Primary German Workbook 2

Welcome to the Primary German Workbooks!

Primary German is a series of workbooks for primary students learning German as a Language Other than English.

As with the learning of any language, children need to experience a range of activities relating to oral interaction, reading and responding and writing. Primary German emphasises the communicative approach to learning German. Children are encouraged to interact in social exchanges using simple words and everyday expressions. With regard to the interaction between the students, their teacher and the characters, the books use the more familiar du form, in place of the more formal Sie.

Teachers who are just beginning the exciting challenge of introducing a Language Other than English to their students will find Primary German a lively and stimulating workbook. Activities have been carefully planned and written in order to give many opportunities to integrate into other Key Learning Areas such as English Handwriting, Talking and Listening, Mathematics, HSIE and Creative and Practical Arts.

Workbook 1 is an introduction to German in the spoken and written form and is centred around simple themes such as Greetings, Colours, Numbers, Animals and Time. Students are motivated by the original native animal characters that give the book a true Australian flavor.

This is continued in the second workbook, which exposes children to more advanced spoken and written German. It contains themes such as the Zoo, the Body, Weather and Time.