"Die Grenzen meiner Sprache, bedeuten die Grenzen meiner Welt.”

- Ludwig Wittgenstein

Learning Resources
Learning Apps for children
Listening comprehension (childrens books)
-Pixi Farm                                          
-Kuckuck
-Pixi Wasser marsch                          
-Ingo Igel
-Pixi Lesestart                                    
-Pixi Ein Tag voller Abenteuer

Alphabet / Word practice
-ABC & Buchstaben lernen              
-Das Ballonspiel - Level 1
-Das Alphabet - ABC Deutsch        
-Flashcards for Kids in German
-German for kids and beginners    
-German Learning For Kids
-Lesen lernen mit Silben                  
-Lernspiele für Kinder, Deutsch

Famous German character learning apps
-Die Maus                                        
-Der Elefant

Learning Apps for older children and adults
-Duolingo                                          
-Hörbücher und Hörspiele Gratis
-Memrise                                            
-Learn Deutsch (Goethe-Institute e.V.)
-Learn German with Babbel              
-Deutsch üben A1,A2,B1
-Radio Deutschland, Deutsch

Netflix
If you have a Netflix Account, search for the following tv series to watch them in German!
(Once you enter the movie, klick on the speech bubble to change the language to German)

-Beat Bugs
-The Koala Brothers                   
-Popples
-Mouk
-VeggieTales in der Stadt                     
-Kazoops
-Wortparty      
-Wanda and the Alien
-Oonas und Babas Insel
-Team Hot Wheels- Das Rennen ihres Lebens


YouTube
Filme (movies)
-Feuerwehrmann Sam
-JoNaLu
-Der kleine Eisbär
-Weißt du eigentlich, wie lieb ich dich hab?

Hörspiele (audio books for children)
-Benjamin Blümchen
-Bibi Blocksberg
-Leo Lausemaus 
-Das Traumfresserchen
-Kleine Giraffe such das Meer
-Regenbogenfisch, komm hilf mir!
-Trolls     
-Mama, ich kann nicht schlafen
-Der Grüffelo
-Conni in dern Bergen
-Conni lernt Radfahren
-Findet Dori
-Findet Nemo                         
​-Ratatouille

Dictionaries and grammar references
  • German-English dictionary from LEO.org
  • German-English dictionary from dict.cc
  • German grammar in English from canoo.net

German books, audiobooks, and podcasts
​Places for ordering German books, audiobooks, and DVDs
Reference guides to German literature from the Goethe Institute
Audiobooks, podcasts, and similar video
    • Librivox - free user-contributed audiobooks in German (and other languages)
    • Hallo-eltern.de - free podcasts of stories and fairy tales in German
    • Lesekorb - free podcasts of stories, myths, and fairy tales in German
    • Märchen zum Mitlesen - Youtube channel where the text of a story scrolls by in German as it is being read aloud
    • Kidspods.de - free podcasts of various kinds

German-language websites for kids
  • ZZZebra - a web magazine (sort of like Highlights)
  • Multikids - a selective, kid-friendly directory to German-language websites for kids
  • Blinde Kuh - search engine and activity site for kids
  • Kidsweb.de - activity site for kids
  • Antolin.de - reading program for kids. Ask your teacher or the TCGIS office for login information.

German-language television, video, and radio for kids
    • Television
      • Logo - Kid-oriented news and science show. Site has streaming shows, games, and activities.
      • Wissen macht Ah! - Kid-oriented news and science show.  Site has streaming shows, games, and activities.
      • Planet Schule - Educational TV aimed at students and teachers.
      • Die Sendung mit der Maus - Cartoon show for kids, similar to some PBS shows. Site has streaming shows, games, and activities.
      • Tiere bis unters Dach - German TV show about a veterinarian and his family who move to the Black Forest from Hamburg. The main character is Greta, the vet's daughter, who is in third grade.
    • Radio
      • Kakadu - website of a German radio program for kids, with games as well as radio shows
      • Lilipuz - website of a German news-radio program for kids, with games as well as radio shows
    • Video
For adults and kids
    • Television
      • Daserste.de - An assortment of shows can be viewed online. Some are suitable for kids; some are not.
      • ZDF.de - The most-recent week's shows can generally be viewed online. Some are suitable for kids; some are not.
      • Deutsche Welle (note: this used to be a radio and TV station, but they shut down the radio side in 2011):
    • Radio

​German-learning resources for adults
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