Las Vegas

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Major USA Cities

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LOS ANGELES

There are lots of palm trees, and the streets are very big.

There is a street where you can see all of the names of movie stars.

SAN FRANCISCO

Here you can see the famous Golden Gate bridge.

The city is very hilly, but you can catch a ride on one of the old cable cars that still run all over the city.

NEW YORK

Here you can see the Statue of Liberty who watches over the city. She was a gift from France!

In Times Square you can see tons of huge screens. The biggest one is the size of an American football field.

In Manhattan (the island of New York City) there is Central Park.

You can come to escape from the concrete jungle (another nickname for NYC).

The tallest building is the Empire State Building. It is 443 meters tall and has 102 floors. You can visit the roof to have amazing views of the city.

The New York Yankees is an American baseball team.

SEATTLE

Behind the city you can see Mount Rainier

The tallest building is called the Space Needle.

You can visit it for some amazing views of the city.

Seattle is the home of Starbucks Coffee – yum!

MIAMI

It has a lot of Caribbean culture that you see in the art, food, and dance.

CHICAGO

It is on one of the great lakes, Lake Michigan.

LAS VEGAS

There are many replicas of famous monuments. You can see there is a mini Eiffel Tower like in Paris,

People come to play games in the casinos.

People come to Las Vegas to see concerts.

They also visit to see the circus and other performances.

NASHVILLE

This is Dolly Parton, a famous country singer.

This is Tim Mcgraw singing in a cowboy hat.

NEW ORLEANS

There is a large French influence in the city. This is the famous Bourbon street, located in the French quater.

New Orleans is the home of Jazz music. There are jazz clubs where you can listen to live music.

It is famous for the festival Mardi Gras.

They throw beaded necklaces to the crowds in the street that people collect and wear during the festival.

I hope you enjoyed learning about some of the major cities in the United States!

School in the United States

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In the USA we start primary school at age 6 and finish at age 11.

After elementary school (primary school) we go to middle school and then to high school.

A school day begins at 8:00 o’clock and ends at 2:00 pm. After 2:00 pm we have after school care if we can’t go home because our parents are working. We have school on Monday to Friday and no school on Saturday and Sunday.

Everyday we have 1 recess for 30 minutes and one lunch break from 11:00 to 12:00.

We bring our lunch to school in a lunchbox or eat at the cafeteria. Nobody leaves the school for lunch.

We start school with the Pledge of Allegiance and by raising the American flag.

Each student stands, puts their right hand over their heart, and recites the Pledge of Allegiance.

In my school, each day we have Math, English (reading, writing), Science, History or Geography, Physical Education, and extra elective classes (such as Drama, Music, Computer Lab, Art or Religion)

Challenge 4 – Make a papel Picado

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A partir de la proposition faite sur le site : https://www.deepspacesparkle.com/how-to-make-a-papel-picado/

Supplies

For challenge 4 you need :

Colorful Paper or Tissue Paper
Scissors
Markers
String
Tape

Instructions

First, fold a piece of paper in half and then in half again.
Second, fold the sheet in half. Take your marker and draw a dot in the corner that is made up of folds.
Next, take your scissors and cut shapes along all four sides. Do NOT cut the area with the dot.
To cut a shape from the middle of the rectangle, fold the paper in half again, and cut a shape into the fold.
When you are finished cutting, unfold your paper, and you will see it has many shapes in it.
To hang up your Papel Picado, cut a long piece of string. Next, take your tape and tape the paper to the string. You can tape the string to the walls to hang your beautiful Papel Picado.

How to Make a Papel Picado

Hello / Goodbye Comptine

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Hello Comptine

123 / let’s say hello as quiet as you can / HELLO

456 / let’s say hello as happy as you can / HELLO

789 / let’s say hello as fast as you can / HELLO

Number 10, this is the end.

Goodbye Comptine

123 / let’s say goodbye as slow as you can / GOODBYE

456 / let’s say goodbye as funny as you can / GOODBYE

789 / let’s say goodbye as high as you can / GOODBYE

Number 10, this is the end.

Challenge 3 Solutions

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FAMILY

Gabriella

I am 23 years old. My sister is 2 years older than me. How old is my sister? My sister is 25

My father is 37 years older than my sister. How old is my father? My father is 62

My mother is 2 years younger than my father. How old is my mother ? My mother is 60

Rachel

I am 22 years old. My sister is 6 years younger than me. How old is my sister? My sister is 16

My brother is 3 years older than my sister. How old is my brother? My brother is 19

My mother is 26 years older than me. How old is my mother? My mother is 48

Liz

I am 27 years old. My brother is 4 years younger than me. How old is my brother? My brother is 23

My father is 28 years older than my brother. How old is my father? My father is 51

My mother is 3 years younger than my father. How old is my mother? My mother is 48

Food

Gabriella

I am round. I am red or yellow or green. I grow on a tree. I am a fruit. I am sweet. I am crunchy. What am I? I am an apple!

I am white. I am cold or hot. You can drink me. I come from a cow. What am I? I am milk!

I am round. I have a crust. You can put many things on top of me like cheese and tomato sauce. The first one was made in Napoli, Italy. What am I?” I am pizza!