Country Research Project - A Country Study About Italy with Reading Passages

Engage your students in geography by learning about the world around them with this fun country study about Italy. In this country research project, your students will create an 18-page mini book all about Italy. They will read the included reading passages about Italy and use that, together with other books or online resources, to complete each page in their own Italian mini-book. This country study about Italy is designed for students in grades 3-5,

and is the perfect addition to your social studies units.

What's included in this Country Study About Italy:

• Teacher Notes
• Visual Guide for creating the student project booklet
• Assessment rubric
• Template to create an 18-page student Italian mini-book (includes 6 interactive pages)
• 4 reading pages for students to use as research

Your students will complete the following tasks about Italy:

• Identify Italy on a world map
• Label the major Italian cities
• Develop general knowledge of Italian facts
• Learn about the origins and look of the Italian flag
• Learn about common foods in Italy
• Investigate native animals to Italy
• Explore popular Italian sports
• Identify significant landmarks in Italy
• Learn some common Italian phrases/expressions
• Identify traditional Italian clothing
• Research a famous Italian person
• Compare and contrast Italy with another country by completing a Venn diagram
• Research significant historical events that occurred in Italy
• Research significant dates/celebrations in Italy

How to use this Country Research Project in your classroom :

The entire research project will take students approximately one week to complete (may vary due to time allocated to the task, level of depth you expect from your students, availability of research etc).

Why not explore the world with your students using these Country Research Project resource packs. Other packs include: 

⭐ Australia

⭐ Brazil

⭐ Canada

⭐ China

⭐ Egypt

⭐ England

⭐ France

⭐ Germany

⭐ India

⭐ Japan

⭐ Kenya

⭐ Mexico

⭐ Norway

⭐ Russia

⭐ Switzerland

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Please note: My Country Research Projects all include US spelling. Please contact me if you require any spelling changes.

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