1. City of Edinburgh German Early Level
Numbers

2. Early Level Significant Aspects of Learning
Use language in a range of contexts and across learning
Develop confidence and enthusiasm to communicate using the language being learnt
Begin to develop an awareness of other countries, cultures and languages
Listen and join in with simple songs, stories and rhymes
Explore and recognise patterns and sounds of language through listening, watching and playing
Understand, respond to and say simple greetings and personal information (e.g. name)
Repeat and understand simple familiar language from a familiar source
Actively take part in simple daily routine language
Participate in familiar games including outdoor learning
Begin to explore resources to support my learning e.g. picture dictionaries

3. Vocabulary Wie viel? How many? Die Zahlen The numbers zähle count
eins one
zwei two
drei three
vier four
fünf five
sechs six
sieben seven
acht eight
neun nine
zehn ten

4. Die Zahlen.

5. eins

6. zwei

7. drei

8. vier

9. fünf

10. sechs

11. sieben

12. acht

13. neun

14. zehn

15. Embedding the language
You can use numbers to count things throughout your lessons. Zähle challenge! Every time the teacher calls, “zähle?” the pupils have to count whatever they have in front of them and then say it in German. Using numbers and counting as a way of settling a class, putting a time limit on tidying etc.
I have explored numbers, understanding that they represent quantities, and I can use them to count, create sequences and describe order.
MNU 0-02a

16. Sample activities
You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to practice the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

17. Aufgabe 1
Puppet numbers

18. German puppets for counting
Using a German puppet and asking pupils to teach him how to count in English.
The puppet can teach them how to count in German.
This helps pupils to differentiate between the two and can help enhance their developing numeracy skills in English.
I have explored numbers, understanding that they represent quantities, and I can use them to count, create sequences and describe order.
MNU 0-02a

19. Aufgabe 2 Wie viel sind das?
Wie viele sind das - means how many are there?

20. Wie viel sind das?
All pupils sit in a circle with 10 toys in the centre.
They then close their eyes and say the numbers from 1 – 10.
Whilst they are counting, another pupil (or the teacher) removes a number of toys from the middle.
When they get to 10 they open their eyes and have to say how many toys are in the centre (by asking “Wie viel?”)
You could let whoever guessed it right take them away/hide them afterwards.
Zähle means count
I have explored numbers, understanding that they represent quantities, and I can use them to count, create sequences and describe order.
MNU 0-02a

21. Aufgabe 3
Wie viel? Zähle!

22. Wie viel? Zähle! “Wie viel” means how many? “Zähle” means count.
Show pupils the following pictures and count up how many there are of each item.
I have explored numbers, understanding that they represent quantities, and I can use them to count, create sequences and describe order.
MNU 0-02a

23. Wie viel? Zähle!

24. Ja! Bravo! Fünf!

25. Wie viel? Zähle!
Frosch = frog

26. Bravo! Drei!

27. Wie viel? Zähle!

28. Ja! Zwei!!!

29. Wie viel? Zähle!

30. Super! Bravo! Sechs! 
Sechs Züge= six trains

31. Wie viel? Zähle!

32. Sehr gut! Vier!!! 

33. Wie viel? Zähle!

34. Fünf! Toll!
Toll = great

35. Wie viel? Zähle!

36. Sieben! Sieben Käfer!
Marienkäfer= ladybird | This here just says Käfer (bug).

37. Wie viel? Zähle!

38. Toll! Acht Luftballons!

39. Wie viel? Zähle!

40. Zehn Würmer!

41. Wie viel? Zähle!

42. Eins! Ein Hund!
Wuff!
Yes, there is a dog! Wuff is German for woof! It’s basically pronounced the same way.

43. Aufgabe 4
Counting rhymes

44. Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier, Fünf, Sechs Sieben, Acht, Neun, Zehn!
Counting rhyme 1
Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier, Fünf, Sechs Sieben, Acht, Neun, Zehn!
Short counting rhymes are a really good way to help the pupils remember the language. Rhythm and rhyme are both really effective in retaining languages.
Ask pupils to march / walk about when saying the rhyme at the same time.

45. Songs!
You will find a bank of sample songs which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

46. ICT Resources online
You will find a bank of sample ICT activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

51. Tschüss!