Support lessons with the use of supplemental material for improved learning outcomes in German (Level A1/A2)

Abstract

This paper focuses on exercise typology that is to be projected on the whiteboard and is greatly application-oriented. Specifically, it pertains to tasks suitable for elementary schools and simple forms of exercises for the most part, as participants use only their pencils to solve them or play word-games in the classroom with their classmates. Some important advantages of such exercises are that almost no preparation is needed on the part of the teacher and that they are independent of textbooks. Thus, they can be immediately implemented in the classroom and are simple for pupils to understand and carry out. Methods included in such exercises offer all children the opportunity for developmental progress regarding perception, motor skills, concentration, language, and emotionality. Pupils hardly lose interest in the lessons as they move around the room, write, listen, read, and communicate with each other (even participants with special needs can be successfully included). Assignments are solved both individually and in small groups leading to learning autonomy, while they enable cooperative learning, boost the children's self-confidence and promote independent work, all at the same time. Another main objective is to awaken the interest of the pupils so that they take part in the lesson with sheer joy and fervid enthusiasm; time flies so fast that the children do not even realize it and, at the end of the lesson, they feel as if they have spent their entire time playing, though at the same time, they have learned a lot.