Christmas Scavenger Hunt for German Learners

Bring some festive fun into your German lessons with this Christmas Scavenger Hunt for German Learners!

Perfect for parents, carers, tutors, and busy teachers, this printable introduces Christmas vocabulary in an engaging, movement-based way - and works beautifully at home or in the classroom.

Inside the download you’ll find a variety of sheets you can mix and match:

·        a version with pictures + German nouns, or with nouns and articles

·        a version with pictures only

·        a version with words only

·        a worksheet for writing “Ich habe … gefunden” sentences

·        a reference list with German–English vocabulary

How to use this printable

✔️ Introduce Christmas vocabulary using the illustrated sheets

✔️ Send the scavenger hunt sheet home as homework (“Ich habe … gefunden”)

✔️ Or go out together and search for the items!

✔️ Children tick what they found, then write full sentences such as:

  Ich habe einen Stern, einen Schneemann und eine Glocke gefunden.

  Ich habe kein Rentier gefunden.

✔️ Back in class, use the sheets for pair work and speaking practice:

  Hast du eine Stechpalme gefunden?

  Ja, ich habe eine Stechpalme gefunden.

✔️ Encourage children to share findings with the class:

  Wir haben …, …, …, aber keine … gefunden.

✔️ Use the picture-only and word-only sheets for a fun memory game or extra revision

This activity is ideal for end-of-term lessons, family learning, and adding a joyful seasonal twist to your German teaching.

Viel Spaß

und frohe Weihnachten

Angelika