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Teaching about New York City

We live in a beautiful area with lots of small villages and a lot of nature around us. My students usually have been to Hamburg or Berlin but not foreign cities. So when talking about New York City they are fascinated to find out I‘ve been there. We look at photos, talk about things toContinue reading “Teaching about New York City”

Merry Christmas

I love this season: lots of cookies, family time, candles, hot cocoa and tea and on Christmas Eve my sons’ smile and glowing face 🙂 I hope all my students and their families can enjoy this years Christmas as much as I do despite the pandemic circumstances. I wish you a merry Christmas and aContinue reading “Merry Christmas”

Homeoffice and “Home learning”

Since November I’m at home teaching this class in video sessions. As the students were at school, all in one room, it was easy for me once we’d figured out technical problems like sound. At the beginning of December my class was in quarantine which made things more complicated. Not everyone can go online atContinue reading “Homeoffice and “Home learning””

School in times of covid-19

Since March 16 our school is closed. For the first two weeks we send emails to the students with some tasks. Then we had two weeks of Easterholidays, followed by the news that only those are allowed back at school, who have to take final exams. So now I have a very small group ofContinue reading “School in times of covid-19”

Koalas

LookThe koala has brown- silvergrey hair and his size is between 61-85cm. Characteristic features are its dark nose and big ears. They have two sharp clawed gripping hands, each with two thumbs and opposite fingers, are good for climbing.The koala female weights up to 11kg and the koala male weights up to 14kg.habitatKoalas prefer mainlyContinue reading “Koalas”

Australia

In November and December 2019 we talked about some aspects of Australia. We got to know some big cities and popular sites in down under, learned something about the Aborigines, Australian history and typical Austalian animals. Each student chose a topic of personal interest and wrote a short text which you can read here: kangaroosContinue reading “Australia”