Where in the World is Ms. Tetreault

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Created by Erica Tetreault Charlton Street
School Big Six Research Project
Social Studies - Standard 7, 8, and 9 On a map of
the world, locate the continent, regions, and
then the countries from where students, their
parents, guardians, grandparents, or other
relatives or ancestors came. Describe traditional
food, customs and traditions, landmarks, sports
and games, and music of the place they came from.
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Where in the World is Ms. Tetreaults Class
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The Adventure Begins.

• Buckle up boys and girls we are about to go on an
  adventure across the globe.
• We are going to visit a country to the east of
  us. We are heading to the Continent of Europe. We
  will be visiting a country that looks like a
  boot.
• Do you know what country this is?

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Italy
Europe
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Italy at a Glance

• National Emblem of Italy
• Symbols Olive Wreath
• Folk Dance Folklore claims the Tarentella dance
  received its name from its ability to cure the
  deadly bite of the tarantula spider.

• Capital Rome
• Population 57,800,000
• Official Language Italian
• Money Euro
• Climate Italys climate varies depending on
  where you are. The northern areas are cold in the
  winter and hot in the summer. As you travel
  south, the temperature becomes more mild.

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Italian Flag

• The Italian flag has three colors.
• The colors of the Italian flag represent three
  virtues green (hope), white (faith), and red
  (charity).
• The national anthem of Italy is Inno de Memeli.

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Famous Landmarks

• One famous landmark in Italy is the
  Leaning Tower of Pisa. It is the bell tower
  at Pisas Cathedral. It famously tilts to one
  side because the soil on which it was built
  was too soft and the foundation tipped.
• Another famous landmark is the Colosseum.
  It was the largest outdoor theater of ancient
  Rome. It can hold up to 50,000 spectators.
  Inside the arena, spectators cheered
  gladiator and animal fights, chariot racing,
  and even mock sea battles.

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Famous Landmarks

• One of the most famous fountains in Rome is the
  Trevi Fountain. It is said that if you throw a
  coin in the fountain before leaving Rome you are
  sure to return.

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Places to Visit

• Venice is made up of hundreds of
• little islands. It has canals instead
• of streets. People travel around
• by boats called gondolas.
• Mount Etna is the highest volcano in
  Europe and is located on the island of
  Sicily.

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Landforms

• The Po River is the longest river in Italy. It
  is 405 miles long.
• Three large northern lakes, named Maggiore,
  Como, and Garda are popular vacation areas.

• Mont Blanc is the largest mountain range in
  Italy. It is located in the Alps.

• Italy has two islands.
• The largest is Sicily.
• The other island is
• Sardinia.

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Italian Cuisines

• Italys national dish is pasta.
• There are many different
• types of pasta named after
• their shape.
• Did you know that pizza also comes from
  Italy? It originated in the city of
  Naples.
• Gelato Cannoli
  Panettone
• Italian ice-cream Italian pastry
  Italian dried fruit cake

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Other Foods

• Half of Italys usable land is used for farming.
  In the south, olive trees grow on the
  mountainsides. Olive oil is a very important
  ingredient in Italian cooking.

• Italy is also famous
• for grapes used to
• make wine.

• Italian cheeses like
• parmesan and mozzarella
• are also popular around
• the world.

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Children in Italy

• Children attend school six days a week including
  Saturdays, from 830 a.m. until around 130
  p.m., from September until mid-June. The children
  go home for lunch. There is no school in the
  afternoon, but there is homework to do every day.
  

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Sports and Leisure

• The national sport of Italy is football (known as
  soccer in America)
• A leisure sport to play is called bocce
  ball.

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La Befana

• On the twelfth day of the holidays, January 6, a
  kindly old witch known as La Befana brings
  gifts to the children. Legend has it that every
  Christmas, she wanders in search of the Holy
  Child, leaving gifts at each home in hope of
  finding him inside.
• La Befana is often shown as being old and ugly,
  but the children of Italy love her very much.
  That is, unless they have been naughty, for then
  she will fill their shoes with coal and ashes
  instead of candy and gifts.

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Famous Italians

• Mona Lisa is a famous painting by Italian
  artist Leonardo di Vinci.
• Another famous artist is Michelangelo who
  sculpted
• the famous statue of David and painted the
  ceiling
• of the Sistine Chapel.
• Christopher Columbus is a famous Italian
  explorer.
• The famous childrens story, Pinocchio, was
  written by an Italian.

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