Reception children have been learning the names for the parts of the body in German.They are already very clever at knowing basic greetings as well as their colours and number to 20. We learnt the actions and rhymes to the songs ‘Kopf, Schulter, Knie und Fuss, and ‘Ich habe zwei Haende’. Students then listened to and viewed the story of the Gingerbread Man in English and then German. Miss Harry’s R/1 class enjoyed making their own Lebkuchenmann (Gingerbread Man) puppets with moveable limbs. We labelled the parts of the body in German.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Harry’s class took their Lebkuchenmann puppets home with them in the holidays along with a recipe for making Gingerbread biscuits. In Germany gingerbread is made in two forms: a soft form called Lebkuchen and a harder form, associated with carnivals and street markets that occur in many German towns. The hard gingerbread is made in decorative shapes, which are then further decorated with sweets and icing.

 

Miss Harry’s class are looking forward to sharing photos of their cooking attempts!