Communicating

Socialising

Interact with the teacher and peers using action-related talk and structured play, to exchange greetings such as Guten Morgen!; Auf Wiedersehen!; Danke!

Introduce and share information about themselves, for example, Wie heißt du?; Ich heiße ... und du? Magst du...?; Ja; Nein; Wie geht’s? Gut/Schlecht/Es geht
(ACLGEC103)

Participate in shared action with the teacher and peers using simple, repetitive key words, images, movement and songs such as Kopf, Schulter, Knie und Fuß
(ACLGEC104)

Respond to teacher talk and instruction, for example, Steh auf; sieh mich an; hört zu, genau hinhören!; im Kreis; Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen? Wie sagt man ... auf Deutsch?
(ACLGEC105)

Informing

Recognise pictures, symbols, key words and phrases of spoken and written German in rhymes, songs, labels and titles related to their personal worlds
(ACLGEC106)

Convey factual information about their personal worlds using songs, rhymes, gestures, pictures, labels, captions and familiar words
(ACLGEC107)

Creating

Engage by listening to and viewing a range of short, imaginative texts and respond through action, dance, singing, drawing, movement and other forms of expression
(ACLGEC108)

Participate in the shared performance of songs or rhymes, playing with sound patterns, rhyming words and non-verbal forms of expression
(ACLGEC109)

Translating

Share with others familiar German words, phrases, sounds and gestures, noticing how they may have similar or different meanings in English or other known languages
(ACLGEC110)

Reflecting

Begin to notice how German feels/sounds different when speaking, singing a song or hearing it spoken by others compared with using and hearing their own language(s)
(ACLGEC112)