Lesson Plans and Materials
German for Young People

An assessment and learning tool to increase the quality of German lessons and learners' motivation.

In what ways can you experience culture in Germany? From literature to media and festivals: our calendar presents twelve topics.

We have great German movies for you to show in class. All films come with teaching resources and subtitles.

Technology and nature, sports and culture: In this exhibition we showcase a small selection of Gemany's diversity.

 

A fairy tale themed touring poster exhibition is available for schools to borrow up to 3 weeks. Teaching resources are available online.

This exhibition deals with German scientific inventions and can be borrowed for up to three weeks.

Three great musuem quizzes for pupils who want to explore German cultural heritage are now available online.

Why should British students actually learn German, if English is "lingua franca" already? This video makes the case for learning German and includes a range of identifiable brands.

Discover our playlist "Pop from Germany" on Spotify and combine language learning with the enjoyment of music.

Double Club is a program of the Arsenal football club in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut London to combine language learning with Football.

German rocks – PopKultur brings beats, riffs and sounds into the lesson and mixes German with music.

A selection of short films and promotional videos, great to use in German lessons with additional teaching materials. 

What is typical about them? Read portraits and interviews of people worth knowing and Rory MacLean’s blog from Berlin.

Learn German the fun way – through music, football and film.

Our GCSE website 'Auf Deutsch' is especially aimed at young learners of German and offers articles, videos and pictures on relevant topics.

What do young Germans do in their free time? From football and travelling to voluntary work: our calendar presents twelve popular activities.

Discover the theme “Youth in Germany” with your students on the basis of authentic materials with topics like love or family. The material includes perspectives of young people. 

On twelve calendar sheets we offer attractive pictures, texts and worksheets for the classroom.

How do the Germans celebrate holidays and events? You can find texts, pictures, statistics and songs plus teaching materials on this topic here.

Kurz und Gut macht Schule II offers a selection of great animated short films from Germany for your classroom.

The speaker programme of the German Embassy was developed for schools and universities and helps to invite a German expert.

Stuck for ideas? Have a look what other schools have organised to boost German.

Discover useful German weblinks and research A-Level / Advanced Higher German topics.

What is coming of age like in Germany? And moreover, what's "typical" for people in Germany?

Pupils can learn German, practise their grammar and discover what life is like in German-speaking countries with guides, tests, audio, animations and videos.
 

Here you'll find some ideas on how to use apps in your German class.

Bring fun and variety in your German classes with our extensive Chefket resources.

German Language assistants can help students with on developing their conversation skills and understanding other cultures.

The ARD recently produced new adaptions of the brothers Grimm’s classic fairy tales. The films were shot at romantic castles and in enchanted forests all over Germany.

On twelve calendar sheets we offer attractive pictures, texts and worksheets for the classroom.
 

Bring fun and variety in your German classes with our extensive Brotmüller resources.

Cross-curricular teaching material for Curriculum for Excellence.

Cross-curricular teaching material for Curriculum for Excellence.

Cross-curricular teaching material for Curriculum for Excellence.