Fun websites to look at
http://www.austria.org/ : austrian embassy and info
http://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/index.html : info in German about CH
http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/nameri/vusa/wasemb/culedu/wasgic.html : Swiss embassy information
http://www.german-way.com/for-teachers-and-students.html : links to info on countries, important germanic people, culture, cinema
http://www.aboutgerman.net/ : songs and lyrics, vocab lists for valentine, easter, Fashing, xmas, new year,
http://www.daad.org/ : academic exchange program
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/ : vocab by topic (outloud)(cool German)
http://utils.exeter.ac.uk/german/media/ : list of all media in German countries (magazines, newspapers, TV...)
http://capl.washjeff.edu/ : Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon
http://www.curriculumbits.com/resources/german/ : 19 games to reinforce vocab themes/easy. The use of video, audio, animation and interactivity engages students to facilitate learning.
Die Deutsche Welle's website for German teachers and learners offers a wide range of free online resources. Highlights include the web-soap 'Jojo sucht das Glück' and the audio course 'Radio D', as well as regularly updated texts and worksheets to download. www.dw-world.de - Learning German
www.dw-world.de - Teaching German
http://www.planet-schule.de/index.php : short films in German
http://diedeutschen.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/12/0,1872,7272428,00.html : films about German history Die Deutsche II
http://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/lon/prj/asa/top/enindex.htm : Goethe institute London and links to good sites for higher level German classes. good vocab topics, we look at in German 3/4
http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/home1.html : website for facts about Germany book I have
All the DW sites can also be seen in German. One can choose the language:
http://www.dw.de/dw/0,,8030,00.html : German news spoken slowly
http://www.dw.de/dw/0,,2068,00.html: DW german classes: interaktiv. looks really good! Also has an audio Hörspiel that looks good!
http://www.dw.de/dw/0,,9093,00.html : DW short films. Hin und Weg is a travel show. Great film on Lubeck, Berlin,...in Programm
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/duw/sul/enindex.htm : practice German online: read and watch
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/prj/sig/enindex.htm : soccer and music themed lessons and fun materials for students.
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/prj/gad/deindex.htm : podcasts for German lerners
http://www.goethe.de/kue/flm/prj/kub/enindex.htm : 49 cultural films about different themes, can been listened to in German and in English .15 minute long films. with text to read if wanted.
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/prj/rod/deindex.htm : radio D, a radio podcast for beginner students, and more advanced students. could be used in class daily or every now and then. lesson 1-26, then 27-52. Radio D is in Berlin, we follow characters.
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/duw/lad/en8443825.htm : looks like an app that would be really fun to play: adventure of a young man trying to solve a mystery in Germany and has to learn German on the way. The mystery of the sky disk.
http://www.kaleidos.de/ : alltag in Deutschland
http://www.goethe.de/z/jetzt/deindex.htm : good texts, films, for more advanced students.
http://www.yaez.de/ : jugend zeitung am internet. has a hangman game.
http://www.young-germany.de/ : different articles and sites to look at for students. podcasts also
Jojo sucht das Glück- a soap opera for young people, in German, made by DW : http://www.young-germany.de/deutsch/jojo-sucht-das-gluck.html
http://www.medienwerkstatt-online.de/lws_wissen/ : all sorts of themes and short material, with photos, that could be included in lessons-all in German.. Wissenskarten
http://download.moodle.org/lang16/ : free software of moddle
http://www.helles-koepfchen.de/ : articles, games in German
A selection of free websites for young children learning German. These include:
English language websites
http://www.hellomylo.com/Challenge/German : fun games for my middle and advanced students.
http://webgerman.com/german/webexercises/ - Courses : interaktive exercises (grammar,vocab, other)
http://www.uni.edu/becker/German2.html : website that gives aother website as ressources.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/index.html : info in German about CH
http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/nameri/vusa/wasemb/culedu/wasgic.html : Swiss embassy information
http://www.german-way.com/for-teachers-and-students.html : links to info on countries, important germanic people, culture, cinema
http://www.aboutgerman.net/ : songs and lyrics, vocab lists for valentine, easter, Fashing, xmas, new year,
http://www.daad.org/ : academic exchange program
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/ : vocab by topic (outloud)(cool German)
http://utils.exeter.ac.uk/german/media/ : list of all media in German countries (magazines, newspapers, TV...)
http://capl.washjeff.edu/ : Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon
http://www.curriculumbits.com/resources/german/ : 19 games to reinforce vocab themes/easy. The use of video, audio, animation and interactivity engages students to facilitate learning.
Die Deutsche Welle's website for German teachers and learners offers a wide range of free online resources. Highlights include the web-soap 'Jojo sucht das Glück' and the audio course 'Radio D', as well as regularly updated texts and worksheets to download. www.dw-world.de - Learning German
www.dw-world.de - Teaching German
http://www.planet-schule.de/index.php : short films in German
http://diedeutschen.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/12/0,1872,7272428,00.html : films about German history Die Deutsche II
http://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/lon/prj/asa/top/enindex.htm : Goethe institute London and links to good sites for higher level German classes. good vocab topics, we look at in German 3/4
http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/home1.html : website for facts about Germany book I have
All the DW sites can also be seen in German. One can choose the language:
http://www.dw.de/dw/0,,8030,00.html : German news spoken slowly
http://www.dw.de/dw/0,,2068,00.html: DW german classes: interaktiv. looks really good! Also has an audio Hörspiel that looks good!
http://www.dw.de/dw/0,,9093,00.html : DW short films. Hin und Weg is a travel show. Great film on Lubeck, Berlin,...in Programm
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/duw/sul/enindex.htm : practice German online: read and watch
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/prj/sig/enindex.htm : soccer and music themed lessons and fun materials for students.
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/prj/gad/deindex.htm : podcasts for German lerners
http://www.goethe.de/kue/flm/prj/kub/enindex.htm : 49 cultural films about different themes, can been listened to in German and in English .15 minute long films. with text to read if wanted.
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/prj/rod/deindex.htm : radio D, a radio podcast for beginner students, and more advanced students. could be used in class daily or every now and then. lesson 1-26, then 27-52. Radio D is in Berlin, we follow characters.
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/duw/lad/en8443825.htm : looks like an app that would be really fun to play: adventure of a young man trying to solve a mystery in Germany and has to learn German on the way. The mystery of the sky disk.
http://www.kaleidos.de/ : alltag in Deutschland
http://www.goethe.de/z/jetzt/deindex.htm : good texts, films, for more advanced students.
http://www.yaez.de/ : jugend zeitung am internet. has a hangman game.
http://www.young-germany.de/ : different articles and sites to look at for students. podcasts also
Jojo sucht das Glück- a soap opera for young people, in German, made by DW : http://www.young-germany.de/deutsch/jojo-sucht-das-gluck.html
http://www.medienwerkstatt-online.de/lws_wissen/ : all sorts of themes and short material, with photos, that could be included in lessons-all in German.. Wissenskarten
http://download.moodle.org/lang16/ : free software of moddle
http://www.helles-koepfchen.de/ : articles, games in German
A selection of free websites for young children learning German. These include:
- English language websites - for children learning German as a new language
- German language websites - for young native speakers
- Commonly-used search engines - search the web for other authentic German resources
English language websites
- Germany for Kids
Section of the German Embassy and US Consulates General website for children, with country information, cultural awareness, music and recipes. - Goethe-Institut
German cultural agency provides general support for primary teaching and learning, including this FUNology guide for primary teachers with fun dialogues and games - Goethe-haus
Available from the Goethe-Institut Tokyo website, an interactive virtual environment based on a German home. - Hennings House
Interactive games for young learners based on the Channel 4 series. The Teachers’ Notes provides guidance on how to use the website in the classroom. - The Voyage Kids
Interactive website for primary learners of German run by the UK-German Connection, a British-German bilateral project dedicated to improving contacts between young people in Germany and the UK. Features interactive games to practice language skills and enhance cultural awareness.
- Coloriage
Interactive colouring website with German colour vocabulary - Helles Koepfchen
Games, recipes, makes, factual information and quizzes - Junge Klassik
Information and games for children on the theme of classical music and instruments, from the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz - Kidstation
Interactive children’s website from the BP group. With games, simple animations, German dictionary of internet terms, quizzes on transport and road safety, Cyber DJ music maker and children’s opinion polls. - Kinder ARD.de
Portal providing access to interactive children’s websites from German TV and radio stations. A variety of online games and activities. - Kleinkind-online
German songs, rhymes and games - Mediterrania
Goethe-Institut website for young people, based on the story of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’. Practices using search engines and e-mail. - NotenMax
Children’s website all about music. Includes listening activities, opportunities to play tunes, games, downloadable scores and lyrics and information for schools and parents. - SchulWeb
Web portal for schools in Germany. Search for schools by region and type - Die Seite mit der Maus
Interactive children’s site from German broadcaster WDR. - zzzebra Netz
Web magazine for children with games, jokes, poems, songs, stories and craft ideas.
http://www.hellomylo.com/Challenge/German : fun games for my middle and advanced students.
http://webgerman.com/german/webexercises/ - Courses : interaktive exercises (grammar,vocab, other)
http://www.uni.edu/becker/German2.html : website that gives aother website as ressources.