One of the big topics for German 1 this unit is separable prefix verbs. I started out by giving each student a small piece of paper with the 5 prefix verbs from this unit on it:
Their first job was to write the meaning on the back and cut them apart. Then, when we got to the part of the notes that talked about separable prefix verbs, I had students cut the prefix off of the verb stem and move it to the end of the sentence.
Then, we did some examples
before talking about inseparable prefix verbs.
Last year I taught separable prefix verbs with modal verbs and in the command form on the same day (what was I thinking?), but based on how poorly students did on the test, that was clearly too much. So, this time, I divided it into three separate lessons and spent more time reviewing the modal verbs and commands before we added in the prefix verbs.
(Somehow I don't have a picture of the prefix verbs with modals notes, but here are the command form notes.)
Students definitely liked it better because each lesson was short. We'll see how they do on the test next week!
Here's the link to the notes: Verbs with Prefixes
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