Course Description

This course is designed to meet the needs of middle school and secondary students. The learning materials are also appropriate for anyone at the BEGINNER level. This course has enough activities for a full-year program. Follow the lessons from top to bottom once you are enrolled.

Learning a foreign language requires some daily or weekly face-to-face contact with a German teacher or tutor. Live meetings with Dr. Bogard are currently only available for full-time students of NewGate Montessori IB in Sarasota, Florida. Check with your own local school district for available German tutors. 

The course textbook in this class is: "German is Fun Book 1". The ISBN, publisher and author info is provided inside this course, so you can purchase your own copy or use a school edition located in the physical classroom.

Contact your local teacher for instructions on turning in your classroom assignments.

Every Time to Learn German student member is welcome to take this course with their own face-to-face instructor, and their own copy of the textbooks used in this curriculum no matter where in the world they live.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Why Learn German?

    • Course Description

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Welcome to a New School Year! Complete Every Lesson Here in Order From Top to Bottom

    • Free College for You in Germany

    • 9 Reasons to Learn German

    • Germany Geography Video Lecture & Aerial Tour (42 min)

    • The 10 Most Beautiful Castles in Germany

    • Der Schnellster Flammkuchen der Welt

    • Here Is Our TTLG Discussion Board
  • 2

    Introduction to the Secondary German Program

    • How to Enter and Exit Using the Dashboard

    • The Progression Chart (right-click to rotate clockwise)

    • Handout: The A1 Curriculum on TimeToLearnGerman.com

    • The 7th Grade Syllabus- PRINT THIS

    • A Sample Daily Work Plan

    • Words of Wisdom from Your German Coach

    • When You Miss German Class at School= Homework
  • 3

    Your First Assignment

    • Your Weekly German Blog With Your Progress, Reflections and a Motivational Image

    • How to Create Your WordPress Blog
  • 4

    For The First Week Of The New School Year Do Duolingo and Quizlet (Advanced Students also Create a Leitner Study System)

    • How to Create Your New Duolingo Account

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Here is Your Duolingo Classroom "Join Code" to Share Your Progress with the Teacher

    • Discover Quizlet- the online German app

    • Quizlet Sign Up Instructions

    • Quizlet: How to Find Your German Vocabulary Words

    • Quizlet Assignment Sheet

    • Here is Your "Membership Link" to Join Our German Program on Quizlet
  • 5

    Learn the Sounds of German

    • Video: Top 20 Tips For Perfect German Pronunciation-Practice Every Week, Present When Ready
  • 6

    The Leitner Vocabulary Learning System (only do this if you plan to pass the IB German exam your senior year)

    • Advanced Vocabulary Assignment for Pre-IB (7th and 8th Grade) Students (also create a Leitner study system)

    • Written Instructions for Using the Leitner Study System

    • Video Instructions for Using the Leitner Study System

    • How To Run a Leitner Testing Session Correctly

    • Blank Leitner Schedule with Reminder Notes- Write The Date on this Paper at the Beginning of Every German Class
  • 7

    Helpful Online Tools For You

    • Links to German-English Dictionnairies

    • Link to Verbix- the Online Verb Conjugator
  • 8

    Music To Listen To While You Work

    • Mozart on Violin by Henryk Szeryng

    • Focus with Hemisync (45 min)
  • 9

    German Culture Project

    • Culture Project Instructions and Quarter Themes- Match Your Topic To Your A1 Syllabus

    • Try These Research Links

    • Your Culture Project Presentation Worksheet- PDF

    • Culture Worksheets in Word Format (if you want to type on the document)

    • Finished?
  • 10

    Flashcard Conversation Project

  • 11

    German Essay Project

    • Essay Project Instruction Sheet

    • Essay Topics List (Choose 1 from 3 Choices according to the A1 Syllabus)

    • Essay Worksheets (2 Pages: Sentences & Paragraphs)

    • Essay Worksheets- Word Format (if you want to type on the worksheet)

    • Step 1 Video Tutorial (Student Created)

    • Step 2 Video Tutorial (Student Created)

    • Step 4 Video Tutorial (Student Created)

    • Step 5 Video Tutorial (Student Created)

    • Submit Your Work For Feedback from Your Teacher
  • 12

    German Grammar Project

    • Your Grammar Textbook (Cover Image)

    • Here is a Link to Your German Grammar Textbook Online

    • Grammar Instruction Sheet

    • Assigned Exercises from Chapters 1-6

    • Assigned Exercises from Chapters 7-12 (Stop After Chapter 8)

    • The Names of the Letters in the German Alphabet

    • How to Pronounce German Numbers
  • 13

    Grammar Textbook

    • Chapter 1- Watch This Video So I Can Guide You Through Chapter 1

    • Chapter 1 Pages - Print & Write Out the Answers to Every Assigned Exercise (Show Your Teacher When Finished)

    • Chapter 1 Special Assignment: The Logical German Compound Nouns (find the definitions)

    • Chapter 2 - Watch This Video So I Can Guide You Through Chapter 2

    • Chapter 2 Pages - Print & Write Out the Answers to Every Assigned Exercise (Show Your Teacher When Finished)

    • Chapter 3 - Watch This Video So I Can Guide You Through Chapter 3

    • Chapter 3 Pages - Print & Write Out the Answers to Every Assigned Exercise (Show Your Teacher When Finished)

    • Chapter 3 Answer Key- Correct All Your Finished Work with Color Ink (write OK if the entire exercise is correct)

    • Chapter 4 - Watch This Video So I Can Guide You Through Chapter 4

    • Chapter 4 Pages - Print & Write Out the Answers to Every Assigned Exercise (Show Your Teacher When Finished)

    • Chapter 4 Answer Key- Correct All Your Finished Work with Color Ink (write OK if the entire exercise is correct)

    • Chapter 5 Pages - Print & Write Out the Answers to Every Assigned Exercise (Show Your Teacher When Finished)

    • Chapter 6 Pages - Print & Write Out the Answers to Every Assigned Exercise (Show Your Teacher When Finished)

    • Chapter 7 Pages - Print & Write Out the Answers to Every Assigned Exercise (Show Your Teacher When Finished)

    • Chapter 8 Pages - Print & Write Out the Answers to Every Assigned Exercise (Show Your Teacher When Finished)
  • 14

    German Listening Project

    • Listening Project Instruction Sheet- Pick the Assigned Songs/Poems From Your A1 Syllabus

    • BONUS ACTIVITY = Lyrics Training: A Game to Train Your Ear For German

  • 15

    "Grün Grün Grün" A Popular German Children's Song That Teaches The Colors

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Music Video #1 (Listen All the Way Through Before Starting Assignment)

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Worksheet #1 (Ask Your Teacher To Open The Answer Key When You Have Completed this Worksheet)

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Version Music Video #2

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Version #2 Worksheet (only translate the stanzas with new professions that differ from version 1)

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Version #3 Music Video

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Version #3 Worksheet

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Version Nr. 4 Music Video

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Worksheet #4
  • 16

    "Bernd das Brot" Weather Report with Famous German Character

    • Listening Activity Video: "How to Do a Weather Report Correctly"

    • Assignment Worksheet

    • Bernd das Brot Answer Key
  • 17

    "Keine Schule" Tekkno Musik with "die Schlümpfe"

    • Listen to This Video Along with the Worksheet

    • Listening Assignment Worksheet
  • 18

    "FC Bayern: Stern des Südens" German Soccer Song

    • Fan Song for the Most Famous German Soccer Team

    • Song with English Lyrics

    • Assignment Worksheet

    • Sing Along with the German Lyrics
  • 19

    German Pronunciation Project

    • Video Tutorial: How to Pronounce German (Matching Handout is Posted Next)

    • How To Pronounce German Handout (Matches the Video Above)

    • Pronunciation Project Instruction Sheet
  • 20

    "Kein Schöner Land" - Memorize with Correct Pronunciation

    • Assignment: First Stanza of this Poem

    • Audio of "Kein Schöner Land" (Spoken)

    • Female Folk Singer Version of "Kein Schöner Land"

    • Choir Version of "Kein Schöner Land"

    • Sheet Music If You Want to Try Playing this Song

    • Instrumental Version
  • 21

    "Advent, Advent"- Memorize with Correct Pronunciation

    • Assignment: Memorize the entire poem with correct pronunciation

    • Audio of "Advent, Advent"
  • 22

    "Die Fünfte Jahreszeit"- Memorize with Correct Pronunciation

    • Assignment: Memorize the entire poem with correct pronunciation

    • Audio of "Die Fünfte Jahreszeit"

    • Video: This Is Karmeval
  • 23

    "Durch den Monsun" - Memorize with Correct Pronunciation

    • Assignment: Memorize the entire poem with correct pronunciation

    • Audio of "Durch den Monsun"

  • 24

    Midterm Exam

    • Instruction Sheet for Music Midterm

    • Links to German Music Genres

    • Scoring Sheet

State Certified German Teacher For 30 Years

Dr. Bogard

The owner and creator of the Time To Learn German website is Eva Bogard, Ph.D. She was born in Manhattan (NYC) to a German mother and a German-American father. She earned her bachelor's degree in foreign languages at snowy SUNY-Oswego and completed her graduate studies in Second Language Education and Instructional Technology at sunny USF-Tampa, where she earned her Master's and Doctorate degrees. She has spent several colorful summers in France enjoying the language and culture in Paris, St. Malo and Tours, but is usually found during her long summer breaks on the beach in Florida, or in the mountains of southwest Germany. Professionally, she is very interested in online hybrid education, especially using instructional technology in both her classroom and online courses to teach foreign languages. Eva is an International Baccalaureate teacher, and a Montessori education enthusiast. She has taught German, French and Spanish, as well as, Information Technology and Business Management over the last 30 years.

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