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In Mason’s schools, German was typically the second language taught, beginning songs in Form 2 and language study in Form 3.

Vocabulary

In the early years, vocabulary is developed through pictures and objects around the student’s environment.  Below are resources you could use for vocabulary.  The key here is to remember that the students are not to see the words.  In some cases, you may need to find a way to cover the words.

• Teach Me German and More German
• In the Town All Year ‘Round-this book is nearly perfect for vocabulary development and picture narration, without any words cluttering the pages
• My Very First Little German Book on YouTube, online, and in print!
• Usborne German Flashcards
• Berlitz German Flashcards
• First Thousand Words German
• German Audio Flashcardshttp://amzn.to/2uOYVQs

Songs

• Mama Lisa’s World: International Music & Culture
• Here is a You Tube channel with German songs.  Quick note: in the early years, the work is oral and the means of acquiring language is the ear, so these videos should be used for their audio only.
• Gorgeous German Children’s Songs & Nursery Rhymes

Stories

• The Beelinguapp is a new app that reads aloud stories in a variety of languages along with side by side text of the native and target language!
• The Bible in German–with audio
• YouTube has video stories of Piggeldy & Frederick without subtitles.  You could choose to use these for the audio only.
• The German Project hosts a handful of nursery stories in audio, perfect for beginners
• Here is You Tube channel with children’s stories.  Here also, you want to use these for the audio portion only in the early years when the primary means of acquiring language is through the ear.
• Librivox hosts many Children’s German audiobooks
• Here, Librivox has a collection of Fairy Tales in different languages, MANY in German
• This YouTube channel has a collection of German fairy tales.  Use these for the audio only in the early years.
• Der Geiss-Christeli by Ernst Zahn
• Project Gutenberg has a number of German stories in print and audio
• Fairy Tales by Charles Perrault in German
• Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
• Brothers Grimm Fairytales Vol. 1–a Kindle and Paperback option
• Brothers Grimm Fairytales Vol. 2–Kindle
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• Am I small? Bin ich klein? by Philipp Winterberg
• Learning German With Stories And Pictures: Fred Der Fisch by André Klein

 

Series

• Speaking German with Miss Mason and François by Cherrydale Press
• German Lessons on the Gouin Method by F. Thémoin

Poems

• Mama Lisa’s World: International Music & Culture
• Librivox has a collection of Poems in many languages, including MANY in German.  You would have to preview for age appropriateness.
• Librivox has a Christmas poetry collection with a couple poems in German
• The Easiest German Reading for Learners, Young or Old by George Hempl, for purchase here 

Formal Lesson Books

Mason used the following books for lessons in her programmes.  Teachers were required to read the preface to educate themselves and did not use them exhaustively.

• My Very First Little German Book-is a sweet book for those beginning German as their first language.  You can also purchase it, here.
• My Very First Little German Book on YouTube!
• A Primary German Course by Otto Siepmann–this book was used for both Forms 3 & 4
• The Easiest German Reading for Learners, Young or Old by George Hempl, for purchase here 

 

CM Friendly Curricula/Online Programs

• The Learnables-an immersion-based program for older students that begins with listening and speaking before moving on to reading and writing