The Kinderuni in School -  german and stem classes

The Kinderuni can be used for learning in school in different contexts and areas of application. Individual lectures can be incorporated into classroom instruction based on the theme being taught or outside of the classroom according to students’ interests or in connection with other subjects.

THEME-ORIENTED GERMAN-AS-A-FOREIGN-LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
The individual lectures of the Kinderuni provide building blocks for teaching German-as-a-foreign-language. The goal here is language acquisition through theme-oriented instruction in German. German instructors (together with teachers of other subjects, if desired) can integrate the theme of the lecture into their instruction, and can thereby expand and deepen it.

FOR CLIL TEACHING AND PROJECTS EXTENDING ACROSS SUBJECTS
The goal of CLIL is to acquire knowledge in specific subject areas with the help of language. The Kinderuni lectures can be integrated into CLIL instruction as supplemental material. German language lessons can be used as language preparation for CLIL lessons.
 
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CLASS
Didactic materials with guidelines and worksheets are available for teachers who would like to integrate the Kinderuni in the classroom and/or outside of class as an extracurricular activity. The materials can be used in multidisciplinary projects and are available in German and English so that German teachers can work together with teachers of other subjects. 

MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO LEARN GERMAN
Our 10-week introduction program 'Learn German through STEM'  has been designed for K-8 schools with or without a German program. It can be implemented as an introduction program or as an extra-curricular after-school program. The aim is to instill enthusiasm for foreign language learning ― and for the German language in particular ― into the children and to teach them some very basic German while exploring fascinating  STEM-related topics.

Kinderuni im Unterricht ©Goethe-Institut

ACCESS FOR TEACHERS

You can sign up with a teacher account on the platform. This account will grant you the ability to track your students' progress. In your account you will have access to learning scenarios for interactive German lessons with instructions and worksheets that can be downloaded for free. Didactic materials for each lecture can be found in the category For Teachers of the left side menu (please note: you must be logged into your account for the link to work). 

DIDACTIC MATERIALS

Please note: Didactic materials in English will be uploaded here very soon. Both the English and German materials can already be downloaded from the learning platform with a free teacher account
  • Kinder nehmen an den Experementierworkshops der Kinderuni teil © Goethe-Institut Moskau / Artyom Golochapov
  • Kinder nehmen an den Experementierworkshops der Kinderuni teil Artyom Golochapov / © Goethe-Institut Moskau
  • Учителям объясняется методика CLIL Ася Финн / © Goethe-Institut Moskau

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