Germany: An Introduction to the Art, Culture, Sights, and Food

This slideshow helps elementary students quickly learn about famous landmarks, food, art, and the culture of Germany. You can use this slideshow at the beginning of a unit on Germany. You can also print it out and use it as a book for student research. This slideshow also has 4 questions at the end of the slideshow to review what students have learned.

This download comes as a PDF file and is NOT editable as a PDF. However, you can open this slideshow in the TPT EASEL program and add or delete pages and add your own content. I have made a free EASEL activity for your students to use where they can answer questions, circle or highlight things, and write about what they have learned. That is included with this download.

This slideshow includes:

a map of Germany

pictures of the different types of landscapes

a few basic German phrases to learn

traditional clothes

popular foods

Black Forest Cake vs. German Chocolate Cake- which one was made in Germany?

Where did pretzels come from?

Interesting things to see: Cologne Cathedral, Neuschwanstein Castle, Berlin Wall

Things Invented in Germany- Volkswagen, Christmas trees, kindergarten, Grimm's fairy tales

Artists: Hans Holbein the Younger, Albrecht Durer

Composers: Bach, Beethoven

See more of my lessons about world cultures here.

Additional resources about German artists:

Albrecht Durer Poster

Kathe Kollwitz: Emotional Portraits from WWI and WWII