German Culture Teacher Resources
Find German Culture lesson plans and worksheets
Showing 1 - 24 of 208 resources
Lesson Planet
German Immigrants Contributions to the Upper Midwest
Students explore contemporary lifestyles, cultures, traditions are influenced by the contributions of the German settlers of that region. They research these influences and design a brochure to entice potential immigrants to the Upper...
Lesson Planet
Mapping Cultural Universals
Students identify the correlations between many nations. In this geographic culture lesson, students create maps based on nationalities, languages and religions. Students present their maps to the class.
Lesson Planet
Social Studies - Germany Culture
Eighth graders explore German culture. In this World History lesson, 8th graders examine specific traditions in Germany then compare the traditions to the United States through research, activities and discussion.
Lesson Planet
Chinese Cultural Revolution: "The Wounded"
“The Wounded,” the title story from a collection of stories about the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1977-78), is the central text in a World Literature unit examining choices. An anticipation guide, discussion topics, vocabulary list,...
Lesson Planet
7th Grade German
Each of these slides has clear images, text, and short summaries which will introduce basic facts about Germany to your students. There are photographs to accompany facts about important events in World War I and II, and also some...
Lesson Planet
Kaffee - und Teegesellschaften: German Foods
Introduce your Language students to the culture and 19th century German custom of serving coffee and cake at small parties. They read old cookbooks, sort recipes, prepare foods, compare old German recipes to recipes from home and convert...
Lesson Planet
Ein Interkulturelles Projekt!
Get your class in touch with other students of German (or German students) through this intercultural project. Your pupils can correspond with others in any or all of the ways listed here. The resource provides links to special programs...
Lesson Planet
Die Weisse Rose: German History
Students conduct research on a German anti-Nazi group named "Die Weisse Rose", the White Rose, that eventually lost their lives for their resistance to Nazi rule. They view films, access the Internet, prepare responsive narratives to the...
Lesson Planet
Immigration Unit
Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...
Lesson Planet
Around the World: Philanthropy in Europe
Students investigate the geographic and cultural differences in Europe. In this social studies lesson, students research and describe the philanthropy of different European nations, while charting and comparing them to each other.
Lesson Planet
Chinese Writing
Seventh graders explore Chinese culture. In this Chinese writing lesson plan, 7th graders explain the differences between written and spoken Chinese as well as how the current Chinese writing system was formed. Students identify simple...
Lesson Planet
Crusades and Culture in the Middle Ages
The Crusades sounds like a glamorous time period in the Middle Ages full of glory—but was it? Scholars find and review the truth of the Crusades' influence on the world through the resource. The study guides, separated individually by...
Lesson Planet
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Historical and Cultural Context
An insult to American politicians? A satire of news media? Or a critique of censorship, political corruption, and media propaganda? As part of a unit study on film, class members examine how director Frank Capra's develops these themes...
Lesson Planet
Cultural Landscape in the Virginia Colony
Students describe the way of life in the Virginia colony. They compare and contrast how living in a different city or state is different than living in Portsmouth. They explore the experiences of various immigrants and how they changed...
Lesson Planet
German Americans and Their Cultural Influences in Cincinnati
Students research the cultural influences of German immigrants on the language, food, religion, business and art in Cincinnati, Ohio. In this German Americans in Cincinnati lesson, students visit selected websites and books to create a...
Lesson Planet
We Are the Champions
Can international sports events be indicative of a country's national pride? Learners consider how the Germany-hosted 2006 World Cup contributed to German cultural pride, and how the fundamentals of sports is celebrated around the world,...
Lesson Planet
Postwar Attitudes and Art
Sneak a peek at the art, literature, and culture of America in the 1920's. Realism, cubism, expressionism, dadaism, and surrealism are covered with vivid examples. Use the presentation as you discuss post WWI America with your class.
Lesson Planet
A Shared Artistic Tradition: Pennsylvania German Pottery
Students discover traditions of different cultures through their artwork. In this art history lesson, students investigate antique Pennsylvanian German pottery from the 17th and 18th century and analyze the images it contains. Students...
Lesson Planet
Christmas Around the World
Students explore cultural traditions by completing worksheets in class. In this Holiday survey lesson, students discuss their family traditions at Christmas time and the cultural background of their family. Students complete a grid...
Lesson Planet
Line Star State Construction
Students explore the cultural diversity of Texas. They discuss the cultures that are represented in the music at the Lone Star Symphony concert: French, Czech, Mexican, Native American, German, African-American, and Spainsh. Students...
Lesson Planet
Hidden Children
Eleventh graders explore, analyze and study a specific genocidal event in twentieth-century history, The Holocaust. They evaluate a variety of historical artifacts and synthesize the information gathered into their own in order to...
Lesson Planet
The Weimar Republic: Historical Context and Decision Making
Did you know that way before Hitler became a dictator, he actually spent nine months in a German jail? Provide the background for the escalating point before the Nazi party took over in World War II through the exercises in the resource....
Lesson Planet
German Immigrants:Their Contributions to the Upper Midwest
Students study how contemporary lifestyles/cultures/traditions are influenced by the contributions of the settlers of that region; and use their prior knowledge of German to discuss photographs of people.
Lesson Planet
German Energy Conversations
Students identify and interpret the current German energy mix and trends, as well as to make comparisons and contrasts to that of their own country. They write a two paragraph description of including its likely position in the future...