A systematically structured manual that precisely describes learning objectives, vocabulary, and didactic possibilities for language acquisition. Important for teaching language to preschool children are real objects and pictures, the use of puppets, the facial expressions and gestures of the language instructor, as well as rhymes, songs, the use of games, and storytelling. This manual provides numerous age-appropriate didactic and methodological suggestions for systematic, playful German learning. Children acquire a basic vocabulary through many action-oriented activities and learn to apply it actively.