Die Winterspiele | Winter Sports German

Bring winter sports to life in your German classroom with Die Winterspiele, a communicative, acquisition-focused resource designed to spark discussion, build proficiency, and keep students engaged through meaningful interaction.

This versatile resource includes four high-impact activities that work beautifully as a mini-unit, theme week, or engaging seasonal lesson. It is perfect for novice and intermediate German learners.

What’s Included:

1. Class Discussion Questions (PQA - Personalized Questions & Answers)

•  Engage students in authentic conversation about winter sports, weather, and preferences.
• These questions are designed to be highly comprehensible and student-centered, making them ideal for novice learners and building toward proficiency.

2. One’s Gotta Go - Winter Sports Edition

•  A fun, low-prep critical thinking activity where students debate which winter sport must go and why.
• This activity promotes opinion sharing, justification, and spontaneous language use, while keeping students laughing and talking.

3. Find Someone Who... - a communicative activity

•  Get students moving and speaking with this classic communicative activity focused on sports interests and experiences.
• Students ask classmates about preferences and activities, building interpersonal communication skills and classroom community.

4. Article Die Winterspiele

•  A student-friendly German article about the Winter Games that provides cultural and informational input, designed for language learners to understand.

Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Encourages real communication
• Low-prep and flexible for different levels and schedules
• Works as a stand-alone lesson or thematic mini-unit
• Perfect for winter themes, sports units, or sports vocabulary

Want more Winter Resources?

• Schneemänner | Snowman glyphs & Picture Talk in German