As you’ve been hearing about the last of couple weeks, abcteach’s Foreign Language Section has a diverse, comprehensive supply of materials for learning and reinforcing new languages. The first Eye on Curriculum article explored our Spanish resources in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. We then went to the French section and toured the many subcategories to help students learn about French language, history, and cultural traditions.
Today, we are delving into two beautiful European languages: German and Italian. Similar to our other sections, these categories are filled with an abundance of creative materials to make learning (and teaching) both fun and easy. Take a look below to find a sampling of free and member-site links for everything from grammar, to conjugation, numbers, vocabulary, and other linguistic expressions.
German
Free
• German Crosswords – themes include animals, time, seasons, sports, the body, and others
• German Picture Sentences – topics include colors, food, seasons/holidays, and family
• Das Essen / Foods – basic foods, the food pyramid, and food pairs
• Der Sport/ Sports – sports word walls, flashcards, and picture sentences
• Klassenzimmer/ Classroom – word games, classroom items, bookmarks, and matching
• Zahlen/ Numbers – word games, addition, flashcards, and board games
Member
• German Color and Write Prompts – topics include pets, birds, buildings, chores, and the body
• German Glyphs – themes include holidays, months, animals, the family, and shapes
• German Picture Sentences – topics include animals, food, holidays, clothing, and music
• German PowerPoint – interactive reading games
• German Reading Comprehension – themes include houses, the weather, food, seasons, and professions
• Das Haus/ The House – bookmarks, glyphs, crosswords, games, and picture sentences
• Das Wetter/ Weather – matching, flashcards, word games, and word walls
• Der Mensch/ The Person – bookmarks, card games, word searches, and reading comps
• Die Emotionen/ Emotions – picture sentences, word games, flashcards, and coloring pages
• Die Familie/ The Family – glyphs, word walls, flashcards, board games, and crosswords
• Die Kleidung/ Clothing – cloze sentences, matching, color and writes, flashcards, and word games
• Die Musik/ Music – bookmards, crosswords, flashcards, matching, and more
• Die Zeit und die Jahreszeit/ Time and Seasons – seasonal word scrambles, flashcards, crosswords, bookmarks, and charts
Italian
Did you know that October is Italian Heritage Month? Here are themed materials to help you celebrate!
Free
• Italian Coloring Pages – topics include pets, wild animals, birds, and insects
• Italian Flashcards – themes include colors, professions, animals, and parts of the body
• Italian PowerPoint – interactive vocabulary games
• Corpo humano/ Human Body – includes hands, the head, legs, the mouth, and other body features
• Numeri/Numbers – vocabulary exercises for learning numbers 1-20
Members
• Italian Color by Number – fun coloring games for beginning speakers
• Italian Grammar – includes verbs, tenses, and conjugation
• Italian PowerPoints – topics include colors, the house, conversational speaking, and more
• Cibo/Food – word games, matching, writings prompts, and more
• Colori/ Colors – posters, color forms, word searches, and interactives
• Ora/Time – telling time puzzle
• Professioni/Professions – types of professions and careers
• Scuola/School – flashcards, posters, school items, and games
We hope you enjoy these materials and find them to be a helpful (and fun!) addition to your foreign language curriculum. If you don’t find something that you need, please let us know. We’re here to help!
Posted by Lindsey Elton, abcteach Team