Auschwitz – hearing the name sends chills down your spine and sadness in your heart. The horrific Nazi death camp, located in southwest Poland, exterminated prisoners from 1940-1945. Now a museum an...

Download a larger image and share the photo with your class, then try these discussion questions and classroom activities:   Oktoberfest is a 16 day long festival. It celebrates German and B...

How German is German food actually? It is traditionally very international. Let’s start with the world famous currywurst, (chopped fried sausage in a curry sauce) it’s one of Germany’s food star...

A few minutes away from Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate is another symbol of the Cold War – Checkpoint Charlie. Checkpoint Charlie is the most famous of three checkpoints built at the Berlin Wall during...

The Holy Spirit Church (Heiliggeistkirche) in Heidelberg, Germany, is the most famous church in Heidelberg and has served both Catholics and Protestants. The current church was built in 1398, on a sit...

“Kürzel” is a short form for “Abkürzung,” which means abbreviation or short cut in German, but let’s talk about abbreviations or “KÜZ” instead of short cuts. Can you decipher the foll...

Download a larger image of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany and share the photo with your class. Then discuss the following: Neuschwanstein Castle was built by Ludwig II, King of Bavaria in t...

On this day 22 years ago, the Berlin Wall, which separated families, neighbors and friends for nearly three decades, peacefully came down. It was a momentous day in history that has become a symbol of...