Our Passport Mc Ghee09

Our Ancestor's Passport

By Mrs. McGhee’s 2nd grade class

2009

We are here

Where did our ancestors come from?

And these are just SOME of the countries!

GermanyEngland

Puerto Rico

Philippines

PortugalVietnam

ItalyScotland

Ireland

What can we find out about

those countries ?

England

My ancestor’s came from England which is in Europe.

The capital of England is London. The official language spoken here is English England has big rocks called Stonehenge. If I visited England I would go to the Notting

Hill Carnival.

Philippines

My ancestor’s came from Philippines which is in Asia.

The capital of Philippines is Manila. The official languages spoken here are Pilipino and

English. Philippines has the smallest monkey named tarsier If I visited Philippines I would go on the jeepneys.

They are colorful vehicles and they are long too.

Scotland

My ancestor’s came from Scotland which is in Europe.

The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. The official language spoken here is English. Scotland has a summit called Ben Nivis. If I visited Scotland I would pay someone to

play the bagpipes.

Germany

My 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 castle that Walt Disney used

for a model for Sleeping Beauty’s castle. If I visited Germany I would go to the Black

Forest and see the Dark Fir trees.

Vietnam

My ancestor’s came from Vietnam, which is in Asia. The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The official language spoken here is Vietnamese. Vietnam has a lake called Da Lat Lake. You can

also ride on paddle boats on the lake or ride in big canoes that hold 15 people.

If I visited Vietnam I would go visit Da Nang because it is the forth largest city in Vietnam and I would visit Truong Son Mountains (Truong Son Mountain from a long chain that runs almost a full length of Vietnam. More than 200 rivers flow through the area.)

Puerto Rico

My ancestor’s came from Puerto Rico which is in North America.

The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. The official language spoken here is Spanish. Puerto Rico has the Caribbean National Forest

which has a rain storm almost every day. If I visited Puerto Rico I would visit my family and

see the water fall on the rocks hard in the Caribbean National Forest.

Italy

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

The capital of Italy is Rome. The official language spoken here is Italian. Italy has Mount Etna and the Coliseum. If I visited Italy I would go to Holy Week,

because it is the most important celebration.

Portugal

My ancestor’s came from Portugal which is in Europe.

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

Portuguese. Portugal has the Iberian Peninsula where

people have lived for 45,000 years. If I visited Portugal I would go see the

bullfighters called Cavaleiros.

Ireland

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

The capital of Ireland is Dublin. The official language spoken here is English

and Irish. In Ireland about 150 years ago some home

owners were forced to leave their land. If I visited Ireland I would see the sports like

hurling and eat the food like Dublin coddle.

Researched completed by:

Germany: Hannah F. Phoebe T.

Vietnam: Cindy T. Matthew G.

Puerto Rico: Trajen G. Nina C.

Italy: Chris P. Nick P.

Portugal: Garret B. Jason S.

Ireland: Caroline B. Tyler H.

England: Kaydence M. Rodane W.

Philippines: Lawrence P. Adam G.

Scotland: Emily B. Ben H.

Works Consulted:

Philippines. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co., 1989.

Rose, Elizabeth. Portugal. New York: Rosen Publishing Co., 2004.

Morris, Ting and Neil. Germany. New York: Franklin Watts, 1993.

Stein, Conrad R. Scotland. New York: Children’s Press, 2001.

Parker, Lewis K. Dropping in on Vietnam. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Book Co., 1994.

Bell, Rachel. A Visit to Ireland. Hong Kong: Heinemann Library, 1999.

Heinrichs, Ann. Puerto Rico. MN: Compass Point Books, 2004.

Housam, Josephine Sander. Italy. Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens, 1999.

Oxlade, Chris. England. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2003.

The End!