1. Oberammergau is a small town in the Alps where the buildings are painted with scenes. www.galenfrysinger.com

2. German Culture Music 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

3. What Germans Like to Eat bratwurst and sauerkrautpotato fritters www.istockphoto.com www.marions-kochbuch.com/ food-pic/bratwurst-w.. For more German recipes go to www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/germany/

4. Learn to speak German Guten tag!Guten tag! Hello! - Hi! Guten Morgen! Good morning! Guten Abend! Good evening! Gute Nacht!Gute Nacht! Good night! Wie geht es Ihnen?Wie geht es Ihnen? How are you Danke, gut. Fine, thanks.

5. Learn More About Germany by Visiting These Websites Galen Frysinger Travels to Germany www.galenfrysinger.com/germany.htm Spotlight on Germany www.spotlightgermany.com/links/multimedia/photogallery.htm Germany http://www.kidskonnect.com/Germany/GermanyHome.html Germany Geography www.kidport.com/RefLib/WorldGeography/Germany/Germany.htm Travel for Kids www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Germany/germany.htm Germany for Kids http://www.germany.info/relaunch/culture/life/G_Kids/@school.htm Time for Kids – Germany www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/ns/main/0,28132,1147387,00.html KidsClick – Germany www.kidsclick.org/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?keywords=Germany&search.x=0&search.y=0&searchtype=all

6. Photo Credits www.galenfrysinger.com www.google.com/ images www.destination360.com L. Brosch, IES curriculum grant writer Books to Read Germany 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.