German with Felix und Franzi

Two engaging hand puppets, a frog called Felix Frosch and a duck called Franzi Ente, take centre stage. They live in a special German letterbox. Having recently moved to the UK from Germany, the two characters experience many adventures which form the theme for each chapter.

Each chapter introduces new vocabulary and grammar lessons and is accompanied by a wide range of activities and extra material such as songs, videos and whiteboard applications. The lesson plans as well as all other features can be downloaded free of charge.

A central element of the course is to enable the children to develop cultural awareness of aspects of life in German speaking countries as well as creating a love for language learning. The Appendix provides further information and materials such as song texts, flashcards, cultural tips as well as a few explanations on grammar and sounds.

Vocab trainer
Please check out: Exercises have been created for the vocabulary of all Felix & Franzi chapters on www.memrise.com
 
Memrise is an online learning tool which introduces new words or revisits vocabulary learned during lessons. It helps young learners to remember vocab by using flashcards augmented with mnemonics. You can register for free. As an additional encouragement, pupils can even follow their high scores which can be motivating for some of them. These exercises are recommendable for working at home or unsupervised.

Instructional Videos
This clip briefly explains what to expect from the Goethe-Institut London’s primary materials „Deutsch mit Felix & Franzi“. You will find out what the basic concept is, where you can get support for working with the free lesson plans, songs, films, whiteboard apps etc. and how you can order the printed versions of the lesson plans and the hand puppets.

Teachers outside of the UK can order the hand puppets here.

This tutorial explains how teachers working with the lesson plans 'Deutsch mit Felix & Franzi' can access and use the matching whiteboard apps.

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