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Reading Resources for Middle School
Reading Resources for Middle School
This page contains links to online books and other reading material for grades 5-8. These resources are organized into the following categories:
E-Books, Audio Books, Short Stories
News
Fairy Tales and Legends
Non-fiction and Lexicons
E-Books, Audio Books, Short Stories
E-Books, Audio Books, Short Stories
Onleihe is an online library from the Goethe Institut.
Learn more about how to use this resource here. You need to make an account. Like borrowing e-books from a public library, you get access to the book for a certain length of time and then return it digitally.
How to start? Try one of these audiobooks to the right! The photos are linked to the library catalog page. If it does not work, log into Onleihe and try again.
There are also many other fiction e-books and audiobooks, as well as non-fiction resources, such as ProfiWissen editions about topics like climate change and outer space.
Choose from a collection of web-based short stories with a mystery. Can you solve the mystery? When you think you know what happened, you can click through to the solution (Lösung) and see if you were right!
Nachrichten - News
Nachrichten - News
Dein Spiegel is the junior version of the news magazine Der Spiegel. Many articles are online for free.
Scroller is a media magazine for children. It has articles and games about topics like video games and internet privacy.
Märchen und Sagen - Fairy Tales and Legends
Märchen und Sagen - Fairy Tales and Legends
Lesekorb has myths, fairy tales, and fantasy stories to read or listen to, including some public domain books like Alice in Wonderland. There is a new audio story on the Märchenradio each day.
Explore this page for tales from Austria, organized by region, such as a story about a dragon slayer (from Styria) or a forest fairy (from Burgenland).
Sachliteratur und Lexika - Non-fiction and Lexicons
Sachliteratur und Lexika - Non-fiction and Lexicons
Segu-Geschichte is an open educational resource for history education. Review topics from class or test your knowledge with quizzes and games.
Read more about history topics you are interested in or look into topics you have learned about in class. You can also check out sections of Planet Wissen about nature, technology, and culture.
Parents: If you need a translation, try the "Google lens" app. Hover over the German text and click "translate" for an instantaneous translation of the words. It won't be 100% correct, but is a good support for non-German speaking parents.
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