Our Ancestor's Passport

By Mrs. McGhee’s 2nd grade class

2010

We are here

Where did our ancestors come from?

And these are just SOME of the countries!

PolandKorea

GermanyIreland

Mexico

Cape Verde

PortugalItaly

RussiaFrance

What can we find out about

those countries ?

Mexico

Some ancestor’s came from Mexico which is in North America.

The capital of Mexico is Mexico city. The official language spoken here is Spanish. Mexico has bull fighting. If we visited Mexico we would go to a temple.

It was built in the year 300 A.D.

Poland

Some ancestor’s came from Poland which is in Europe.

The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The official language spoken here is Polish. Poland’s flag has two stripes of red and white.

White stands for honesty and kindness, red stands for bravery.

If we visited Poland we would visit Tara Mountains. It is known as the Sleeping Knight.

Cape Verde

Some ancestor’s came from Cape Verde which is in Africa.

The capital of Cape Verde is Pria. The official language spoken here is Criuolo. Cape Verde was formed from VOLCANOES! If we visited Cape Verde we would visit the

largest city which is Pria.

Russia

Some ancestor’s came from Russia which is in Asia.

The capital of Russia is Moscow. The official language spoken here is Russian. Russia has a golden dome at St. Isaac’s

Cathedral. If we visited Russia we would go to St.

Petersburg Church.

Italy

Some ancestor’s came from Italy which is in Europe.

The capital of Italy is Rome. The official language spoken here is Italian. Italy is the fourth most visited county in the

world. If we visited Italy we would go to a colosseum

in Rome.

Ireland

Some ancestor’s came from Ireland which is in Europe.

The capital of Ireland is Dublin. The official language spoken here is Irish. Ireland has children that wear uniforms at

school. If we visited Ireland we would go to the Birr

Castle.

France

Some ancestor’s came from France which is in Europe.

The capital of France is Paris. The official language spoken here is French. France has a big hilltown called

Rocamadour. If we visited France we would go to French

Riviera.

Germany

Some ancestor’s came from Germany which is in Europe.

The capital of Germany is Berlin. The official language spoken here is German. Germany has no speed limits in some parts

of the autobahn. If we visited Germany we would visit Mad

King Ludwing’s castle in Alps.

South Korea

Some ancestor’s came from South Korea which is in Asia.

The capital of South Korea is Seoul. The official language spoken here is. South Korea had the summer Olympics in 1988. If we visited South Korea we would learn

taekwondo. I would like to learn to write in Korea.

Research completed by:

Mexico: Kendall Ethan

Poland: Ava Michaela

Cape Verde: Bailey Alex

Russia: Abby Chaydon

Italy: Sophia Giuseppe

Ireland: Elisabeth Sophia

France: Hannah Shaardasia

Germany: Ryan John

Korea: Madalyn Patrick

Works Consulted

Pohl, Kathleen. Looking at Ireland. USA: Gareth Stevens, 20089.

“Cape Verde.” The Blackbirch Kid’s Visual Reference of the World. Blackbirch Press, 2001.

Pohl, Kathleen. Looking at Poland. New York: Gareth Stevens, 2009.

King, David C. Russia. Vero beach, FL: Rourke, 1995.

Collinwood, Dean W. Korea. New York: Benchmark Books, 1997

Powell, Jillian. Looking at Italy. Canada: Gareth Stevens, 2007.

Pohl, Kathleen. Germany. USA: Gareth Stevens, 2008.

Powell, Jillian. Looking at France. USA: Gareth Stevens, 2007.

Conlon, Laura. Visiting Mexico. Vero Beach: Rourke, 1994.

The End!