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German Language Resources for Families

Dictionaries and grammar references

• German-English dictionary from LEO.org
• German-English dictionary from dict.cc
• German grammar in English from canoo.net

German books, audiobooks, and podcasts
​Places for ordering German books, audiobooks, and DVDs

• • Alphabet Garten (also offers some free downloads)
  • Globalbooks.de
  • Amazon.de

Reference guides to German literature from the Goethe Institute

• • Children and Young Adult Literature Portal
  • Litrix.de - reference guide to both adult and children's books

Audiobooks, podcasts, and similar video

• • Librivox - free user-contributed audiobooks in German (and other languages)
  • Hallo-eltern.de - free podcasts of stories and fairy tales in German
  • Lesekorb - free podcasts of stories, myths, and fairy tales in German
  • Märchen zum Mitlesen - Youtube channel where the text of a story scrolls by in German as it is being read aloud
  • Kidspods.de - free podcasts of various kinds

German-language websites for kids

• ZZZebra - a web magazine (sort of like Highlights)
• Multikids - a selective, kid-friendly directory to German-language websites for kids
• Blinde Kuh - search engine and activity site for kids
• Kidsweb.de - activity site for kids
• Antolin.de - reading program for kids. Ask your teacher or the TCGIS office for login information.

German-language television, video, and radio for kids

• • Television
    • Logo - Kid-oriented news and science show. Site has streaming shows, games, and activities.
    • Wissen macht Ah! - Kid-oriented news and science show.  Site has streaming shows, games, and activities.
    • Planet Schule - Educational TV aimed at students and teachers.
    • Die Sendung mit der Maus - Cartoon show for kids, similar to some PBS shows. Site has streaming shows, games, and activities.
    • Tiere bis unters Dach - German TV show about a veterinarian and his family who move to the Black Forest from Hamburg. The main character is Greta, the vet's daughter, who is in third grade.
  • Radio
    • Kakadu - website of a German radio program for kids, with games as well as radio shows
    • Lilipuz - website of a German news-radio program for kids, with games as well as radio shows
  • Video
    • Märchen aus aller Welt - short, animated fairy tales for kids. 
    • pikcha.tv  -  Site for viewing animated picture books (English site here). Contact the TCGIS office for login information.

For adults and kids

• • Television
    • Daserste.de - An assortment of shows can be viewed online. Some are suitable for kids; some are not.
    • ZDF.de - The most-recent week's shows can generally be viewed online. Some are suitable for kids; some are not.
    • Deutsche Welle (note: this used to be a radio and TV station, but they shut down the radio side in 2011):
      • English site
      • German site
  • Radio
    • Deutschlandradio

German-learning resources for adults

• Deutsche Welle's German courses
• Information from Deutsche Welle about Studying in Germany (English) / Studieren in Deutschland(German)

​English-language sites for kids

• Collection of math-related links put together by the Jefferson County, Tennessee school district

Minnesota institutions that promote German language and culture

• Germanic-American Institute (GAI) - TCGIS's "authorizing entity" under Minnesota's charter-school laws.
• GAI Sommerschule - German-language summer camps at the GAI
• German Immersion Preschool (Kinderstube), at two Twin Cities locations, operated by the GAI
• Concordia Language Villages - Residential summer-language programs for kids, plus sessions for families. The German village is known as Waldsee.

New Britannica School

• Elementary School 
• Middle School 
• High School 
• Learning Zone 

Other links

• A Study Guide for International Students in Germany
• The University of Minnesota's programs for students in K-12 and educators
• The Multilingual Children's Association - Site for parents raising multilingual kids.
• Multilingual Minnesota - An organization that promotes multilingualism in Minnesota homes and schools. 
• The German government's information site for US citizens
• http://www.germany-visa.org/ - Contains detailed information about Germany VISA
• http://www.germanyhis.com/ -  Contain detailed and accurate information about the Health Insurance System in Germany