Turn the teacher's test announcement into a preparation checklist your child can work through.
The teacher announced the topics weeks ago, but my child still did not know what to expect on the day.
Announcements are written in school German and read out once. Children often hear the topic but miss the task types and criteria that come with it.
Keep every announcement and turn it into a checklist: topics, task types and materials. Then practise one task per line instead of re-reading the whole chapter.
Ich habe alles gelernt.
Ich habe zu jedem angekündigten Thema eine Aufgabe geübt und kann erklären, was beschreiben und begründen bedeuten.
Which task types will be tested, and which ones are hardest for you?
Find the last Klassenarbeit announcement. Make three columns — topics, task types, materials — and fill them in together.
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