Song in German about St Nicholas. Can be sung to the tune of O Tannenbaum.

Information about St Nicholas in simple German, Description of appearance, date of St Nicholas Day and what he does

Presentation to introduce and practice vehicle vocabulary in German. Phrases introduced: ich fahre mit / ich gehe 1. Pictures of vehicles appear with the correct phrase. 2. Two pictures appear and one phrase - pupils choose matching picture (A or B). 3. Pictures appear - click to bring up text. 4. Words appear but are in the wrong order. Click to arrange in correct order.

Starter or plenary powerpoint focussing half past and quarters to and past.

Powerpoint : children given a number and the letters needed to spell the German word. Final slides show correct form. Good starter or plenary activity

Paired activity. Children work through sums of money and tick the coins/notes needed to make it up. Good for practising counting, reading numbers and looking at Euros. Can be used in conjunction with plastic coins and notes.

Handout to support pupils speaking/writing about their school uniform.

Information about SW region of France. Pictures and words in simple French to help show some of the highlights of the Midi-Pyrenees.

Wordsearch contains 20 different words which children have to find and write out (no clues!). I found this really helps them focus on word endings (like the final e in Erdbeere etc).

Simple performance poem for young children. Rhyming structure and step by step graphics which aid comprehension. Good for assembly or similar performance.

Smart board activities to revise gender of different pets and introduce and then practise simple sentences saying Ich habe + pet (singular only).

German version of Old MacDonald. Seven verses. Words taken from QCA Primary Scheme of Work.

Pair activity. Children have two different texts to read to each other. As they listen, they fill in the words missing in their own version of partner's text. Name, age, family, hobbies, appearance and where they live.

Powerpoint photos of groups of animals. List of different collective nouns which match the photos. List of animals without the collective nouns included. Can be used in a variety of ways to practise learning the more common collective nouns, eg. a pack of dogs, a pride of lions etc.

Children often struggle to identify verbs in sentences especially when the verb consists of more than one word. This powerpoint looks at: verbs in their simplest forms - eg. I have a brother verbs that might not really look like verbs because they do not seem very active - eg. he is in the bathroom verbs that are made up of more than one word and an explanation of the terms** auxiliary verb** and** main verb** It is interactive and you can ask the children to answer questions individually or to work in pairs on longer more creative activities.

Information in German about our solar system. Good for comparatives and simple descriptions.

A simple phone template to allow pupils to write conversations in target language and practise conventions of texting. I have used it for year 5 writing about pets. Allows learners to practise asking and answering questions.

Worksheet: chn highlight verbs and nouns in different colours. Information: List of dozens of words which can be either verbs or nouns. This might save you a lot of time!

Children work together to produce an alphabet of common nouns and proper nouns. As well as helping them learn the difference between different types of nouns it helps them choose appropriate vocabulary and to think about alliteration too.