The video above was recorded in March of 2021 in a German 1 class. The 2020-2021 school year was spent mostly in a distance-learning environment, and this was the first day that some students returned back to the school building for in-person instruction. There were only a couple students present for this lesson (the rest were watching at home), and they had never done a story-based lesson like this before. Because of this, I provided English support for key words and began with some TPR-style commands. I then moved into telling the story, using a circling questioning technique and personalized questions to facilitate comprehension and interaction.

This is an example of how I use TPR (Total Physical Response) in my classroom. This is researched technique, different from TPRS, which helps students acquire some high-frequency verbs through movements. After reviewing the movements, I play a version of Simon Says which I call "Peter Sagt" in German (credit to my old high school German teacher!) which the students find fun and engaging. I can see that they remember the meaning of the words when I have them act out the movements without showing them myself (not shown in this video)

This is an example of how I use music in the classroom, specifically songs by Uwe Kind, to help students acquire certain specific grammar points, such as direct object pronouns or verb conjugation.

This video shows how I use tongue twisters for pronunciation practice - this is done as a fun warm-up every once in a while, and students find it motivating and engaging as they compete to see who can say them best or quickest.

The video to the left was in a German 2 class. We often begin class with this sort of small talk about the date, time, and weather, including checking the weather in Germany and comparing Fahrenheit and Celsius.