Read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne

Bruno is the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp during WWII. His friendship with a Jewish boy he meets across the fence leads to unexpected consequences.

Read beginner, intermediate and advanced texts, with self-marking comprehension activities:

Read Harry Potter in German

Write a diary about a trip to Germany you have been on and include photos

Imagine you are living in Germany during WW2 and write a letter to a family member about your life

Listen to some German songs and complete the activities

Listen to MP3 clips by topic, level and language

Watch a series in German on Netflix or Prime

Watch the news in German:

Watch a film you know well with the German subtitles on

Research a famous German film director or actor and make a presentation that you could show to the class

Research and prepare a vocab booklet for a trip to Germany with key vocab and phrases.

Research a German town and write a review of what you can do there.

Make a video to learn a grammar point that you have learnt in class.

Put the settings on your phone into German to practice useful language.

Put the settings into German on your favourite computer game.

On FIFA, for example, you can set the commentary into German.