Oberammergau is a small town in the Alps where the buildings are painted with scenes.

www.galenfrysinger.com

German CultureMusic festivals are very popular. The biggest festival is the Oktoberfest held in Munich. This festival lasts for 16 days. People come from all over the world to see the parades with costumes and to eat German food. The Oktoberfest is like our biggest fairs with lots of booths to buy things and exciting carnival rides.

www.destination360.com/europe/germany/oktoberfest-2.php

What Germans Like to Eat

bratwurst and sauerkraut potato fritters

www.istockphoto.com

www.marions-kochbuch.com/ food-pic/bratwurst-w..

For more German recipes go to

www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/germany/

Learn to speak German

Guten tag! Hello! - Hi!Guten Morgen! Good morning! Guten Abend! Good evening!Gute Nacht! Good night!Wie geht es Ihnen? How are youDanke, gut. Fine, thanks.

Learn More About Germany by Visiting These Websites

Galen Frysinger Travels to Germanywww.galenfrysinger.com/germany.htm

Spotlight on Germanywww.spotlightgermany.com/links/multimedia/photogallery.htm

Germanyhttp://www.kidskonnect.com/Germany/GermanyHome.html

Germany Geographywww.kidport.com/RefLib/WorldGeography/Germany/Germany.htm

Travel for Kidswww.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Germany/germany.htm

Germany for Kidshttp://www.germany.info/relaunch/culture/life/G_Kids/@school.htm

Time for Kids – Germanywww.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/ns/main/0,28132,1147387,00.html

KidsClick – Germanywww.kidsclick.org/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?keywords=Germany&search.x=0&search.y=0&searchtype=all

Photo Creditswww.galenfrysinger.comwww.google.com/ imageswww.destination360.comL. Brosch, IES curriculum grant writer

Books to ReadGermany ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Germany. Sarah Heiman. Picture Window Books. 2003.

Germany (Where We Live). Donna Bailey. Steck-Vaughn Company. 1992.

Country Topics for Craft Projects. Germany, Things to Make, Activities, Facts. Ting and Neil Morris and Rachel Wright. 1993. Franklin Watts

Germany: A Portrait of the Country Through Its Festivals and Traditions. Grolier. 1999.