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GERMAN CHRISTMAS WEIHNACHTEN WORD SEARCHES - 10 DIFFERENTIATED WORD SEARCHES WITH ANSWER KEYS, GRID TEMPLATES & GERMAN CHRISTMAS VOCABULARY LIST Word searches a fabulous way of encouraging learners to engage with the written word, practising and reinforcing language as they complete the grids. This set features* ten differentiated word searches*, focusing on a wide range of German Christmas vocabulary, with each consecutive grid increasing in challenge. The searches offer a really useful learning opportunity - enabling learners to engage with German Christmas vocab, which is a great springboard for discussion on Christmas traditions and practices in Germany and other German-speaking countries, comparing them to other traditions and practices students know, but also working on reading, writing, spelling and German language skills in general.

Learners are able to identify which direction words are located in within the grid by referring to the arrow key. There are also five grid templates for learners to create their own searches for each other — this is a really popular activity, and I’ve found that my learners often like to create grids for family at home too. The templates enable learners to apply their language practically and creatively, which is really important at this stage of German language development.

There is an answer grid for each word search, so that learners can check their answers - or use for a little extra help if they need it! For me, answer keys are essential, as they not only provide learners with an additional opportunity to engage with language, but they also help them develop more independence in their learning. They’re also a great teacher time-saver - a real bonus!

There is a single word search per page, portrait format. I like to ensure that text is accessible to all learners—and at this stage of their learning, it’s absolutely essential that language looks accessible and manageable. Some of the more challenging grids do look a little cramped, as a good number of the German words are quite long.

There are 50 German Christmas-themed words across the word searches - it’s not necessary for students to learn all the words explicitly - over time, they tend to become familiar with all of them anyway. Looking for unfamiliar words in the grids really works well for implicit learning. There’s a full alphabetical vocab list, which is a greatlong-term German Christmas vocab reference resource, which my students like to add to when they can.

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**PRIMARY GERMAN KS3 CHRISTMAS WORD SEARCHES WITH ANSWER KEYS, GRID TEMPLATES AND GERMAN CHRISTMAS VOCABULARY LIST TWO SETS OF TEN WORD SEARCHES @ £1.60 EACH** **German Christmas Word Searches #1** *T**en differentiated word searches with answer keys and German Christmas Vocabulary Reference List*** My younger students really love word searches, as they like to learn independently and work their way through the increasing challenges of the word searches. These***Christmas*** word searches are a real winner - the ***Christmas-theme*** seems to be a great motivator! There are ***33 German Christmas words***, and I've chosen a selection of more ***generic Christmas words***, and also some which are very ***German-specific***, such as ***Sankt Nikolaus*** and ***Knecht Ruprecht*** - we don't attempt to learn all these - the objective of the word searches is to engage with ***German***, to really focus on the individual words, ***genders and articles***, and to have lots of practice at general recall of vocab. There is an increasing challenge through the grids, and that differentiation does ensure that all students are challenged. There are ***5 German to German grids***, with a vocab list to fill in too. There are also ***5 English to German grids***, with a vocab list to complete - that's a great way to really get students' recall skills working. Students can identify the level of challenge by the increasing size of the grid, number of words to search for, and the direction the words appear in, which they can see by the direction of the arrows at the top of the grids. ***Answer keys*** are essential in my view, and I always give them to students. Not only are they a great teacher-time saver, they really do give students an additional opportunity to engage with language - they also love to 'mark' each other's work! I've put a couple of extra challenges in too, to encourage students to look really carefully at the words - for example, they may have to find **candles** and work out what that is in ***German*** - only the prompt ***die Adventskerze*** appears in the ***German Christmas vocabulary*** reference list. **German Christmas Word Searches #2** ***Ten differentiated word searches with answer keys, grid templates and German Christmas Vocabulary list*** The searches increase in challenge from Grid 1-10, and offer a really useful learning opportunity - enabling learners to engage with***German Christmas vocabulary***, which is a great springboard for discussion on***Christmas traditions and practices in Germany and other German-speaking countries***, comparing them to other traditions and practices students know, but also working on ***reading, writing, spelling and German language skills*** in general. Learners are able to identify which direction words are located in within the grid by referring to the arrow key. There are also five grid templates for learners to create their own searches for each other - this is a really popular activity, and I’ve found that my learners often like to create grids for family at home too. The templates enable learners to apply their language ***practically and creatively***, which is really important at this stage of ***German language development***. There is also an ***answer key*** for each word search in this set. There is a single word search per page, ***portrait format***. I like to ensure that text is accessible to all learners - and at this stage of their learning, it’s absolutely essential that language looks ***accessible and manageable***. Some of the more challenging grids do look a little cramped, as a good number of the ***German*** words are quite long. There are ***50 German Christmas-themed words*** across the word searches - it’s not necessary for students to learn all the words explicitly - over time, they tend to become familiar with all of them anyway. Looking for unfamiliar words in the grids really works well for implicit learning. There's a *f**ull alphabetical vocab list***, which is a great long-term ***German Christmas vocabulary*** reference resource, which my students like to add to when they can. ***Have a browse in my store for more German Christmas activities, with a wide range of other German language teaching and learning materials, with lots of freebies - I've added a couple here for you to try.*** *The resource is non-editable in a zipped format. It is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be copied, rewritten, shared or distributed, in whole or in part, outside your own classroom in any way. The license for purchase is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use.* **VIELEN DANK UND FROHES WEIHNACHTSFEST!**

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