German Vocabulary Teacher Resources

What animals says meow, and which creature has eight legs? Test your German language learners' knowledge of animals with a quick crossword puzzle. Also included are eleven additional crossword puzzles with topics that range from food to...

Students conduct research on a German anti-Nazi group named "Die Weisse Rose", the White Rose, that eventually lost their lives for their resistance to Nazi rule. They view films, access the Internet, prepare responsive narratives to the...

Who doesn't love animals? Young learners will be excited to develop their vocabulary and categorize animals into different lists. This includes a fun extension activity that encourages the older learners to create a PowerPoint...

Introduce your Language students to the culture and 19th century German custom of serving coffee and cake at small parties. They read old cookbooks, sort recipes, prepare foods, compare old German recipes to recipes from home and convert...

As part of a study of vocabulary found in Elie Wiesel's Night, readers complete a magic square using the provided words and their definitions.

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Even if you can't speak German now, you'll be fairly accomplished after practicing with the games and words that make up the greater part of this app!

In this foreign language activity, high schoolers find the words that are used in German. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

Fifth graders explore the German language. They discuss the similarities between German and English. They speak several German words. Students identify the German words for common English words.

Students define and practice pronouncing basic German vocabulary related to weather, investigate current weather reports in various German cities, examine cultural difference of metric usage, and share findings with classmates by role...

High schoolers write, illustrate, and narrate studenT books in German using at least 20 German vocabulary words.

For this ESL worksheet, students read four vocabulary lists in alphabetical order and organized by topics. The topics include occupations, countries and nationalities, the Internet, and geography.

In this English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 6 multiple choice questions regarding communications-related words.

Introduce your language students in German class to the European Union, including the historic developments, the current structure, and some of the political and social principles behind it with this lesson. In small groups, learners...

Students research the life of Friedrich Durrenmatt, a German playwright. They listen to a reading of his play "Die Physiker", define key vocabulary from the play and participate in a class discussion about important sections of the play.

Students review German vocabulary words and phrases, and role play scenarios on situation cards wherein they describe, in German, their injuries/illnesses to each other. Students then practice writing excuse notes in German.

Students explore German vocabulary words associated with food and cooking. Individually, students locate German recipes and then prepare authentic German food to share with the class. They share recipes and compile a German cookbook.

Are you done covering the Industrial Revolution and ready to hand out the end of the unit exam? If so, you may consider giving your class a well-composed study guide. This guide includes nine vocabulary words, three important events, the...

Engage conversation and explore the journey as you challenge young readers to interpret the german folktale, "The Fisherman and His Wife" written by literary brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.

Pupils explore a German website to research the Wagner Festival. They complete a worksheet, identify a performance they would like to hear at the festival, and write an imagined incident from their visit to the festival in German.

The definitions for unfamiliar words drawn from Art Spiegelman graphic novel memoir, Maus, provide the clues for a vocabulary bingo game. 

Students determine the meaning of the content of a German poem. They study German folklore and look at different structural patterns in German and English. They illustrate a quote from a poem and sing German ballads.

Students participate in an activity where they are involved in the language of German. They practice key vocabulary and evaluate and synthesize information. They complete a shopping list of groceries with prices included and present it...

Students learn German Christmas carols. In this Christmas music lesson, students learn Christmas carols in either German or English. They study the background of the songs and learn about Germanic Christmas traditions.

In this Holocaust vocabulary instructional activity, students match vocabulary words to the left with their definitions to the right. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.