Collect three or four quick answers about who pupils would draw. Keep it light and inclusive: some families are large, some are small, and some include grandparents or carers. Do not dig into private detail.

Tell the class that German gives every noun an article, just as they met with fruits and vegetables earlier in this module, and that family words do the same. Sketch the Munich Sunday scene in one line so the seven words feel attached to a real kitchen table, not a bare list.

Run this as whole-class flashcards on the board. Do not ask for unaided German before the first audio model. For each card: show the image/English, play the audio, then have the class repeat the full form twice (once all together, once by table). Keep every card visible as a set once met.

Teach in two chunks so seven new pairs do not land in one burst:

• Chunk 1 (parents and siblings): der Vater (dair FAH-ter), die Mutter (dee MOO-ter), der Bruder (dair BROO-der), die Schwester (dee SHVES-ter). Quick choral re-run of all four before moving on.
• Chunk 2 (grandparents and baby): der Großvater (dair GROHS-fah-ter), die Großmutter (dee GROHS-moo-ter), das Baby (dass BAH-bee).

Finish with a whole-set chorus of all seven full forms before leaving the step. Point at the article every time and say the pair as one unit. Watch for the soft sch in die Schwester and the open ah in das Baby. If anyone skips the article, gently restate the full form and have the class echo it.

Primary delivery (use this script — it uses only the seven taught forms): Do not depend on the interactive clip matching the taught set. Read the script below aloud twice on class speakers volume, books closed, eyes on the board. After the second reading, take answers to the three on-screen questions. Replay any short phrase if several hands go up.

Script (read slowly, full forms clear):
„Das ist die Familie von Mia. Hier ist der Vater und hier ist die Mutter. Das ist der Bruder und das ist die Schwester. Der Großvater und die Großmutter wohnen in München. Und hier ist das Baby!“

English sense for you only (do not read this to the class): This is Mia's family. Here is the father and here is the mother. This is the brother and this is the sister. The grandfather and the grandmother live in Munich. And here is the baby!

Target answers:

1. der Bruder, die Schwester, der Großvater, die Großmutter, das Baby (any clear list of the wider family is fine)
2. der Großvater and die Großmutter
3. das Baby

Before the first reading, set the Munich Sunday scene in one sentence and point at the still-visible word list so pupils know which seven forms to listen for: der Vater, die Mutter, der Bruder, die Schwester, der Großvater, die Großmutter, das Baby.

Optional board interactive: The listen-answer interactive may be opened if you have pre-checked it. Only use its audio when you are sure every prompt stays inside the seven taught forms above. If it names other family words, close it and stay with the teacher script. The pedagogical listening goal is met by the script either way.

Go through the answers together and ask what German word or clue told them each one.

Before any dragging, run a 60-second oral recap with the full list still visible: you say the English, the class answers with the full German form (der Vater, and so on). Then open the sort screen.

Lead with the column headers der / die / das. Treat masculine / feminine / neuter as small secondary labels only so the grammar jargon does not crowd the board.

Model the first drag yourself. Say the full form aloud as you drop it, for example der Bruder (dair BROO-der) into the der column. Then invite volunteers or let tables take turns on the board. Keep the Munich photo framing in one line so the sort feels like sorting Mia's family, not a bare word list.

If a word is sorted wrong, drag it back and ask the class which article they heard on the flashcards. Celebrate correct use of das Baby (dass BAH-bee) in the das column. There is no spelling rule that always predicts the article; the pair is what they learn.