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1. Introduction 2. Sponsor's Spot 3. Weekly Topic: Italy 4. What Did We Miss? Submit Site or Link To Us 5. Note from a Reader 6. Related Games 7. Quote of the Week 8. Classified Ads 9. Subscription Management
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In celebration of their World Cup victory (and my recent vacation there) this week's topic is Italy. Italy is a republic in southern Europe known for its rich history, good food, natural beauty andexcellent soccer team.
BBC: Romans http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/ Rome, Italy's capital, got its name from the legend of Romulus and Remus, two orphaned twinsraised by a wolf. The Roman god Mars told the boys to build a city, but the two ended up at warwith each other. Romulus won, so the city was named after him. Highlights of this wonderfulBBC site include seven printable activity sheets, a quiz about Roman technology such asaqueducts and arches, a Roman timeline, and a glossary of Roman terms from 'amphitheater' to'wreath.'
Enchanted Learning: Italy http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/italy/ A terrific introduction to Italy for elementary and middle-schoolers, including an overview ofimportant country stats, along with lots of maps and flags to print and color. Other interestingclicks are the coloring pictures of Italian art masterpieces by Michelangelo, da Vinci andRaphael, and an overview of Italian inventions such as the battery, eyeglasses, parachute andradio. Don't leave without looking at the printable story books with simple Italian vocabularywords.
European Photo Album: Italy http://www.europeanphotoalbum.com/italy.html In July, 2000, Elaine M. Doolittle took a twenty-two day tour of Europe with her husband anddaughter. This section of her annotated photo album covers Italy. Her adventure starts in thenorth ('We crossed the Alps into Italy and passed some lovely villages.') and heads south ('Aferry took us to Venice, known for its canals in place of streets.') all the way to Rome ('Romehas many beautiful fountains.') Follow Elaine to the Vatican City by clicking on its flag at thebottom of any page.
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