GAP
Practical guidance, family resources and everyday moments connected to German-language early learning through GAP Playschool.
These posts help families understand the rhythm, routines, culture and community around early childhood learning at Spielwelt.
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Vogeldrachen: Bird Kite
A craft and an outdoor activity in one! Here is Lisa3 to show you how to make a super bird kite that you can take to the park or play with in your garden! Download and watch Lisa3’s awesome Vogeldrachen instruction and demo video. Tip: Before you punch the hole for the string, reinforce the…
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Potato Prints
Here is a great craft you can do indoors or outdoors: Kartoffeldrucken (potato prints)! Parent supervision / help will be needed with the knife and cutting part, but the rest children can likely do themselves. You can download and watch Lisa3’s lesson about Kartoffeldrucken in German. Tip 1: If you plan to do letters, make…
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Dancing Stick Figures
Lisa3 has another great activity for you to try at home: These dancing stick figures she made are so cool! You will need: Eine Auflaufform mit eine ganz glatte Oberfläche — Glas oder Keramik. (A flat bottomed casserole dish — preferably glass, but ceramic will do.) Whiteboard-Markers (keine Permanentmarker) (Whiteboard markers (not permanent markers)) Ein…
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Verstecken: Hide and Seek
Good old fashioned Verstecken (hide and seek) is always a popular game with children of all ages. The best part is calling out, “Gefunden!” (found!) at the end. You can refresh your child’s memory of the rules and counting (and what it looks like at the GAP/Scout Hall) by watching our hilarious video of Truffle…
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Fussparcours: Foot Challenges
Spring is here and we can walk barefoot a lot again. Our feet can do a lot more than just walk. Try Gerda’s Fussparcours / foot challenges! Endlich ist der Frühling da. Jetzt können wir wieder viel barfuß laufen. Aber unsere Füße können noch viel mehr als nur laufen. Probiert doch einmal diesen Fußparcours! There…
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Kochlöffelmännchen – Spoon People
Kochlöffelmännchen (spoon people) are easy to make. A wooden spoon and some craft items you might find around the house are all that’s needed. Tip: If you want to use your spoon again to cook with, just stick your craft items on with BluTac or similar. No need to restrict yourself to people: animals and…
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Nudelkette – Pasta Necklace
This wearable craft activity has it all — fine motor skills, threading, patterns, colours, counting and shapes. You can make a cool Nudelkette (pasta chain for a necklace, bracelet or anklet) at home with pasta and string or wool. If you like, you can even colour your pasta with coloured markers/textas. You can download Gerda’s…
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Sensory Game
Here’s another great game! It’s another good one for German vocabulary, too. Wie wäre es mit einem einfachen, aber lustigen Tastsinn-Spiel? (How about a simple but fun touch sensory game?) Du brauchst mindestens 6 verschiedene kleine Gegenstände, z.B. (You need at least 6 different small items, for example….) Minibuch (Minibook) Wollfaden (wool thread) Klebeband (sticky…
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Faltspiel – Chatterbox
Our crafty and clever Lisa3 has a fun craft activity for you, to make something you can play with, and keep up with speaking German! Younger children will need help from Mama or Papa or a big brother or sister, but once it is made, you can have hours of fun. Chatterboxes are good for…
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Friederikes Pfannkuchen
At today’s GAP Morgenkreis Online, the Thursday Friday class talked about Friederike’s German pancake recipe. Now you can make them at home too! Whether you call them Pfannkuchen (the official spelling), Pfannekuchen or Pfannenkuchen, they are just as delicious. Zutaten (ingredients) 1 Tasse Mehl (1 cup flour) 2 Eier (2 eggs) 1 Tasse Milch (1…