German Early Level

Greetings

Early Level Significant Aspects of Learning • Use language in a range of contexts and across learning • Develop confidence and enthusiasm to communicate using the

language being learnt• Begin to develop an awareness of other countries, cultures and

languages • Listen and join in with simple songs, stories and rhymes • Explore and recognise patterns and sounds of language through

listening, watching and playing • Understand, respond to and say simple greetings and personal

information (e.g. name) • Repeat and understand simple familiar language from a familiar

source• Actively take part in simple daily routine language • Participate in familiar games including outdoor learning• Begin to explore resources to support my learning e.g. picture

dictionaries

Vocabulary1. GreetingsBuild into daily routines starting with Guten Tag and Tschϋss and then gradually adding in more vocabulary as learners progress.

Hallo HelloGuten Morgen Good morningGuten Tag Hello/Good dayGuten Tag Frau! Hello MissGuten Tag Herr! Hello SirDie Anwesenheit überprüfen We will take the registerSchlaf gut Sleep wellGute Nacht GoodnightTschϋss Goodbye

Guten Morgen!

Guten Tag Frau!

Guten Tag Herr!

Hallo!

Die Anwesenheit überprüfen

Schlaf gut

Gute Nacht!

Tschϋss!

Embedding the language1. Do the register in German each morning – teacher

says, “Die Anwesenheit überprüfen” and pupils respond with “Guten Tag!”.

2. Use a Guten Tag song and/or a Tschüss hat the start and end of each day.

3. Use Schlaf gut and Gute Nacht with a German puppet. You can “put him to bed” at the end of a German lesson getting the class to say “Schlaf gut + name” and then saying Gute Nacht to him instead of goodbye .

Sample activities You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

You will find a set of more challenging activities in First Level Greetings.

Guten Tag oder Gute Nacht?

1. Pupils look at the selection of photos and then decide if they would say this is Guten Tag or Gute Nacht?

2. This can be further extended to create a wall display if doing day and night paintings for example.

I have experienced the wonder of looking at the vastness of the sky, and can recognise the sun, moon and stars and link them to daily patterns of life.SCN 0-06a

Guten Tag oder Gute Nacht?

Schauen

diese Fotos

und entscheiden

Guten Tag!

oder

Gute Nacht!

Guten Morgen oder Gute Nacht?

Guten Morgen oder Gute Nacht?

Guten Morgen oder Gute Nacht?

Guten Morgen oder Gute Nacht?

Guten Morgen oder Gute Nacht?

Guten Morgen oder Gute Nacht?

Toc, toc, toc!

• If you are using a puppet for German, you can keep it in a box with a lid on it (its bed) and ask the pupils to knock on the door to wake him/her up by saying “Toc, toc, toc”.

• When he “wakes up” they can then say Bonjour! to the puppet.

• When it’s time for him to go back to bed, they can then say “Schlaf gut, Tschüss, Gute Nacht” etc.

• If you like you can also add in “Wach auf” which means wake up.

Songs and videos!

You will find a bank of sample songs and videos which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

You will find a set of more supported activities in Early Feelings and more challenging activities in Level 2 Feelings.

Guten Morgen Song

Guten Morgen Song