German
Literacy
Curriculum
We expect students coming into Second Grade to
be able to do the following:
-Recognize alphabet letters (names and sounds), “special” German
characters (such as ß, Ä, ä, Ö, ö, Ü, ü)
-Write upper and lower case letters
-Read and write First Grade high-frequency words
-Read a First Grade text fluently.
-Know HOW to write on a piece of paper or in a book (left to right,
don’t skip pages, don’t write across 2 pages, write between the lines)
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Quarter 1
Practice reading skills
Reading: „Das kleine Monster in der Schule”
Writing: Introduction to Reading Comprehension/Re-telling a
Story/Sequencing/Picture Stories
Introduction to basic elements of a fictional text (Author,
Title, Plot, Beginning, Middle, End)
Basic elements of a non-fictional text. Compare fiction to
non-fiction
Grammar: Singular/Plural
Writing opinion pieces/supporting point of view
Expected German reading fluency: 52 wd/min
Spelling words
Quarter 2
• Practice reading skills
• Reading: “Spaβgeschichten”
• Continue Reading Comprehension/Re-telling a
story/Sequencing/Picture Stories
• Grammar: Continue Singular/Plural, Punctuation
• Start Manuscript
• Expected German reading fluency: 52 wd/min
• Spelling Words
• Writing opinion pieces/supporting point of view
• Compare fiction to non-fiction
• Theme: Sankt Martin
• Theme: Nikolaus
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Quarter 3
Practice reading skills
Reading: “Oh wie schön ist Panama”
Reading: „Im Tierpark“
Continue Reading Comprehension/Re-telling a story/Sequencing/Picture
Stories
Grammar: nouns, verbs, adjectives
Basic elements of a non-fictional text. Compare fiction to non-fiction
Spelling Words
Start Cursive
Compare fiction to non-fiction
Writing with Purpose
Writing an Opinion Piece
Writing informative text to introduce a topic
Expected German reading fluency: 72 wd/min
Fasching
Quarter 4
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Practice reading skills
Reading: “Das Altägyptische Souvenir”
Reading: “Das Monster vom blauen Planeten”
Continue Reading Comprehension/Re-telling a
story/Sequencing/Picture Stories
Writing informative text to introduce a topic
Grammar: sentence structure, conjugation, tenses
Spelling Words
Expected German reading fluency: 87 wd/min
Language Acquisition
• We use a variety of the following methods to help
students acquire the target language:
• Stories, “fill in the blanks”, and a variety of
worksheets used for themes and/or holidays
studied.
• “Tobi Fibel” Reading Practice, Decoding
• “Grammatikschule” Grammar workbook
• “5-Minuten Diktate” Reading, Writing, Listening
Practice
• “Grundwortschatz” Vocabulary, Spelling, Reading
• “Zauberlehrling” Vocabulary, Spelling, Sentence
Structure
• Reading Comprehension activities
Language Acquisition cont.
• We read stories and chapter books by selected in the target
language!
• Picture walks—looking at drawings before we actually read the
text—are used. This allows students to become acquainted with
the theme before focusing on the decoding and reading of new
vocabulary. The more students have knowledge and command of
the spoken language, the easier they can read and write the
written language.
• Centers for word work and reading.
• Visuals (drawings, photos, internet websites, real objects, graphic
organizers) are a necessity to help students relate the word with
the object or idea itself.
In Progress:
Listening centers where students can hear recorded text in the target
language