German Lesson Plans

1. Das Wetter in Deutschland- In this activity you will be visiting web sites for weather forecasts in German.
2. Der Spiegel- A news site in German.
3. Eleanor's Story: An American Girl In Hitler's Germany Lesson Plan- During the Great Depression, when she is 9, Eleanor's family moves from America to Germany, where her father has been offered a good job. But the war breaks out as her family is crossing the Atlantic. They are trapped in Germany for the duration of the war.
4. Emigration and Immigration- A series of lessons.
5. "First Day" Teaching Ideas- If you're wondering what you could do on that first day of class that would be fun and productive, or you just want to try something new and different, then you've come to the right place!
6. German- Introductory German Lesson Plan!
7. German-American Internet Scavenger Hunt- Students will acquire basic information about German-American immigration and some famous German-Americans.
8. German-Americans and Their Contributions to the American Mainstream Culture: German Names and Words- Immigrants from the German-speaking countries brought with them their names, their language, customs and traditions, which were largely unknown in North America.
9. German Embassy- Information for students and teachers.
10. German Immigrants: Their Contributions to the Upper Midwest- Why did Germans immigrate to the Upper Midwest in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century? What contributions did they make to the region's cultural heritage?
11. German for Travelers.com- Click on Learn to study basic German and listen to hundreds of high quality audio files. Explanations, vocabulary lists and exercises are provided. Included are travel information and links to "all things German."
12. Ich Zweifle Es (I Doubt It)- When shown a sample color, the learner will be able to say the German word for this color. The learner will be able to say the German words for the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4.
13. Intermediate Foreign Language Lessons- These intermediate-level lessons (originally designed to accompany a BBC language series) include listening excerpts and multiple-choice questions based on those excerpts.
14. Introductory German Lesson Plan- Review the numbers 3 or 4 times.
15. Journal Writing
16. Kino in Stuttgart- In this activity we will be visiting web sites for movies that are playing in Germany.
17. Teaching Suggestions for the German Classroom- "If you're like me, you have days where you would really like to make a change in how you present things to your class."
18. Wagner-Festspiele- Take a trip to Bayreuth, Germany to go to a Wagner-Festival.