This year I will be using the Tobi Erstlesebuch for teaching German reading and Denken und Rechnen to supplement our math program. Last year I used ABC der Tiere: Lesen in Silben with success, but I believe the characters and stories of Tobi will appeal more to my children, who love stories about giants and fairies! Please look forward to my reviews later in the year, but in the meantime, you may preview them and the other books I am using or have used here. In general, I will comment now on the wonderful illustrations throughout each of these books and their accompanying workbooks. The illustrations are realistic and natural with a comforting aestethic even when the theme is whimsical.
May your summer planning be a success!
Do you know that there is also a "Sachkundebuch" to go with it at this site? How are you doing? I will reply to your last e-mail soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the website! I had not known about this! I am well. This will be our first serious year of homeschooling, so I am in over-organization mode with baby 4 coming soon. I am looking forward to your response (as I always do).
ReplyDeleteDon't overdo it! I used to plan everything in detail and only got frustrated when it didn't work out the way I thought it would. Now I plan blocks of what we want to accomplish and don't beat myself up when it doesn't happen.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tip! I recently stopped writing to-do lists and started writing "done" lists. Now I can sit down at the end of the day and see what all I did instead of what I didn't do! Here is a blog post on our more informal family blogsite: The Rolling Acres Farm http://www.therollingacresfarm.com/?p=248
ReplyDeleteYou might enjoy it. :)
I know this blog post is really old, but perhaps you could still help me? I am a governess for three children ages 9, 11, and 12. I spent 3 years living in Germany and Austria, but my German is still not very good at all. The children have been using Muzzy German for years, and they understand all of the cartoons and workbooks. Neither of their parents are fluent in German. They would like me to continue teaching them, but since they are so young, I don't think they are ready for textbooks yet. Do you have any curriculum suggestions? I was thinking that a German language arts book in a low grade level would be good for them. All three of the children are highly intelligent and can read and write far above their grade level.
ReplyDeleteHello Char, have you looked at the materials published by AATG? They might also have some chapters close to where you live.
ReplyDeleteI had not seen that before. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteDear Char,
ReplyDeleteEd Swick has some nice grammar workbooks for YOU to brush up quickly on your German. The explanations at the beginning of each set of exercises are concise and quite good. His workbooks are also inexpensive. For the children, the best thing really is to read books aloud, and like Eva suggested see what resources you can find for teaching introductory German at lower grades. You may also want to look at Schoenhof's Foreign Books http://www.schoenhofs.com/German_Childrens_Books_s/3200.htm ~Alecia