Our Ancestor's Passport

By Mrs. Chretien’s 2nd grade class2010

We are here

Where did our ancestors come from?

And these are just SOME of the countries!

France Slovakia

GermanyIreland

Mexico

Cape Verde

PortugalItaly

Azores

What can we find out about

those countries ?

Azores

• Some ancestor’s came from the Azores which is in Europe.

• The Azores is in the country of Portugal.• The official language spoken here is

Portuguese.• The Azores is very poor and was fought by

pirates.• If we visited the Azores we would go to a

Portuguese Sao Jorge festival.

Cape Verde• Some ancestor’s came from Cape Verde which

is in Africa.• The capital of Cape Verde is Praia.• The official language spoken here is

Portuguese.• Cape Verde was made by huge volcanoes. The

highest point in the country is Pico de Cano which is on the Island of Fogo.

• If we visited Cape Verde we would see the volcanoes erupt.

Slovakia

• Some ancestor’s came from Slovakia which is in Europe.

• The capital of Slovakia is Bratislava.• The official language spoken here is Slovak.• Slovakia has 3,800 caves. • If we visited Slovakia we would look at all the

Slovakian art in the Slovakian Art Museum.

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 celebration of July 14,1790, the

day that France became a republic. • If we visited France we would like to see the

fireworks on July 14th at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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 has people dress up in costumes and

wear masks for “Carnival.”• If we visited Italy we would go see The Grand

Prix which is a world-famous car race held every year near Milan.

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 horse racing each year and castles

and Irish step dancing.• If we visited Ireland we would want to see Birr

Castle and see a Derby race and visit the Custom House.

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 a very fast road called the

Autobahn.• If we visited Germany we would go on a fast

train.

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 the worlds largest bullfighting ring.• If we visited Mexico we would go to Spanish

classes to communicate with them.

Portugal

• Some ancestor’s came from Portugal is in Europe.

• The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.• The official language spoken here is

Portuguese.• Portugal has bull fights.• If we visited Portugal we would like to visit the

ruins of Castelo dos Mours.

Research completed by:

• Azores:– Jenna – Chris

• Portugal:– Lexi– Dylan

• Cape Verde:– Kermin– Daisha

• Mexico:– Hannah– Alyssa

• Italy:– Mia– Brooke

• Ireland:– Annie– Christian

• Slovakia:– Kyle– Jonah

• France:– Zachary– Jack

• Germany:– Cameron– Harry

Works Consulted

• Azores. April 2000. www.azores.com• Pohl, Kathleen. Looking at Ireland. USA:

Gareth Stevens, 20089.• “Cape Verde.” The Blackbirch Kid’s Visual

Reference of the World. Blackbirch Press, 2001.

• Jenson, Alison. Welcome to Portugal. Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens, 2001.

• Gottfield, Ted. Slovakia. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2005.

• 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!