Category Remote Learning

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…

Rest Time is Important

Want to maintain a GAP-like routine at home at rest time? (Hint: The correct answer is yes! It will keep you and your children SANE!) The GAP children are used to listening to 40 minutes from our Ruhezeit (rest time)…

Going on a Bear Hunt

Looking for some extra fun while you are walking in your neighborhood? Perhaps you and Oma and Opa would like to join in the fun while staying safe indoors, too. Pop a teddy bear (or a few of them) in your…

Setting Routines at home

Here are our tips for setting a routine at home, now that the family are working and schooling from home. * Set a routine schedule for the kids; it helps make things predictable for the children.  * Communicate with your…