The teaching material “Der rote Ball” offers learners from 7 years onwards an introduction to the language level A1. The main focus is on the pronunciation of letters and some words. The pronunciation is deepened through many diverse exercises on phonetics. “Der rote Ball” includes the following topics: the alphabet, introducing yourself, saying hello and saying goodbye, numbers, countries and colours, asking about age and describing your family. At the end there is a lesson on German handwriting.