Google slides of differences and similarities between the US/Canada and Germany - cultural, food, customs, recycling, taking kitchen with them when they move, warm large meal middle of the day stemming back to the 1920s with the industrialization of cities in Germany.
Conversation in German about the holiday and past weekend.
Christmas Vocabulary Review then Christmas vocabulary test - Weihnachten terms - then work on project - ten German Xmas traditions and favorite tradition in more detail. Listen to O Tannenbaum in Italian and German.
Watched two short videos on Christmas Traditions in Germany - discussed comparisons and contrasts to American Christmas traditions, learned new vocabulary and added to our list. Went over Vocabulary list and definitions review for Quiz.
Discussed the possessive case in German - genitive - and went over the foundation of it and several exercises to practice using it.
Watched a video on Christmas Markets in Germany in German twice and wrote down several interesting cultural items regarding it as well as new vocabulary.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
Joshua couldn't get the Internet working at his house so was a little late, but other than that the lesson went very well.