SIXTH GRADE GERMAN

Highlighted items are Core Curricular Objectives

  • Cognates: German and English are related, simple readings
  • Numbers: to one million, similarities and differences, long words
  • Telling Time: vocab, briefly discussed
  • Greetings: common greetings, regional differences, How are you?
  • Calendar: days and months, similarities to English, When is your birthday?
  • Alphabet: pronunciation, special characters, acronyms, spell your name
  • Names: common names, most popular names, trends, pronunciation
  • Handwriting: differences in style, make name poster
  • Family: vocab, relations, describing your family
  • Descriptions: describing people, objects, stating opinions
  • Gender Concept: explained and illustrated in connection with Family
  • Colors: vocab, use in descriptions of people and objects
  • Use of Dictionary: techniques, online dictionaries and translators
  • Festivals/Holidays: in Germany, differences, German-American versions
  • Weather/Seasons: vocab, German weather, extreme weather
  • Geography and the German-speaking Countries: famous sites, vocab, Europe
  • Food: vocab, importance of, mealtimes, stores/restaurants, candy
  • Travel and Transportation: vocab, German cars, driving, getting around
  • Classroom Commands: simple daily commands, practice
  • Classroom Objects: German vocab, school system and schedule
  • News and Current Events - as opportunities present themselves
  • German-USA: heritage, immigration, German influences in USA
  • Sports/Leisure: vocab, differences, school system, athletes
  • School: vocab, German system, differences in schedule
  • Occupations: vocab, pay, benefits, school system, Why German?
  • Clothes - vocabulary, fashion, everyday style
  • Shopping: online shopping, cultural differences, currencies
  • Animals: vocab, zoos, sounds, idioms
  • House: vocab, online tours, differences
  • Art - Music - Literature: addressed as occasions arise
  • Body Parts: vocabulary, illnesses, idioms