the abcs of american culture

8/3/2019 The ABCs of American Culture

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The ABCs of American

CultureMrs. Harrisons 5th Grade Class

Rawson-Saunders School

2011-2012


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United States of AmericaCulture

Our culture is a mix

of many differentheritages andtraditions.

We created an ABC

book of some of ourfavorites.


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A- Austin (our home)

We live in the

city of Austin. This is

in the

state of Texas,

in the country of

America.


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B - Baseball

Baseball is played by many people in our countr


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C - Cars, cars,everywhere

Our country is very

large. The state ofTexas is the secondlargest in ourcountry.

Most people drivecars to get around.


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D- Democracy

In America, we vote

on things that welike or dont like.

What the majority, ormost, of the people

want, is what weget. This is how wevote for ourpresident, laws, andrules.


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E- Electronics

Computer

Cell phone

Video games

Television

We use a lot of electronics in

.our everyday lives We watch, ,television play video games use

computers and cell phones to do, .work communicate and play games


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F Freedom, flag

The eagle is our

nations mascot. Itrepresent freedom.

Our flag has 50 starson it one for each

state. The 13stripes representthe 13 colonies ourcountry startedwith.


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G Grand Canyon

We have many

different kinds oflands in ourcountry.

One famous place iscalled the Grand

Canyon. It is located in the

state of Arizona.

It is the largest

canyon in America.


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H- Houses

Our houses all look a

little different.

Many of ourneighborhoodshave houses closetogether.


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I Ice Cream

We love ice cream! It

is a cold, delicioustreat.


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J 4th of July

The 4th of July is our

countriesIndependence Day.We celebrate thiswith parades and

fireworks.


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K- kites

When it is windy, we

like to fly kites.

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L Learning inSchool We go to school 5

days a week,Monday throughFriday.

We learn about many

different things inschool.


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M- movies

We make and watch

lots, and lots ofmovies in ourcountry.

Hollywood in

California is themain location ofmovie sets.

Hollywood, California


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President

Obama Every 4 years, our

country elects anew president.

President Obama isour president right

now.


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P- pizza

Pizza is a favorite

food in America. Itis a dough coveredwith tomato paste,cheese andsometimesvegetables andmeat.


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Q patchwork quiltculture

Our culture is like a

quilted blanket. We all have our

culture andtraditions that webrought to this

land. Even though we are

different, ourculture comestogether to makesomething

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R rock n rollmusic

We have all kinds of

different music inAmerica, but Rockn Roll is prettyunique to ourcountry. Click onthe symbol to theleft to hear some.


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S - sportsSoccer

Volleyball

Skiing

Football

Swimming

gymnastics


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T - Texas

This is our home

state. In Texas, we have

many longhorncows.

The star is oursymbol along withthe yellow rose.

Texas is the second

largest state itshuge!


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U - Universities

Every state has many

universities orcolleges.

This is where yougo after high schoolto further youreducation for a job. The University ofTexas is in Austinwhere we live.

V


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V ValentinesDay

Every year, on

February 14th wecelebrateValentines Day.

On this day we give

cards to our lovedones.


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W - WeatherRain

snow

lightning

Sunny day with rainbow

tornado

cloudy

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X extremegeographyOcean

woods mountains

desert

plains

Y


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Y - Yellowstone NationalPark

This is a huge park in

America. There aregeysers, waterfalls,lots of land andanimals to see.


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Z - Zoos

We have many zoos

in our country.These are placeswhere people cango to see differentanimals fromaround the world.

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