzig (I used the bold to help you read it.)
127: einhundertsiebenundzwanzig
6, 482: sechstausendvierhundertzweiundachtzig
12, 657: zwölftausendsechshundertsiebenundfünfzig
56: sechsundfünfzig
Ok. So now for your homework. :)
I shall now list 5 numbers below that I want you to write out in German on a piece of paper and bring in to class the next time I see you. (Quasars that will be WEDNESDAY. Comets, you have not had this lesson yet, and this will be your homework for Tuesday- Thursday.)
1. 3, 736
2. 678
3. 49
4. 16, 290
5. 235
That's all for today! Hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend... Frau G is off to Knoxville! ( Go Vols!!!)
Bis nächste Woche,
Frau G
What a wonderful Open House experience. I had a great time meeting parents at curriculum night, hope you did, too. As the year goes on if any questions, comments, or concerns arise please send them my way!
Today the Quasars and I spent time working with cognates again. We also briefly touched on (reviewing) counting in German. Below is a picture that shows the numbers 1-20 in German.
You will notice that the last column to the right has all the multiples of ten written out in German as well. In the following paragraph I shall recap our lesson from today.
In German, the numbers 1-20 are said as written above. After 20, you start by saying the second number first (the number in the "ones" place) and the first number second (the number in the"tens"place). So einundzwanzig (21), zweiundzwanzig (22), dreiundzwanzig (23), and so on. Don't forget the 'and'!
So the number 24 would be: vierundzwanzig.
.... the number 38 would be: achtunddreißig.
.... the number 42 would be: zweiundvierzig.
(Please note that 30 (dreißig) has the 'ß' (ss)... the others all use 'z'!)
Now, remember how in English one says one hundred, two hundred, three hundred? In German it is the same.
100: einhundert
200: zweihundert
300: dreihundert
400: vierhundert
500: fünfhundert
600: sechshundert
700: siebenhundert
800: achthundert
900: neunhundert
1000: eintausend (...and the same applies for one thousand as well!)
Here are some more examples including larger numbers.
348: dreihundertachtundvierzig (I used the bold to help you read it.)
127: einhundertsiebenundzwanzig
6, 482: sechstausendvierhundertzweiundachtzig
12, 657: zwölftausendsechshundertsiebenundfünfzig
56: sechsundfünfzig
Ok. So now for your homework. :)
I shall now list 5 numbers below that I want you to write out in German on a piece of paper and bring in to class the next time I see you. (Quasars that will be WEDNESDAY. Comets, you have not had this lesson yet, and this will be your homework for Tuesday- Thursday.)
1. 3, 736
2. 678
3. 49
4. 16, 290
5. 235
That's all for today! Hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend... Frau G is off to Knoxville! ( Go Vols!!!)
Bis nächste Woche,
Frau G
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Quiz and Conjugation
Due to my absence last Thursday, the quiz will be Monday/Tuesday of this week. We will continue with conjugation once everyone has completed the assignment... be sure you are looking over your notes and handouts! Some students will get this topic before others, but you are all capable. :) Here is a chart to help you at home... remember, the infinitive form of a verb is the "dictionary form" of a verb. If you look over this chart, you will even learn some new vocabulary.
I will try to get quizzes back ASAP.
Next up, classroom vocabulary!
Bis bald,
Frau G
I will try to get quizzes back ASAP.
Next up, classroom vocabulary!
Bis bald,
Frau G
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