Lets take a trip to Germany Third Graders

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Lets take a trip to Germany Third Graders!
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Did You Know?
Fun Facts

• Gemany is about the size of Montana
• Many areas of the autobahn highways in
• Germany have no speed limit!
• Many things that we use today were invented
• by Germans such as, aspirin, the printing
• press, and gummy bears.
• Nazi Germany started World War II by
• invading Poland in 1939.

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Education
Going to School in Germany

• German children start school at the age of 6.
• Elementary school consists of grades 1-4.
• After 4th grade students are placed into a
  secondary school based
• on their performance.
• German students only attend school in the
  mornings.
• There is no lunch provided, a lot more homework
  given, and very
• few extra curricular activities.
• School is for learning only!

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Major Differences in Germany America

• Germans donate more money annually to
• charitable organizations then Americans do.
• By law everyone in Germany has at least 4 weeks
• of paid vacation time, whereas many people in the
• U.S. do not get any paid vacation.
• Recycling is also mandated by law in Germany
• however, it is not in America.
• Obviously there is a difference in language as
• well. The prominent language spoken in America
• is English, the German language is spoken in
• Germany.

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Religion in Germany

• Germany has no state church.
• The number of believers of any religious
• group is smaller today in Germany than
• ever before, many Germans do not belong
• to a church today.
• Christianity is the largest affiliated religion
• in Germany.

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Holidays Festivals

• Tag der Einheit, Day of Unity- observed on Oct.
  3rd.
• Buss un Bettag, Day of Repentance-observed on
  Nov. 18th.
• Tag der Arbeiter, Day of the Worker or Labor
  Day- observed
• on May 1st.
• Weihnachten, Holy Night or Christmas-observed
  on
• Dec. 25th.

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Class Activity
Play Topfschlagen (Hit the Pot)

• Teacher will randomly choose a student to be
  it.
• Whomever is it has to close their eyes while a
  prize is placed
• under a pot and hid anywhere in the room.
• Then, whoever is it must crawl around while
  banging a
• cooking spoon on the floor looking for the hidden
  pot and
• prize.
• When the pot is found someone else will be chosen
  to be it
• and the process will be repeated.

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Questions

• Name one thing that Germany and America have in
  common.
• Name one thing that is different between Germany
  and America.
• At what age do children begin school in Germany?
• Germany is the same size as which American state?
• What is the primary religion in Germany?
• Would you like to visit Germany some day?
• Would you rather live in Germany or in America?
  Why?
• What is one thing you would change about the
  German culture is
• you could? Why?
• What is your favorite thing about the German
  culture that you have
• learned about through this presentation?

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Resources Used
Websites

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• germany/20060608145109990001
• http//www.howtogermany.com/pages/germanschools.ht
  ml
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Germany
• http//www.germany.info/relaunch/culture/life/reli
  gion.html
• http//adaabroad.blogspot.com/2005/07/best-of-both
  -worlds.html
• http//www.cp-pc.ca/english/germany/holidays.html
• http//www.topics-mag.com/edition11/games-toddlers
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• http//www.shagtown.com/days/germany.html
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