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German Shopping — Das Einkaufen

Eighth graders learn shopping words in German — das Geschäft, der Euro, kaufen, Was kostet das? — so they can shop and ask prices auf Deutsch.

Grade 8Das Einkaufen50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name shopping words.
  • ✓Ask prices.
  • ✓Use the Euro.
  • ✓Shop auf Deutsch.
Essential Question

Time to shop! What do you say at a store in Germany — das Einkaufen?

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Vocabulary Terms
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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Einkaufen Explorer

Project this and tap each word. Have students learn German shopping vocabulary.

🛒 Explore shopping — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — Time to Shop

5 min

What do you say at a store in Germany? Let’s learn shopping in German!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Mime shopping.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Mime.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Das Einkaufen

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Einkaufen Explorer.
  • Present each word.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Repeat.
  • Practice.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask “Was kostet das?”
  • Say a price in Euro.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask it.
  • Say it.
  • Say.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Role-play buying something.
  • Ask the price.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Role-play.
  • Ask it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a shopping word.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand shopping words.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore German shopping.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to money and math.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: shop and ask prices.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Shopping picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Was kostet ___?”
  • Use play money.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with kaufen and Euro.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add teuer and billig.
  • Role-play a full purchase.
  • Make a shopping list.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💶Play Euros
  • 💻The Einkaufen Explorer
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

das Einkaufenshoppingdas Geschäftstoreder Euroeurokaufento buyWas kostet das?How much is it?die Kassecheckoutteuerexpensivebilligcheap
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Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “kaufen” mean?
To buy.
QUESTION 2
What does “Was kostet das?” mean?
How much does it cost?
QUESTION 3
What is the currency in Germany?
The Euro.

Reflect: das Einkaufen.

Have students ask “Was kostet das?” about an object in German. A printable shopping sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: billig, das Einkaufen, das Geschäft, der Euro, die Kasse, kaufen, teuer, Was kostet das?
  1. shopping
  2. checkout
  3. cheap
  4. to buy
  5. store
  6. How much is it?
  7. expensive
  8. euro

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “kaufen” mean?
  2. What does “Was kostet das?” mean?
  3. What is the currency in Germany?
Answer key — Part A: 1) das Einkaufen · 2) die Kasse · 3) billig · 4) kaufen · 5) das Geschäft · 6) Was kostet das? · 7) teuer · 8) der Euro
Part B: 1) To buy. 2) How much does it cost? 3) The Euro.