Discover Die Burgen of Germany: Interactive A2 German Reading Practice

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A Schloß is not a Burg When you think of Deutschland, you probably think of wunderschöne castles set on a Berg, overlooking den Rhein. It is a world of Mythen, Märchen und Sagen, full of Ritter, Prinzessinnen und Drachen. And be honest. This world is probably part of why you started learning Deutsch in the first place. If you are… Read moreDiscover Die Burgen of Germany: Interactive A2 German Reading Practice

Kaffee und Kuchen: Regional Cakes & Interactive German Practice

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Kaffee und Kuchen lesson featured image

Coffee culture is different around the world. Hier in den USA we drink a lot of Kaffee, roughly 1,130 Tassen im Jahr. Die Deutschen, on the other hand, come in at a mere 430 Tassen im Jahr. That isn’t to say, however, that Germans do not enjoy their Kaffee. They enjoy their Kaffee und Kuchen almost every day. They have… Read moreKaffee und Kuchen: Regional Cakes & Interactive German Practice

Learn German Colors with a Tour of Berlin

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Learn German colors with the many colors of Berlin

Hallo und Grüße aus Berlin! Learning colors is one of the first steps on the road to learning German and I am excited to share this journey with you. Our first stop is the bunte Stadt Berlin. Look carefully and you will learn more than just color words. You will learn more than a handful of words related to the… Read moreLearn German Colors with a Tour of Berlin

Master German Körperteile (Body Parts): Fun Vocabulary Practice for A1/A2

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Practice German Körperteile with interactive exercises for A1/A2

Meet Ulf, der Wikinger. Oder Schotte. Oder schottischer Wikinger. He’s really a nice guy, but he is seriös about good German vocabulary. Today he is here to help guide A1/A2 German learners through essential Körperteile with fun, interactive exercises and a video starring himself! Interactive Practice: German Body Parts (Körperteile Übung) The best part about learning German body parts is… Read moreMaster German Körperteile (Body Parts): Fun Vocabulary Practice for A1/A2

Take a field trip to a virtual zoo in Dresden!

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Virtual zoo with free scavenger hunt

Hallo, und willkommen! Grab a Snack, a Wasserflasche and a Regenschirm. We are taking a little Ausflug to the virtual Zoo in Dresden. Before my trip to Germany, I had my students put together travel brochures of the things they thought I should visit while I was in Dresden and then I took a ton of Fotos of all the… Read moreTake a field trip to a virtual zoo in Dresden!

Spice up your German vocabulary practice with this free Christmas matching game

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German matching game for Christmas vocabulary

Das Memory-Spiel is one of the best ways to quickly bring a little Gamifizierung to your German vocabulary practice. Best of all, it is low prep and low cost, a winning combination for study Methode that actually funktionieren! To get started with Weihnacthsvokabeln, all you need to do is scroll down. I have created a puzzle with some of the… Read moreSpice up your German vocabulary practice with this free Christmas matching game

Free Christmas crossword puzzle to practice German

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German crossword puzzle for Christmas

Ho! Ho! Ho! (Sagt der Weihnachtsmann ja auch!) Grab yourself a heiße Schokolade and warm up your German vocabulary with this Christmas crossword puzzle. Have you ever had eine gute deutsche Schokolade? The real secret is to melt actual Schokolade in the heated Milch. It makes a rich, creamy, dessert-type Getränk that far exceeds what you can make from a… Read moreFree Christmas crossword puzzle to practice German

Free German wordsearch to give your vocabulary some Christmas sparkle

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free German wordsearch for Christmas

Frohe Weihnachten! Below, you will find a free German wordsearch to practice Christmas themed vocabulary. Meanwhile, if you ever noticed the “nachten” in Weihnachten and wondered if it had anything to do with Nacht, you would be right! But what is a Weih? And shouldn’t it be Nächte (the plural of Nacht)? Tja. It’s an old word. It comes the… Read moreFree German wordsearch to give your vocabulary some Christmas sparkle

Krampus: Share the history and vocabulary of this unique tradition

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Practice German with these German exercises about Krampus

Sankt Nikolaus’ Partner Santa has his little elves and der Nikolaus has . . . well . . . he has Krampus. We are used to celebrating the Christmas season with cookies and presents and Stress, er, Freude. Our Symbole represent light, love and hope. But then we take a Deutschkurs and are introduced to this. Krampus does not accompany… Read moreKrampus: Share the history and vocabulary of this unique tradition

Der Nikolaustag: A free interactive text in comprehensible German

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der Nikolaustag in comprehensible German

Jump to the text in comprehensible German. Der Nikolaus Tag in Deutschland Der 6. Dezember is not just another day on the way to Weihnachten in Germany. It’s der Nikolaustag, a delightful little prelude to Christmas that involves Stiefel, Schokolade, Orangen and a dash of childhood Horror. If you’ve never experienced Nikolaustag, you’re in for a treat—and maybe a bit… Read moreDer Nikolaustag: A free interactive text in comprehensible German