CONCEPTS AND MATERIALS
German for young learners

Here you will find information material for school leaders and decision-makers, open day and  language days.

On 26 September 2021 during the German Federal Elections a new government and  new chancellor will be elected. The Goethe-Institut in the US prepared this dossier with an abundance of information and resources that are also suitable for the German classroom in Australia. 

The JuniorUni is a free educational project for young people. It offers the opportunity to find answers to the most exciting questions from the fields of robotics, aerospace, technologies, science, energy and sustainability and to learn German at the same time. 

Erfolgreich digital Deutsch unterrichten - is a project of the Goethe-Instituts in South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand that supports teaching and learning of German with digital tools.

In this CLIL unit year 7 & 8 students explore how countries like Australia and Germany create electricity. They investigate the consequences of our energy consumption for the earth, learn about the development of renewable energies and analyse ways to save energy.

At the National Conference "Sustainable with German" in 2018 guest speaker Rebecca Rashid has developed an interactive workshop on sustainability. Worksheets for four stations are now available for download.
 

Enterprise German is designed for schools that want to build a bridge to the world of work or expand their business contacts. The project combines aspects of professional orientation with an idea contest that stimulates the students’ creativity and inventor spirit.
 

In cooperation with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, our community garden located at the Goethe-Institut in Sydney, has been designed to promote gardening, sustainability and positive food habits.

LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 is a robot composed of a programmable computer, motors and sensors. The robots can be built into different models using LEGO bricks. Depending on the complexity of the project LEGO MINDSTORMS are suited to students from Year 5 to 9.

This unit provides a good foundation for getting to know Gulumoerrgin, the language of the Larrakia, and exploring the importance of indigenous languages and related knowledge systems. Jahreszeichen demonstrates the wealth of knowledge that the Larrakia People hold about nature and the environment.

Fokus Lernen provides material that will support and enhance concentration and strengthen the student’s ability to learn.

Gender equality, diversity and identity - if you´re a teenager or young adult, these terms may be quite difficult to grasp in your own native language, let alone in a foreign language.

In the comic series Queer Comic Conversations by the artists Illi Anna Heger and Sam Orchard, Anna and Sam take you along on their monthly catch-ups. Anna from Munich and Sam from Wellington meet in different locations.

The Superfrauen podcast tells stories from the lives of inspiring women. We learn about their exciting, sporty, smart and courageous pathways through life. Despite all the diversity, all heroines have one thing in common: They are unique role models and therefore super women or Superfrauen.

These posters are ideal to decorate your German classroom and to promote your German program.

The exhibition introduces viewers to Germany’s cultural and geographical diversity as they are taken on a voyage through 7 cities and 6 landscapes. 

Discover Germany and learn German! Experience exciting Augmented Reality (AR) features with the free Germany app.

Accompany 'average' Aussie Adam on his day and find out  how German inventions affect his daily activities.

The poster exhibition Erfinderland Deutschland focuses on world-changing German inventions across the scientific disciplines.

In addition to this colourful and fantastic poster exhibition the Goethe-Institut Australien offers an accompanying poster of German city names in Australia.     

Bite size, one page interactive PDFs about the latest news from the German speaking world, for immediate download and use in distance learning instruction. 

Our 2021 calendar "Ökologie und Nachhaltigkeit in Deutschland“ focusses on ecology and sustainability in Germany.

Do Germans eat sausage every day? Does every German drive an expensive car? Nina and David, the two hosts of the series Das Deutschlandlabor explore these and other stereotypes.

The website "Step into German" presents the latest information about German pop music, soccer and film and offers a great collection of teaching materials.

The little sister of ‘Lifeswap’ has arrived! In this brand-new series ‘Journey to Germany’ we will follow Liam in the months before his departure on exchange to Germany.

Lifeswap is a series of animated Skype chats between Jörg from Germany and Duncan from New Zealand. The funny filmclips offer an insight into the two different cultures of these men.

The use of film can make lessons more exciting and engaging for students. Teachers can loan films for use in their German lessons from our film archive any time.