Piggy pedagogy

Piggy pedagogy

Monday, January 12, 2015

Media today 47

Reading: Max Kruse, Urmel aus dem Eis, ch. 23-24; Roger Hargreaves, Mister Sorge.

Listening: Ich weiß was, Albert E. erklärt Musikinstrumente, 0:00-28:30; Otfried Preußler, Die kleine Hexe (Hörspiel), 0:00-48:00

Viewing: Kung Fu Panda, Die Geheimnisse der Meister (22:05); Ratatouille video game (1:30); Lauras Stern, "Kätzchen in Not" (11:26).


Unlike the Kung Fu Panda video game, this video game film doesn't feature the recorded voices of the players, but only in game dialogue, which is however still pretty substantial. 




Like many video games, this one is all about accomplishing tasks. So every few minutes I've been walking into the living room and asking variations on the question Was ist der Auftrag, den Remy jetzt erledigen muss? J has been giving good explanations: Er muss an das [sic] blöde Huhn vorbei; Jetzt muss er seiner Familie folgen, er muss über diesen Baumstamm 'rüberspringen und dann den da 'runterrutschenSiehst du diese Sterne da oben? Er muss da hinauf und die holen; Er muss bei [sic] diesem Hund vorbei. (In subsequent explanations he was getting an + dative vorbei correct). Siehst du diese blauen [sic; he's been nailing this adjective ending pretty consistently for the past several months] Strahlen? Das ist eine andere Ratte. 

I've also been using gelingen / misslingen and trying to get him to give me answers in the dative. He does a good bit of the time.




The combination of Lauras Stern being about human children as opposed to animals and, into the bargain, with a girl instead of a boy main character means that this is not among J's favorite videos. But these are also precisely the reasons I obligate him to watch it sometimes. And when he does he usually enjoys it and gets a good bit out of it. 

Apps: During his tablet time this afternoon I saw/heard J listening to some bible apps and using the Philipp Buchklub app Schulstart.

Total audio 2015: 8:00
Total video 2015: 8:42
Age  5.3.12

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