Y8 GERMAN ENRICHMENT Autumn Challenges
Y8 German September-December
MINI CHALLENGE 1: German kids LOVE Disney cartoon characters too.
Can you work out who these Disney characters are? Minni Maus, Schneewittchen, Aschenputtel, Dornroeschen, Susi und Strolchi, Ahoernchen und Behoernchen? Find out as much as you can about a German- speaking cartoon character.
Create your own German-speaking cartoon character and introduce him to us in German
FULL CHALLENGE 1: Germany is not the only German-speaking country. Austria and a large part of Switzerland do too. Significant portions of the population of the following countries also speak German: Argentina, Belgium, Italy, Liechtenstein, Namibia and Romania.
Find out as much information as you can about life for a 12 year old child in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Make a presentation.
MINI CHALLENGE 2: This painting is by the German Expressionist, Paul Klee.
die Augen: rot ; die Backen: rosa
the eyes: red; the cheeks: pink
Create a work of art inspired by a modern German painter.
Painting, collage, drawing, IT, fabric... etc. Label it using colours in German
FULL CHALLENGE 2 Research any German region, city or town
Germany is politically organized into 16 regions or Länder. Each one has many cities and towns.
Some regions are: Bayern, Hessen, Sachsen, ....
Some cities are: Berlin, München, Stuttgart, Köln, Bremen, Freiburg ....
Some towns are: Essen, Ettlingen, Friedrichshafen, ...
Make a presentation on any aspect in any way you like: recipes ; dishes; costumes; housing; music; history ...
MINI CHALLENGE 3: Frohe Weihnachten! Make a presentation on any aspect of Christmas in Germany or ....
.... record a Christmas carol in German; design an advent calendar with German words, create a word search or a cross word with German words related to Christmas, ....
