What is our focus in German language arts this year?

Listening and Speaking:

• students can understand thematic discussion about classroom routines, social interactions at home and in school, and IB units
• students can construct their own meaningful sentences according to given sentence frames
• students can respond to questions about classroom routines, social interactions, IB units
• students can ask questions to illicit other students’ responses

Reading and Writing:

decoding rules

• letters
• syllables
• words
• sentences

What do we like our students to know by the end of this year?

· Students have sufficient knowledge so that they feel confident to enter second grade.

· Students know all the sounds (long and short vowels) and are able to use them fluently to read and write.

· Students write simple sentences using sight words and phonetic constructions and use proper handwriting (letter formation).

How parents can help students at home

· Give encouragement and praise for your child’s German attempts and efforts.

· Show your own interest in German language and culture.

· Invite German friends into your home.

· Listen to/read German books, watch German videos.

· Practice poems and songs. Listen to Frau Claudia’s CDs