☃️German Level 1, Activity 14: Winterferien / Winter Holiday (Online)
Products: Christmas, Weihnachten.
Practices: Christmas traditions in German speaking countries. Weihnachtstraditionen im deutschsprachigen Raum.
Perspectives: German speaking countries have many cultural Christmas traditions. Im deutschsprachigen Raum gibt es viele kulturelle Weihnachtstraditionen.
NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:
- STANDARD 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- STANDARD 1.2 Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
- STANDARD 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- Objective: COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
- Objective: COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
- Objective: CLTR 1.3: Function appropriately in diverse contexts within the target culture.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can discuss German Christmas traditions with my peers
- I can answer questions related to Christmas traditions in Germany
- I can talk about my personal holiday traditions
Material:
Warm Up
Prior knowledge
- Vorkenntnisse
What do you already know about German Christmas traditions?
- Was kennst du schon über Deutsche Weihnachtstraditionen?
Main Activity
Kahoot
1. Students will learn a few facts about German Christmas traditions.
- Die Studenten werden ein Paar Fakten über Deutsche Weihnachtstraditionen lernen.
2. They will need to remember what they learned in order to play the Kahoot game and win points.
- Sie müssen erinnern was sie gelernt haben um das Kahoot zu spielen.
3. They will answer questions related to what they learned.
- Sie werden Fragen antworten im Bezug auf was sie früher gelernt haben.
Questions:
- Wie sagt man “Christmas” auf Deutsch? (How does one say “Christmas” in German?)
- Der St. Nikolaus kommt wann? (St. Nicholas comes when?)
- Richtig oder Falsch? Weihnachtsmärkte fangen am 1. Dezember an. (Right or wrong? Christmas markets start on 1 December.)
- Das Getränk trinken viele bei Weihnachtsmärkte. (Many people drink this drink at Christmas markets.)
- Welche Stadt hat den größten Weihnachtsmarkt? (Which city has the largest Christmas market?)
- Welche Stadt hat den ältesten Weihnachtsmarkt? (Which city has the oldest Christmas market?)
- Richtig oder Falsch? Der Weihnachtsmann bringt Geschenke am 24. Dezember. (Right or wrong? Santa Claus brings gifts on December 24.)
- Wer ist das Christkind? (Who is the Christ Child?)
- Was ist ein traditionelles Weihnachtsessen? (What is a traditional Christmas dinner?)
- Wer bestraft die bösen Kinder? (Who punishes the evil children?)
WRAP-UP
- Beschreiben Sie einige Ihrer eigenen Feiertagstraditionen. (Describe some of your holiday traditions)
End of Activity:
- Read can-do statements and have students evaluate their confidence. (Use thumbs up/thumbs down)
- Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
- Pay attention, ask questions, and try to use feedback for future activities!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can discuss German Christmas traditions with my peers
- I can answer questions related to Christmas traditions in Germany
- I can talk about my personal holiday traditions
Cultural Resources
Here a two videos over Christmas in Germany. The first is over Weihnachtstraditionen in German. The second is about Christmas traditions in Germany, in English but with German subtitles.
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