Germany Unit Ideas

Germany is one of the countries we are learning about this year and I am in full planning mode. There are so many amazing resources out there about German food and traditions and history and architecture. Below are Germany Unit ideas for ALL ages. If you’re looking for our Fourth Grade Specific Post this post has what we did in our homeschool, otherwise, below are a huge range of interesting and useful resources to learn about Germany with your kids.

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Geography, Flag, Language and other Basic Facts

These cute printable books from 123Homeschool4Me were a nice introduction. They include another little map and some basic facts about Germany. They are simple enough for Kindergarten, but my Fourth Graders will also be using them.

There are also used these printable cards from The Wise Owl Factory to learn a few basic words in German that we tried to integrate into our days.

Architecture, Castles and Minecraft

If you’re dying to see the architecture of Germany, this post on Mama Smiles from their adventures lets you live through their travels.

This free printable has a nonfiction selection about the Brandenburg Gate with comprehension questions.

This MINECRAFT LAB book has lots of fun ideas that I’ve been working into our curriculum where I can. The castles lab fits well with our Germany lab. We will build castles with sugar cubes and also construct one in Minecraft.

Paint your own castles with oil pastels and watercolors, similar to this Watercolor Castle Art Project.

Grimm Fairy Tales

The German Brothers Grimm, while not the authors of fairy tales, gathered a huge collection of fairy tales. Many of them are the ones that we know and love. My kids love stories of all kinds so I knew they’d enjoy diving into some of the fairy tales the Grimm brothers collected.

Cinderella

Cinderella Pumpkin Carriage craft from Artsy Momma

Snow White

Crafty Moms Share has some different versions of Snow White on her blog. Here is one.
Snow White Pony Bead Craft from Artsy Momma

Rumpelstiltskin

Here’s one version of Rumpelstiltskin also from Crafty Moms Share.

Hansel and Gretel

We chose to dive in deeper into Hansel and Gretel. These are the versions we’re going to read and then write a play together based on the general story. We read several version:

Hansel and Gretel
by Holly Hobbie
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Hansel and Gretel
by Rachel Isadora
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Hansel and Gretel
by Bethan Woollvin
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Germany Matching Cards from Simple Fun for Kids

German Christmas Traditions

December would be a great time immerse yourself in German culture. My husband and I both grew up celebrating different aspects of German Christmases and they amassed for my kids. These printable cards intended for a matching game from Simple Fun for Kids introduce a lot of the German Christmas Traditions and these little books are fun to make for kids and this free printable pack has a lot of fun facts of German Christmases.

German Christmas Traditions We Celebrate:

Advent Calendars : here’s a piece on the history of German advent calendars in case you’re curious.
St Nicholas Day
Advent Wreath
Christmas Markets
Christmas Tree Pickles
Sing German Christmas Songs like Silent Night

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Germany Unit Ideas

Geography, Flag, Language and other Basic Facts

Architecture, Castles and Minecraft

Grimm Fairy Tales

German Christmas Traditions

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