DD has needed enrichment in German to supplement the very light live instruction that she has had from school.
We've used:
German subtitling on children's programming
Conversation with others who are somewhat fluent in the language-- you might see if there is a local 'conversation' group.
Television programming with subtitles
German language children's books...
this can be a LOT of fun for kids with a snarky side. "Hilfe mir, Regenbogenfisch" has gotten a LOT of mileage recently at our house, let's just say. Regenbogenfisch has his own 'bat-signal' apparently, but the evil in the world is determined to "essen der Regenbogenfisch" so that he is unable to provide aid to those who call upon him. DD says that she can't quite believe that this is a children's story... and that it is clear that Germans have a dark sense of what's appropriate for children. LOL. Anyway-- just using sentences IN the foreign language and playing with the meaning like this is really, really good practice on a level that is appropriate for a first year student.
Here's another GERMAN learning resource--
Deutsche Welle-- they have free resources to improve comprehension in reading and listening.
