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Let’s Learn About Italy

Let’s Learn About Italy. www.flags.net/ITAL.htm. Where is Italy?. Map of Italy. www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/italy/Italy_color.GIF. A Few Facts About Italy. The capital of Italy is Rome The population of Italy is 58,147,733. The language they speak is Italian.

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Let’s Learn About Italy

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  1. Let’s Learn About Italy www.flags.net/ITAL.htm

  2. Where is Italy?

  3. Map of Italy www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/italy/Italy_color.GIF

  4. A Few Facts About Italy • The capital of Italy is Rome • The population of Italy is 58,147,733. • The language they speak is Italian. • The money they use is the euro. • Italy is a member of the European Union.

  5. Let’s visit some important cities in Italy. Rome The Colosseum www.galenfrysinger.com

  6. More famous sights in Rome Arch of Titus Trajan’s Column Arch of Constantine www.galenfrysinger.com

  7. Florence Views of the city www.galenfrysinger.com

  8. Venice In Venice the streets are waterways that people travel by gondola. www.galenfrysinger.com

  9. Some of Italy’s Important People • Michelangelo (click on his name to find out more) • Galileo - a scientist and astronomer • Leonardo da Vinci (click on his name to find out more) • Picasso - a famous artist (click on his name to try some artwork) • Joe DiMaggio - baseball player (click on his name to try a little baseball)

  10. What Italian Kids Do In the winter kids go skiing, sledding and snowboarding in the mountains. In the summer they enjoy the many lakes for swimming and boating. Many people go to the beaches. Kids in Italy love soccer, bicycling, ball games, going to movies and surfing the Internet.

  11. Famous Sights in Italy The Ancient City of Pompeii (Click on the pictures to see more of Pompeii. Pompeii was built in 600 BC. www.galenfrysinger.com/pompeii.htm

  12. Mt. Etna Lake Garda www.galenfrysinger.com/lake_garda.htm www.destination360.com/europe/italy/mount-etna.php This is the most active volcano in the world.

  13. Pisa - the Leaning Tower The Pantheon in Rome (click on the picture to see more) www.destination360.com/europe/italy/pisa.php www.comp.dit.ie/dgordon/Lectures/Hum1/031024/031024pantheon.jpg

  14. Vatican Sistine Chapel www.destination360.com/europe/italy/vatican-museum.php www.destination360.com/europe/italy/sistine-chapel.php The Sistine Chapel is inside the Vatican Museum and is the work of artist Michelangelo.

  15. Italian Culture and Life There are many carnivals and festivals with colorful costumes and parades. Italians enjoy watching motor races like the Grand Prix in Milan.There are also bicycle races. Much of Italy is farmland where they grow fruits, vegetables, grapes and olives. The cities are very crowded and many families live in apartments. Italy has open air markets as well as fancy designer shops.

  16. What Italians Like to Eat • Go to these websites to find Italian recipes- http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215463/cuisines.htm www.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_gc_tuscany/0,1971,FOOD_9810,00.html www.bellalunacincy.com/ image/2220319.jpeg www.fooditalian.info/images/italian1.jpg

  17. Learn More About Italy • Italy www.kidskonnect.com/Italy/ItalyHome.html • Italy Geography www.kidport.com/RefLib/WorldGeography/Italy/Italy.htm • Travel for Kids - Italy www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Italy/italy.htm • Time for Kids – Italy www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/ns/main/0,28132,726880,00.html • Italian Mandolin www.town4kids.com/town4kids/kids/music4kids/world/european/mandolin.htm • Italy for Kids http://www.pocanticohills.org/italy/italy.htm • A Kid’s Life in Italy http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/italy.html

  18. Books to Read Look What Came From Italy. Miles Harvey. Franklin Watts. 1998. Discovering Cultures – Italy. Margaret Gay Malone, 2003. Marshall Cavendish Corporation. Italy: A Portrait of the Country Through Its Festivals and Traditions. Grolier. 1999. Italy ABCs. Sharon Katz Cooper. Picture Window Books. 2006. What’s It Like to Live in Italy? Jillian Powell. Hodder Wayland. 2003.

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