Our Ancestor's Passport

By Mr. Auger’s 2nd grade class

2009

We are here

Where did our ancestors come from?

And these are just SOME of the countries!

Ireland

Italy

England

Portugal SouthKorea

Jamaica

Germany

Great Britain

France

What can we find out about

those countries ?

Germany

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

The capital of Germany is Berlin. The official languages spoken here are German

and English. Germany has a Unity Day Celebration at the

Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. If we visited Germany we would visit one of

Germany’s steel mills. It’s a hot place to work.

Korea

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

The capital of Korea is Seoul. The official language spoken here is Korean. Korea has Temples that always have

gardens. If we visited Korea we would visit the totem

poles and honor their spirits.

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 a mountain range that divides

northern and southern Portugal. If I visited Portugal I would visit the church of

Bom Jesus in Braga.

Ireland

Our ancestor’s came from Ireland which is in

Europe. The capital of Ireland is Dublin. The official languages spoken here are

English and Irish. Ireland has world famous crystal glass. If we visited Ireland we would Bunratty

Castle.

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 children that go to school for 6 days

a week. If we visited Italy we would like to visit one of

the cathedrals in Milan.

Great Britain

Our ancestor’s came from Great Britain which is in Europe.

Great Britain is an Island made up of Wales , Scotland , and England.

The official language spoken here is English. Great Britain has more than 1,000,000 people

traveling on the London underground trains that are called The Tube.

If we visited Great Britain we would go onto the speeding ferris wheel.

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 the Eiffel Tower which is in Paris. If we visited France we would go to the Eiffel

Tower on July 14th so we could see the fire works, for the year 1790.The day France became a republic.

Jamaica

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

The capital of Jamaica is Kingston The official languages spoken here are English

and Putwa. Jamaica has Europe, China, African, Indian

people not just Jamaican people. If I visited Jamaica I would go to Negril to visit

their water park.

England

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

The capital of Jamaica is Kingston The official languages spoken here are English

and Putwa. Jamaica has Europe, China, African, Indian

people not just Jamaican people. If I visited Jamaica I would go to Negril to visit

their water park.

Research completed by:

Germany: Casey Jack

Korea: Danny Jake

Portugal: Tyrel Tabitha

Ireland: Jamison Danial

Italy: Cate Isabel

Great Britain: Daniel Logan

France: Zoe

Jamaica: Zoya Kayla

England: Kameron Ben

Works Consulted

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

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

Powell, Jillian. Looking at Great Britain. New York: Gareth Stevens, 2008.

Pluckrose, Henry. Jamaica. New York: Franklin Watts, 1998.

Lister, Maree. Welcome to England. Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens, 1999.

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

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

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

Pohl, Kathleen. Looking at Ireland. USA: Gareth Stevens, 2008.

The End!