Help your child build the German language and academic skills needed in primary school.
Primary school usually means Grades 1–4. In Berlin and Brandenburg it normally includes Grades 5–6, so some resources here also appear under Grade 5 & Beyond.
What parents need to know about primary school in Germany, with state-by-state detail and the five checks that matter before you choose a school.
A free word check that shows which German school words your child already knows and which ones to practise next.
The free word check for Grades 3–4, covering the German school words that matter for reading, instructions and written work.
The free word check for Grades 5–6, where school language becomes academic and the demands rise quickly.
A printable activity pack that builds the German words and early skills children meet in their first school year.
What children are expected to manage by the end of Grades 1 and 2, in language, reading, writing and maths.
Three questions that help a child understand a task and write a fuller, better-structured answer.
Why spelling is harder when a child speaks more than one language, and the strategies that actually help.
Printable practice for the German school vocabulary children need across the primary years.