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What is in this section?
This page contains links to and information about a variety of free, online games. Some are from German children's media, like Sendung mit der Maus, while others are websites with educational games about specific tops or skills. Even those with little language will give students an opportunity to do something fun in a German-language interface.
Games for younger students are at the top of the page. Scroll down this page for more complex games for older students.
Tip: Click on any example to go straight to that game or page!
Glossary
Glossary
spielen = to play
starten = to start
der Ton = sound, as in audio for a game
Ton an/aus = audio on/off
überspringen = skip
weiter = continue, further
zurück = back (like the back button on a browser)
This page has easy games for young children. The site, like that for other Sendung mit dem Elefanten products, is designed to be navigated by kids and has picture and audio cues.
Interactive find the differences game!
There are also a lot of fun games with our favorite Maus. Some are similar to the games with the Elefant, but are more challenging. This includes Programming with the Maus!
Play memory with animal tracks and learn what animals they belong to.
Program the movements the Maus makes.
Kika has games like memory (Paare finden), interactive search-and-find (Wimmelbilder), and programming challenges. The variety of games could interest students of all ages - explore and see you find something you like!
Practice letters with audio of the German pronunciation! Video example.
This memory game has seven increasingly difficult levels.
Interactive Wimmelbilder at a zoo.
Program a robot mouse in this game, Compubot
Turn your sound on and click to enter the Forschergarten (researchers' garden). Here, there are many young researchers who have projects they are working on. Can you help them? Click on the person to learn about their project. There is text on the screen that matches the audio to explain what the project is about.
The level of difficulty varies, and each project becomes more challenging as you work on it. Probably most interesting for grades 1-4.
Study history by traveling through time! Follow Lucy, who travels with a Zeitmaschine (time machine) and learns about the experiences of young people in other times perionds - from the Stone Age to the recent past.
Many pages have audio to accompany the text.
Probably best for grades 3 and up.
Here, Lucy has travelled to ancient Rome.
Hanisauland is a site with educational materials about civics, political systems, and geography. It has a variety of games that inform or test your knowledge about these topics, as well as other "Hanisauland"-themed games that are just for fun.
The geography and civics content ranges from about 4th-7th grade, though there are games that could also be enjoyed by younger students.
This memory game features world landmarks. When you find the pairs, it gives a brief explanation of what the landmark is!
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