Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Notes

Lindsey- Bosnia

Bosnia is a democracy.

Bosnia doesn’t have a preschool.

The Toys are made to be simple.

The books in Bosnia are based on religion and morals.

Shania- Peru

The capital city of Peru is Lima.

The children play with marbles and coins.

The age to start school is three.

Faith- Brazil

The people in Brazil speak Portuguese.

The population of Brazil is 194,946,470.

Brazil is the only country in Brazil that doesn’t speak Spanish.

The children in Brazil like playing outside, jumping rope, and playing with checkers for fun.

The school year runs from February to December.

Caleb- Zimbabwe

The official language is English.

The children learn the importance of adulthood through a game.

Zimbabwe’s Independence Day is April 18th.

Mark- Greece

Ninety-nine percent of Greece’s population speaks Greek.

The toys in Greece are similar to ours in the United States.

The elves in Greece pray for the children until January 6th.

The people of Greece celebrates Christmas on the same day we do December 25.

Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.

John- Spain

The official language is Spanish.

The children in Spain play videogames, and play sports for fun.

The government is a constitutional monarchy.

In 1059 Portugal separated from Spain.

IN 1452 Jews were expelled from Spain.

Hannah- Portugal
Tops are popular toys in Portugal.

Christmas is on December 25th.

On Christmas the children write to Jesus instead of Santa.

Haley- Switzerland   

The official language is Swedish.

Rag Dolls are popular girl toys.

June 6th is Switzerland’s Independence Day.

Samantha- Morocco

The official Language is Arabic.

Morocco’s alphabet has 28 letters.

Legends and Love poems are commonly read.

Preschool is two years and High school is three years

Casablanca is a popular tourist attraction.    

Their government is a Constitutional legislature.

Krista- Barbados

Fiction and Inspirational novels are the most popular kinds of books.

November 30th is Independence Day.

Kristen- Japan

Tokyo is the Capital city.

The official language spoken in Japan is Japanese.

Kites are popular toys in Japan.

One tradition is a Japanese garden.

Sushi is a popular food in Japan.

Raychel- Italy

Italy's children's toys are similar to ours in the United States.

You have to go to school from ages 5 to 16.

The leaning tower of Pisa is a popular tourist attraction.


Karlie- Egypt

They speak Arabic.

The kids play a lot of board games.

They are a republic.

They have 80 pyramids.

They have a carved out sand cliff.

Paige- Argentina

The capital Buenos Ares.

Spanish is the official language.

The Magic Bean Tree is a popular legend.

Argentina is a republic.

Lunch is the biggest meal of the day.

Katara- France

The population is 16,742,000.

They speak French.

Their government is a republic.

The children get two weeks off for winter and spring.

Gunnar- Thailand

They have a king in charge of the military.

Thailand was a monarchy until 1952.  

Education is free up to age 17.

Thailand has one of the highest literacy rate in the world.

Their population is 66,720,000.

They drive on the left side of the road.

Dale- Panama

The population is 3,516,820.

They speak Spanish.

They celebrate Christmas, Independence Day, and New Year’s.

They have 6 years of primary.

Courtney- Scotland

The children’s toys are similar to the ones we have in the United States.

The food in Scotland is like ours in the United States.

Their vacation is called a holiday.

Count the Stars is the most common nursery rhyme.  

Josh- United Kingdom

The capital is London.

English is the most common language.

Cricket is a popular game played in the United Kingdom.

Chips in the United Kingdom are French fries.

Fish and chips is wrapped in newspaper.

The London Eye is the biggest Ferris Wheel in the world.

Viola- Ireland

Dublin is the capital of Ireland.

Ireland has similar games and entertainment as we do in the United States.

Ireland is a Republic.

April 1st is April Fool’s Day.

They have three levels of education.

Abby- Madagascar

They mostly speak French and English.

The nursery rhymes are similar to the United States.

Their government is a republic.

Rice is eaten at every meal.

June 26th is Independence Day in Madagascar.

Chase- Venezuela

They are a republic.

The common language is Spanish.

Kids have to go to a primary school from ages 5 to 16.

Sara- Sweden
The population of Bolivia is 9,880,728.
The Old Man and the Old Woman had a Cow.
In Sweden they don’t decorate their Christmas until one or two days before Christmas.
Most kids start school at the age of six.
Lisburg is Sweden’s oldest theme park.
Kelsey- El Salvador
Spanish is the official language.
Most children’s stories are bilingual.
They celebrate their holidays the same way we do in America.


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