My first ideas for German phonics to teach with secondary students. Any comments on the choice of words? Any better ideas? I am not sure that the words match the actions. I would like to just teach the phoneme on its own with no words to link but many secondary colleagues feel it's the best way.
Descriptions of action in the "notes" section underneath the slides.
make finger and thumb into a circle shape and bring up to eye “ei, ei”!
extend four fingers on each hand and bring to either side of face like a mouse squeaking and say “ie” - the four fingers either side links to “vier”
Pretend you are choking by holding neck with hands “ch ch ch”
Pretend you are drinking some water
“ sh” with finger to lips
Bird flapping wings “fff”
grimacing smiling face and 1 hand to top of throat. This will indicate shape of mouth to get the right sound and hand on throat indicates that the sound is made at the back of the throat.
9 fingers up - thrusting forwards in mock aggressive way saying”oi”!
9 fingers up - thrusting forwards in mock aggressive way saying”oi”!
eugh! Disgusted face- as in someone has been stupid
eugh! Disgusted face
arm pretending to go over the bridge as in “über”
arm pretending to go over the bridge as in “über”
“ ts” pretend to be a bug
flap arms like a duck and be a German duck by saying “qv, qv”
widen mouth to a smile and cup ear to say “ay”
Point with one finger as if saying “you” but just say “y”
“e” - put your arm forwards like an elephant’s trunk. Link = “e” for elephant
Hold finger and say “ow”
Hold finger and say “ow”
Say “sh” and put finger to mouth and say “p” and spread out fingers to show how the 2 sounds link
Say “sh” and put finger to mouth and say “p” and spread out fingers to show how the 2 sounds link
Put up hand as a stop sign and say “sht”
Put up hand as a stop sign and say “sht”
buzzing bee wings (note this sound is at start of words)
buzzing bee wings (note this sound is at start of words)
flap arms like a duck and be a German duck by saying “qv, qv”
flap arms like a duck and be a German duck by saying “qv, qv”
As “z” “ts” pretend to be a bug with your hand/ arm and creep along with it
