DEUTSCHE SAMSTAGSSCHULE
Islington
Learning resources
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As parents and carers, we have the greatest influence on a child's developing language skills: reading bedtime stories in German, calling relations in Germany, showing German-language films, or even having a phone call with a friend while the children are nearby - these are all valuable ways of helping a child develop their German.
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Below we have collected a number of online resources that may help to keep German at home varied and interesting.
All age groups
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Audible: books in German
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A large variety of German programmes can be found in the ARD and ZDF Mediathek:
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Ideas for younger children
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KiGa: Ideas for parents​
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WDR: more children's programmes
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NDR Märchen in leichter Sprache
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Es war einmal der Mensch (YouTube)
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Einfach Vorlesen (stories for young children)
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Pixi Wissen (information programme for young children, on YouTube)
Intermediate learners
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Anton Lern-App: https://anton.app/de/
(follows curriculum in Germany, classes 1-10)
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WDR: Die Sendung mit der Maus (daily
episodes and more)
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ZDF: Logo, die Kindernachrichten (news for children)
NDR radio for children: Mikado
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Planetschule: Filme für die Grundschule
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Geolino Magazin (texts and podcasts)
https://www.geo.de/geolino/wissen
Was ist Was: https://www.wasistwas.de/home.html
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Checker Welt (incl. Coronavirus Vlog for children, Bayerischer Rundfunk)
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WDR Neuneinhalb news reports for children
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Mauswiesel (Bildung Hessen)
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Bayerischer Rundfunk home learning
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Music for learning German
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Songs for younger children (YouTube)
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Martina's Musik Mosaik (Martina Schwarz)
A series with the Hueber Verlag for learning German at home, on YouTube
Goethe Institut, German Pop on Spotify
Deine Freunde on YouTube
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More advanced learners
https://de.khanacademy.org/signup
https://www.duolingo.com/mobile
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