Germany Christmas Traditions Notebooking Page & Mini Unit Study

Use these free Christmas Notebooking Pages and Resources to write about Christmas Traditions in Germany after learning about German Christmas customs.

These Christmas Traditions in Germany Notebooking pages and Mini Unit Study Resources are perfect for comparing how holiday customs in Germany vary from other parts of the world.

Many of the German Christmas customs are also popular in other parts of the world. For example, Advent wreaths, Christmas trees, Advent calendars, and gingerbread.

With these Christmas Traditions in Germany notebooking pages, your kids can write about the traditions and customs that Italians have for celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Topics included in these notebooking pages:

• Traditional Christmas Foods in Germany
• Christmas Customs in Germany
• Advent Wreaths
• Advent Calendars
• Christmas Markets
• Gingerbread
• Nutcrackers & German Smokers

These notebooking pages are generally for students working at the 2nd to 8th grade levels.

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Resources for Learning about Christmas Traditions in Germany

Library List

In order of reading level:

Cobweb Christmas by Shirley Climo This is an older book with a very sweet story/folktale of how we started putting tinsel on Christmas trees.

The Queen and the First Christmas Tree: Queen Charlotte’s Gift to England by Nancy Churnin

Christmas in Germany (Christmas Around the World) by Kristin Thoennes Keller

How Kids Celebrate Christmas Around the World (Kids Around the World) by Pavla Hanackova

OR Christmas Around the World: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids by Mary Lankford

Frohliche Weihnachten: Learning Songs & Traditions in German Book & Audio CD by Linda Rauenhorst

Online Resources and Videos

Why Christmas is an older site with a wealth of easily understood information about Germany’s Christmas customs.

Christmas in Germany from Kids World Travel Guide

For upper elementary and up, check out this list of German traditions from Kid World Citizens.

Read about the most popular Christmas Markets in Germany

Learn about German Incense Smokers, very popular at German Christmas markets.

For older kids and parents: Check out this comprehensive list of 10 ways to have a German Christmas.

Kayleigh Keam at Watch Your Language shows some of the different things you’ll find at a German Christmas market (and the German words associated with the Christmas holiday in Germany)

Here are 5 more German Christmas traditions, including the unusual Bavarian Alps gunfire parties.

Listen to the German song, O Tannenbaum or Der Christbaum ist der schönste Baum, with English translated lyrics.

Rick Steve’s European Christmas: Germany This video has a nice section on the Christkind, the Christmas Angel.

Hands on Activities for Learning about Christmas Customs in Germany

Let your younger kids play with some no-cook fluffy gingerbread play dough to make pretend gingerbread cookies.

Choose one of these traditional German Christmas dishes to make.

Nutcrackers are very popular in German Christmas Markets. Learn how to draw one with these instructions from Art Projects for Kids.

Create an Advent Wreath craft with cardboard tubes or with birthday cake candles while learning about the meaning of the candles. Dive deeper into the meaning of the Advent Wreath with this Advent Wreath Activity for Kids.

Make your own Advent calendar using the DIY Advent instructions on our sister site, Whole Child Homeschool.

Christmas Traditions in Germany Notebooking Pages

The Christmas Traditions in Germany notebooking and journaling pages come in 3 levels to fit all of your students’ needs. There’s a large elementary lined one, a smaller elementary lined one, and a regular lined one.

There are a total of 12 notebooking pages in this packet.

These Christmas Traditions in Germany printables would even work well for handwriting practice, by copying a quote about an German Christmas.

More Christmas Traditions in Germany Resources

You might also try our free Christmas Symbols Lapbook, and free Christmas Customs Lapbook, and our larger pack of Christmas Around the World Notebooking Pages.