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Category Languages
1ST PLACE
Deutsch Zwei
Lehrmittelverlag Zürich, 2023
ISBN: 978-3-03713-911-0
Authors: Sandra Baumann Schenker, Serena Lieb, Andrea Quesel-Bedrich, Martina Schmid von Felten, Barbara Schüpfer, Jasmin Thürig
Deutsch Zwei is a Swiss textbook for year 2, which also covers the German curriculum for German language teaching. The book provides motivational approaches to language, open tasks and exercises, and encourages written work. A particular feature of the book is that it depicts intercultural diversity and also discusses different dialects. The publisher also provides a range of additional materials with comprehensive digital support.
2ND PLACE
Passwort Lupe 4
Westermann Verlag, 2022
ISBN: 978-3-14-141400-4
Authors: Olesia Belenko, Ursula Emanuel, Marie-Claire Kirchhoff, Kerstin Schöning
The choice of topics in Passwort LUPE 4 appeals to students and provides a personal and individual approach to language. The textbook is constructed like a criminal case for students to solve. They must act as detectives and discover the language while solving puzzles. Individual and group tasks develop different writing skills and the didactic methodology and the language expertise are of high quality. It provides a good selection of work with a range of different texts and offers plenty of possibilities for differentiation. There are also additional complementary exercises, digital material and detective puzzle stories.
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Category Mathematics
1ST PLACE
Nase vorn! 1
Cornelsen Verlag, 2023
ISBN: 978-3-06-084943-7
Authors: Anna Harrich-Voßen, Gesa Hochscherff, Uwe Nienhaus, Anna Pöllinger
Nase vorn! 1 provides a clearly structured introduction to mathematics with minimal text. The open exercises encourage co-operative learning and enable natural differentiation. The book also encourages students to reflect on their own learning by introducing a learning diary at the start in order to consolidate the content learnt. The different materials and media are linked with each other to help build skills, resulting in a coherent overall concept that expertly balances current didactic knowledge with meaningful exercises.
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Category General Studies
1ST PLACE
Logbuch 3
Lehrmittelverlag Zürich, 2022
ISBN: 978-3-03713-857-1
Authors: Peter Gautschi, Bettina Akermann-Inderbitzin, Chiara Guasso, Martina Hupfer, Yves Karrer, Fabienne Luchsinger, Nick Luchsinger, Ute Schönauer, Hans Utz, Nick Zenzünen
Logbuch 3 provides students with interesting themed journeys, which are oriented around basic social needs and documented by the students in a logbook. Through this approach the textbook creates age-appropriate. multi-perspective and interesting approaches to the topics. The printed material is closely linked to the relevant digital material and a broad range of methods is used. The book is also product oriented, which supports the teaching of primary science (Sachunterricht) as an activity-based lesson.
2ND PLACE
Selber Denken 1
C.C.Buchner Verlag, 2023
ISBN: 978-3-661-20055-2
Editors/authors: Katja Bergmann, Gustav Beyer, Klaus Blesenkemper, Sarah Huck, Anna Klassen, Daniela Reinhard
Selber Denken 1 provides numerous philosophical approaches for students and plenty of opportunities to practice them. The content is relevant to the lives of the children and they are taken seriously while being encouraged to think for themselves and guided in their reflections. Open-ended questions prevent paternalism and support personal development and communication skills. Children are required to develop their own opinions, heterogeneity is sympathetically addressed and diverse lifestyles are covered.
