Course curriculum

  • 1

    Spielen wir!

    • Please Check Now That Your Phone Is In Your Bag. Please Stay For 40 Minutes Of Learning Before Signing Out For The Bathroom.

    • Welcome!

    • The Goal Is To Speak More German Every Day

    • Your Weekly German Grade

    • Visual: Our Syllabus & Daily Work Cycle

    • 4 Game Rules

    • Fact Sheet Packet

    • Embrace Board Games For Foreign Language Acquisition

    • Board Games Are Helpful In Learning A Foreign Language

    • Semester Exam = Langenscheidt Wortschatz
  • 2

    Sprechen wir! Daily Class Opening.

    • Teacher Welcome & Class Greetings (Basic & Intermediate)

    • Most Advanced Begrüßungen (Future Tense = Slide #17)
  • 3

    Blookets For Learning Games & Speaking

    • Links To Game Blookets
  • 4

    Seeschlacht (Battleship)

    • Battleship Blookets/Quizlets

    • How To Play Battleship

    • Wie spielt man Seeschlacht?

    • Battleship (Seeschlacht) Game Board

    • Game Board With Ships Placed

    • How To Pronounce The German Numbers 1-12

    • One-Minute Of Alphabet Review

    • Seeschlacht Dialog (Add Pronunciation Notes & Practice Reading It Aloud)

    • Seeschlacht Dialog auf Englisch (Can You Write It In German?)

    • Pronunciation Rules

    • Seeschlacht Wortschatzliste (A Copy Should Be On Your Desk)

    • Battleship Strategy
  • 5

    Wortschatzlotto

    • Langenscheidt Quizlets Homepage- Learn All 4000 Words Here!

    • Langenscheidt Blookets/Quizlet Direct Links

    • Instructions for Wortschatzlotto (Show On Aktivboard During Game)

    • 1.1 Karten: The Body - der Körper

    • 1.1 Calling Sheets

    • 1.2 Karten: Appearance - das Aussehen

    • 1.2 Calling Sheets

    • 1.3 Karten: Mind & Reason - Geist und Verstand

    • 1.3 Calling Sheets

    • 1.4 Karten: Character - Charakter

    • 1.4 Calling Sheets

    • 1.5 Karten: Pleasant and Neutral Emotions - Positive und neutrale Gefühle

    • 1.5 Calling Sheets

    • 1.6 Karten: Negative Emotions - Negative Gefühle

    • 1.6 Calling Sheets

    • 1.7 Karten: Health & Illness - Gesundheit und Krankheit

    • 1.7 Calling Sheets

    • 1.8 Karten: Life & Death - Leben und Tod

    • 1.8 Calling Sheets

    • 2.1 Karten: Senses & Body Functions - Sinne u. Körperfunktionen

    • 2.1 Calling Sheets

    • 2.2 Karten: Hygiene & Cleanliness - Körperpflege u. Sauberkeit

    • 2.2 Calling Sheets

    • 2.3 Karten: Doing - Tun

    • 2.3 Calling Sheets

    • 2.4 Karten: Movement & Rest - Bewegung u. Ruhe

    • 2.4 Calling Sheets

    • 2.5 Karten: Movement of Objects & Beings - Bewegung von Dingen u. Lebewesen

    • 2.5 Calling Sheets

    • 2.6 Karten: Giving & Taking - Geben u. Nehmen

    • 2.6 Calling Sheets

    • 2.7 (1-2000) Karten: Handling Objects & Beings - Umgang mit Dingen u. Lebewesen

    • 2.7 (1-2000) Calling Sheets

    • 2.7 (2001-4000) Karten: Handling Objects & Beings - Umgang mit Dingen u. Lebewesen

    • 2.7 (2001-4000) Calling Sheets

    • 2.8 Karten: Learning & Knowledge - Lernen u. Wissen

    • 2.8 Calling Sheets

    • 3.1 Karten: General - Allgemeines

    • 3.1 Calling Sheets

    • 3.2 Karten: Speech - Sprechen

    • 3.2 Calling Sheets
  • 6

    Zahlenlotto (Bingo)

    • Blookets

    • How To Play Bingo

    • Wie spielt man Bingo?

    • Bingo Humor (Can You Understand Why This Is Funny?)

    • Introduction To The German Alphabet

    • Practice The Alphabet By Repeating It

    • Practice Counting From 0-20 In German

    • Why Are German Numbers Said Backwards?

    • Learn The Numbers 1-100 In German

    • Super Slow Pronunciation & Practice Of Numbers 1-100

    • Bingo Dialog - Deutsch (Add Pronunciation Notes & Read Aloud With Team)

    • Bingo Dialog - English (Can Yo Write It In German?)

    • Handout: Liste der Zahlen (For The Callers)

    • German Numbers List

    • Bingo Dialog Phrases List

    • German Phrases For During The Game (Englisch -> Deutsch)
  • 7

    Schach (Chess)

    • Schach Blookets

    • Learn How To Play (Partner With Someone Who Already Knows These Rules)

    • Schach auf Deutsch erklärt

    • German Chess Vocabulary

    • Wie heissen die Schachfiguren?

    • Duolingo Sometimes Teaches Chess

    • How To Set Up The Game

    • Where Do The Pieces Go? White On Right. Queen On Her Same Color.

    • Schach Dialog (Deutsch und Englisch)

    • Pronunciation Table

    • Paper Chess Board & Paper Chess Pieces To Cut Out & Play With

    • Handout: Chess Phrases For During The Game (English -> Deutsch)
  • 8

    Werwölfe von Düsterwald

    • Blookets & Quizlet for Werwölfe von Düsterwald Phrases

    • Video: How To Play Werwölfe In English

    • How To Play Ultimate Werwolf

    • Sample "Werwolf" Game In English

    • Classroom Sample Of Werewolves Game In A Foreign Language English Classroom

    • Werwölfe Strategy

    • German Video: Spielregeln auf Deutsch

    • German Video: 5 Tipps wie man das Spiel Werewölfe von Düsterwald spannender macht.

    • For Native-Speakers: Spieltrieb-Werwölfe von Düsterwald

    • Game Instructions With Cards To Print

    • Simple Card Set v2

    • Moderator's Script For Beginner Game (2 Werwolves, 1 Seer, 1 Moderator, 3-4 Villagers)

    • Handout: Moderator's Script (Assignment: Add All Pronunciation Codes To All German Words)

    • Prep Work

    • Page 1 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Page 2 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Page 3 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Page 4 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Page 5 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Page 6 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Page 7 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Page 8 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Page 9 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Page 10 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Page 11 Pronunciation Assignment

    • Quizlet Practice

    • How To Be A Great Moderator - Tips For Your Day As "Spielmeister"

    • Dialog: Werwölfe von Düsterwald Spiel

    • Sample "Werwolf" Game In Germany (A)

    • Sample Werwolf Spiel In Germany (B)

    • Sample Werwolf Spiel mit tollen Anfang (C)

    • Werwölfe "Big Box" für bis zu 50 Spieler

    • Instructions Booklet

    • All Werewolf Cards (53 Character Cards)

    • Dead Player Cards - Optional

    • Collection Of Game Sound Effects

    • GAME DAY SCRIPT

    • SCRIPT: Wenn du der Heiler bist...

    • Cheat Sheet - Make Comments From Paper All Class Period

    • How To Add The Healer Role (der Heiler)

    • SOUND: Werewolves Are Choosing A Victim

    • SOUND: Magic As Seer Perceives An Identity

    • SOUND: Villager Is Devoured Overnight By Werewolves

    • SOUND: Villagers Have Lynched A Suspected Werewolf
  • 9

    Mühle (9 Men's Morris)

    • Classroom Game Day Notes (2022-2023 & Even School Years)

    • How To Play Mühle (English)

    • The History Of Mühle

    • Watch A Beginner's Game & Learn The Rules (No Sound)

    • You Can Also Win By Trapping All Of Your Opponent's Pieces

    • Watch Germans Play Mühle (German Sound With English Subtitles)

    • Mühle Instruction Sheet

    • Mühle Game Board

    • Mühle Score Recording Sheet

    • Play Against The Computer (At Home If Blocked At School)
  • 10

    Memo-spiel

    • How To Play Memory

    • Wie spielt man Memory?

    • Memo-spiel Blooket

    • Memo-spiel Vocab Test'

    • Mime With The Memory Cards (Play This After Everyone Knows All The Words In Your Set)

    • Writing Assignment With Memo-spiel Karten
  • 11

    Backgammon

    • This Is How To Play Backgammon

    • How Backgammon Works

    • Watch & Listen To A Game Of Backgammon (Don't Be The Guy In The Striped Shirt Who Picks Up His Opponent's Dice Before They Have Been Played)

    • This Is How To Set Up The Board

    • Complete Backgammon Rules

    • Here Is A Paper Backgammon Board
  • 12

    MauMau Kartenspiel

    • MauMau Cards Look Different

    • MauMau Game Instructions

    • Watch How To Play

    • Watch & Learn How This Game Is Played (auf deutsch)

    • Review The Game Rules On Blooket

    • MauMau Scoring Sheet

    • MauMau Crossword Puzzle #1

    • MauMau Crossword Puzzle #2

    • Championship Day Instructions

    • MauMau Champion Certificate

    • MauMau Phone App

    • Play MauMau With Real Online People- You Must Create An Account , Register & Then Log In
  • 13

    Domino

    • How To Play

    • Simple Domino Game Instruction Sheet

    • Domino Has Strategy

    • See A Domino Tournament

    • Wie spielt man Domino? (Deutsch mit Untertitel)

    • Domino Spielregeln
  • 14

    Jigsaw Puzzles

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    • Guiness World Record Puzzle Championship

    • Learn The Process Of Building A Jigsaw Puzzle

    • How Is A Ravensburger Made?

    • The Two Best Puzzle Companies In The World Are German!

    • Puzzle Dialog
  • 15

    Basteln: Schneeflocken & Sterne Im Winter (im Dezember)

    • Snowflake Story (12 Minutes)

    • Examples Of The First Snowflake Photos From Wilson Bentley (Circa 1880)

    • Schneeflocke A (Before Thanksgiving Break To Have Room Ready For December)

    • Schneeflocke Tutorial B

    • Weihnachtsstern A (Before Christmas Break To Take Home As A Gift Or Decoration)

    • Weihnachtsstern B

    • How To Get A Square Origami Paper From Printer Paper
  • 16

    Basteln: Glücksbringer (Good Luck Symbols In January For The New Year)

    • Basteln: Make This Easy Fliegenpiltz & Staple It Into Your Notebook (Only Requires White Paper and a Red Pen/Pencil)

    • Basteln: Easy Origami 4 Leaf Clover (Only Requires Green Paper Or Color The Leaves Green). Staple Yours Into Your Notebook.

    • Basteln: Origami Marienkäfer (Only Requires Red Paper & A Black Pen or Color It Red). Make & Staple Yours Into Your Notebook.

    • Basteln: Origami Schweinkopf (Only Requires Pink Paper)

    • Basteln: Origami Horseshoe (Should Be Made With Silver Paper or Silver Sharpie or Tin Foil or Color Yours Gray or Brown). Remember To Keep It Facing Up!

    • Optional Advanced Basteln: 2-Piece Origami Glücksschwein (Only Requires Pink Paper)

    • Optional Advanced Basteln: Full Body Origami Schwein (Only requires pink paper)

    • Optional Advanced Basteln: Origami Kleeblatt (Only requires green paper)
  • 17

    Basteln: Blumen vor den Frühlingsferien (Before Spring Break)

    • Blume A

    • Blume B

    • Blume C
  • 18

    Basteln: Dankeschön Karten im May (für Lehrer, Eltern, Schulberater, Direktor, Freunde, usw)

    • Danke Schön Karten (Last Week Of School)
  • 19

    Basteln: Play-dough Cognates (Honors Level Only)

    • Get A Class Set Of Play-dough Canisters

    • List of 100 German Cognates

    • Give Each Student A Paper With The Name Of The German Cognate

    • After Taking The Photo Return Your Play-dough To The Same Canister For The Next Class Period
  • 20

    Deutsche Musik Für Dich

    • Youtube: Listen To This German Music Playlist

    • German Song List