Listen to history. Practise understanding.
Short, gripping episodes about people from history: a German-language podcast for children, made for listening comprehension in primary school. Great for schools in Germany, German schools abroad and German lessons with confident young listeners. Free to listen, with easy access to matching worksheets.
Listening practice children actually enjoy
Listening and understanding is part of the curriculum in every German state and every year group. With real stories instead of exercise texts, children listen closely of their own accord.
Fits any lesson
About 12 minutes per episode leaves plenty of time for a worksheet and discussion.
From antiquity to today
Rulers, inventors, artists and explorers: a new figure every week.
Clear and child-friendly
Calmly told, with the key facts and little stories that stick.
No barriers
Free on all major podcast platforms, with no account and no ads.
Podcast in the classroom: what a lesson can look like
45 minutes, one episode, one worksheet.
- 1
Warm-up
5 min Who already knows this person? What do we know about their time?
- 2
Listen
12 min Listen to the episode together, twice with younger children.
- 3
Worksheet
20 min Questions on the episode, with a bonus page for fast finishers.
- 4
Discussion
8 min Go through the answers and ask: what surprised you?
Ideal for cover lessons. Play the episode, hand out the worksheet, go through it together: a complete lesson, with no preparation and no prior knowledge of the topic.
Free on eduki
On eduki you’ll find a wide range of listening comprehension worksheets for our episodes, in A4 format and in German: the same questions as in the app quiz, plus extra tasks and a bonus page. Enough for a whole lesson.
- Printable and free
- Listening comprehension questions with answers
- Wide range, from antiquity to today
Using the podcast in class?
We’d love to hear your feedback, ideas for new figures and suggestions for worksheets.