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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Truffle Misses You Too
Some of the GAP children who remember Truffle (our playschool therapy dog) from last year have requested some photos of her. Here she is, just for you! Just like the teachers, Truffle is busy playing GAP-at-home, going for long walks, and she’s especially looking forward to seeing everyone when the GAP re-opens.
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Rabbits Lesson Plan 3
Frohe Ostern! Here are some lovely Easter ideas for you. Make bunny pancakes! Here’s the how-to video and recipe for you and your child to follow along. Here is a similar one auf Deutsch. Make bunny-ear head bands. Make a strip of paper to go around your child’s head, and staple some card/paper ears on it, like in our photo. …
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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 action song/dance about Hoppelhase Hans. Imagine if the wrong Easter bunny had come along. Find out…
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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 hang them in your Osterbaum (Easter tree). Option 1: Real eggs.Either blow them out or…
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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. Here is an Easter colouring in sheet. Talk about colours, shapes (will you decorate your egg with…
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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 mail this week, too!) Spend time talking about: * what does it say on the…
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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 Story #1: CaterpillarYou can’t go past this classic story: It has numbers, days of the…
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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 young and old about staying healthy during the shut down. Here are some of our…
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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 crayons (the little tiny packs you get on airplanes are rubbish… invest in 12 or…
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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) playlist at rest time every day. It is their cue to lie down and relax.…