Today we learned school supplies using a genuine school bag from Germany with the supplies labeled in German. Then we began a word search.

I subbed for Joshua's German class today. He viewed a video and wrote a summary.

Reviewed differences via google slides summary, discussed main differences and went over pronunciation and meanings of vocabulary words, then played Blooket to reinforce and assess that understanding.

Slide presentation of differences in geography, population, foods and recycling habits etc. Learned new vocabulary words for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Played Blooket to reinforce and assess the vocabulary learned thus far.

Google slides presentation of differences and similarities between the US/Canada and Germany - cultural to customs, foods for breakfast, warm lunch, and cold dinner. Historical reasons Germans eat their main meal at noon.
Ben presented his homework of a beautifully detailed drawing of Xmas time and explanation of the German traditions and customs at Christmastime.

Ben completed a German assignment on Microsoft Teams - reviewing the German calendar and planning out January through December in his notebook.

Today he worked on a describing German holiday assignment left by his teacher.

Joshua used his time productively. During the initial part of today's session, he worked on completing a chemistry assignment and worked independently. Joshua and I also engaged in an interesting discussion about current events - nationally and locally. Ms. Judie joined in the discussion as well. Joshua is both well-informed and articulate when discussing issues.

Ben worked on his German in class today.
He worked on his grammar and his written work.

Ben was absent for his German session.