German Americans

By: Lily behnke

German traditions

~German Americans started the first Christmas tree

~the German Americans also started the first kindergarten program

~they also brought some American foods that we now take for granted like hot dogs and hamburgers

Where they setteled

Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, California, Oklahoma, Kentucky, New York, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

When they came

Most German Americans came here in the late 1800s. In 1854 215,000 Germans immigrated to America!

Why they came

Germans came to America for religious and political freedom.


German American book

Linda behnke



Spätzel is an original German food. It kind of resembles spaghetti noodles. Spätzel can be grated in many ways.


I'm bringing traditional German dumplings, they taste like bread with butter. They have the texture of a noodle.



4 eggs

White flour

Wheat flour

1/4 cup milk

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp Onion powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp salt


Whisk eggs, add in salt, onion and garlic powder. Add baking powder and milk. Last add flours ( half and half ) until it reaches a thick dough like consistency. Fill large pot half way with water heat to boil. Then drop spoonfuls of dough into boiling water, they will sink first then float up to the top, after all the dough is in the pot cut one in half to make sure they are done and remove from pot when cooked. Enjoy with butter, sautéed onions or sour kraut.

German to English



How are you doing

wie geht es dir

What is your favorite sport

Was ist Ihr Lieblingssport


Auf Wiedersehen

Good morning

Guten Morgen

Good afternoon

Guten Tag


gute Nacht