What's included
6 live meetings
5 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Student will complete homework to show what they have learned that day in class. Homework can include virtual games and flashcards that record your students progress.Assessment
Student will complete online assessments to show what they have learned that day in class.Class Experience
This class is taught through Minecraft education. Play time will allow for students to complete task and adventure around while learning German vocabulary. NPCs will allow for personal interactions, instructions, and supplement learning materials. Some subjects that we will cover are: A normal day in the life of a Minecrafter - which focuses on hunting, gathering, building, and surviving in a Minecraft world Beginning of class will usually be no longer that 10 minutes going over that days set vocabulary. Meaning the words they for sure will encounter. After that we will join my Minecraft world and explore. Students can work together, stay with the teacher, or venture off alone. As their teacher I will guide them when needed and provide help with translations. Students will be able to interact with me the entire class duration. As well as be able to reach out after class if they need help.
Learning Goals
Students will learn German, how its written, spoken, and used in a sentence.
Syllabus
6 Lessons
over 6 WeeksLesson 1:
Guten Tag
In this lesson students will learn to introduce themselves in German, describe their looks and learn some of the basic German Minecraft terms.
Blocks
Actions
Surroundings
Simple weapon like Wood
Beginner house
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Actions and Tools
Today Students will spend time learning about terms for:
Hunting.
Animals
Foods cooked and uncooked
Flowers.
Dye = Colors
Mining ⛏️
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Survivor
Lesson 3 is about terms we would use when we are trying to survive the Overworld. We will learn vocabulary that is about:
Hunting monsters
Reading a map
Mining continued
Locating a village.
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Explorer
Today we are exploring our surroundings some more.
We will learn about:
Item in a House - search and find
Document trees
Document flowers
55 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Learning Needs
Minecraft has the ability to teach the following:
Planning and Prioritizing
Organization
Flexible Thinking
Parental Guidance
Your child will need Minecraft education. Downloaded and have a license to be able to play.
They will also need access to google and YouTube. Google classroom is utilized for some of the written work due in class as well as downloads of translations and YouTube provides some of the learning materials.
Supply List
Minecraft Education Headphones/Microphone
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
YouTube
Google
Google classroom
Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved or associated with Mojang.
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Florida State College of Jacksonville
Associate's Degree in Art and Design from Florida Southwestern State College
Fluent in German - born and raised
Mom and Minecraft player
BAS in Computer Networking
Reviews
Live Group Course
$37
weekly1x per week, 6 weeks
55 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
2-6 learners per class