Category GAP

Gerda’s Bunny Craft

Hallo Kinder! Our gorgeous GAP teacher Gerda has made a fun bunny craft video for you all. Click on the link here to enjoy Gerda’s bunny craft video. Want more rabbit fun? Jump and wiggle your ears to this fun…

Easter Lesson Plan 2

Today’s activity is creating a German Osterbaum (Easter tree). This is a very German way to celebrate Easter, so enjoy!    You’ll need eggs (or card/paper) and a few branches (either indoors or outdoors).  Eggs:  Decorate some eggs for Easter and…

Easter Lesson Plan 1

Today’s lesson plan has a story, some craft, a rhyme, a song and a game… all on the Easter theme. Here is a short story for you to read aloud to your child, about Pips das Osterhasenkind:  Hilfe für Pips, das Hasenkind.…

Make The Most of Your Mail

Here is how you can augment the education factor  (and feel like such an awesome home school teacher) before you even open the envelope of ANY mail! (Children who are lucky enough to be enrolled at GAP will be getting some personalised…

Six Animal Stories

Looking for School at Home story ideas? Here are three nicely told and illustrated quiet time stories by Eric Carle, and three classic German children’s shows. You could play them as audio only, or watch the video as well. Quiet…

Tanzen und Turnen – Getting Exercise

Been on your Baerenjagd walk and found all the neighbourhood bears for now? Tanzen und Turnen (dancing and gymnastics) to music at home is a great way to lift one’s spirits and stay fit and healthy.  The ABC has some great advice for…

Prepare Your Home School

Here are a few staples that it would be great for each child to have at their home-school.  The basics: crayons  (wax crayons; don’t go with oil pastels as you will never get it off your carpet/walls/furniture/work clothes/dog’s fur) pencil…