Introducing German Lesson 12
CONTENT: daily activities of German children
OBJECTIVE: students will learn about daily routines of German children students will draw comparisons between their own life and that of German children students will start talking about their own daily routines
MATERIALS: pictures of animals scotch tape 2 fly swatters video cardboard clock
PROCEDURE: A. Greetings (approx. 5 min) Greet the class by using different expressions such as
Guten Tag Guten Morgen Grüß Gott ...
Then greet students individually: shake their hands and always add a remark or ask a question:
Guten Tag. Wie geht's? Wie heißt du? ...
Encourage the students to do likewise with their neighbors.
B. Review animals (approx. 7 min) Play Fly Swatter Game using pictures of animals.
C. Preparation to film (approx. 5 min) Talk about what American children normally do every day: First, ask the children what they do. Then summarize a normal day of an American child in German (introduce Sonja). Use simple German phrases (see vocabulary list) and make use of the clock. For example:
Um sechs Uhr dreißig steht Sonja auf.
1 Introducing German Um sieben Uhr frühstückt sie.
Then say: And now let's see what Germans do. Divide class into 4-5 small groups and tell students that there will be a competition to see which group notices most differences between what Germans and what Americans do. Tell them to discuss things and to make a list. (Make it a game!)
D. Watch film (13:30 min.), first time (approx. 18 min) While film is running, encourage students to talk about what they see and to compare it to the daily routine of Americans. What is similar and, more importantly, what is different?
After the film, ask each group for its ideas and write important words on the board. Students summarize important differences.
E. Numbers (approx. 8 min) Explain what Raphael is doing in German (see vocabulary list). Students repeat this. At times, you might want to ask:
Und was macht Raphael jetzt?
You might have to answer the questions and ask students to repeat them. Also point out matters of interest in English. Encourage students to react to your comments.
F. Review vocabulary (approx. 3 min) The teacher repeats important expressions like:
______putzt die Zähne. ______trinkt Milch.
Fill in the blank with the German name of one of the students. That student has to act out (i.e. use gestures etc.) what the teacher just said.
G. Song (approx. 2 min) Sing the Auf Wiederseh'n song on page 1 of Das Deutschbuch.
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