Daycare Lesson Plans on German Culture
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These daycare lesson plans on German culture are designed to be engaging, hands-on, and developmentally appropriate for preschoolers. Introducing young children to different cultures helps foster an appreciation for diversity and broadens their worldview. Having great home daycare lesson plans can make your program.
Germany has a rich cultural heritage, delicious food, unique traditions, and fun music that children will enjoy exploring.
Each day will focus on a different aspect of German culture, incorporating songs, crafts, stories, sensory activities, and simple German words from the German language to create a fun learning experience.
Learning about a German custom or specific traditions and German influence on our life today is a great way to expand our knowledge about various cultures. You can even ask family members who may know old German recipes or geographic features of Germany they can share with the kids.
For a printable version of this lesson plan with 2 weeks of lessons that include the Oklahoma ELGs for your QRIS requirements along with a supply list and a daily schedule, check out our Daycare Lesson Plans on German Culture on Etsy.
I like to start each unit I do with a book. Esop’s Fables and Grimm’s Fairy Tales are both German collections. So I grabbed my mom’s copy of Grimm’s Fairy Tales from when she was a kid and we read the story of Sleeping Beauty.
German Fairy Tales
Activity: Read Sleepy Beauty, a German Fairy Tale. Kids can act out parts of the story if they’d like.
Introduction to Germany
Activity: Show a globe or world map and locate Germany. Check out the German flag and talk about the colors.
German Folk Dance
Activity: Dance to a German polka or “The Chicken Dance.”
German Garden
Plant a German garden with foods that are grown in German such as potatoes, leeks, cabbage, and carrots.
German Folk Music
Activity: Play traditional German folk music while the children color.
German Flag
Activity: Color the German flag (black, red, and yellow stripes).
German Foods
Activity: Explore traditional German foods. Make homemade soft pretzels.
Other great German recipes:
Oktoberfest Celebration
Activity: Wear blue and white (Bavarian colors), cups of water relay race.
Hide the Sardines
Activity: Hide and seek (called hide the sardines in Germany)
Castles of Germany
Activity: Explore the famous castles of Germany. Show pictures of Neuschwanstein Castle. Build a castle with wooden blocks or cardboard boxes.
German Art and Artists
Activity: Explore German artists and creativity. Show simple works by Paul Klee and discuss colors and shapes. Create a Paul Klee-inspired abstract painting.
Alpine Hats
Activity: Make traditional Alpine hats out of paper.
This lesson plan on German culture provides an engaging introduction to Germany through stories, crafts, food, music, and games. By incorporating fun activities and new vocabulary, children can develop an appreciation for different cultures in an interactive and meaningful way. Viel Spaß (Have fun) learning about Germany!
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