The German Sektor

Over the years I've gone back and forth over whether or not to offer re-tests for students who do poorly. Is my goal to make sure the st...

Along with the activities for der Wolf und die sieben Geißlein , I also found an activity on deutschdrang.com called Hund und Katze that f...

One of the grammar units covered in Deutsch Aktuell 2 is "Infinitives Used as Nouns."  It's a relatively useful topic, but it...

Recently I've been looking into embedded reading as a way to increase student literacy in German.  After reading up on it a bit, I deci...

PRODUCT REVIEW: Food Colors German Bulletin Board Set (Teacher's Discovery) Product Description:   Blueberries, black olives, brow...

Remember Elementary School when you had those desk strips with a number line and the cursive alphabet? I recently saw some desk strips o...

Here is a huge chunk of how I spent my day today.  In between copies and meetings, you can't blame me for wanting to have some fun :)...

A printable display for your German classroom - the Pledge of Allegiance in German.  My students ask me for this every year if they have Ger...

A student sent me this video - it's funny/cute, though not necessarily classroom appropriate (there is an f-bomb)... Just for fun though...