Lets Learn About England

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Lets Learn About England
www.flags.net/ENGL.htm
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Where is England?
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Map of England
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• A Few Facts About England
• England is part of the United Kingdom
• which is made up of England, Northern
• Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
• England is part of the European Union.
• The capital of England is London.
• The money used is called the pound.
• The population of England is 60,776,238.
• The language spoken is English.

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Lets visit some important cities in England.
London is the most famous city in England. (Click
on London to see more about this city.)
St. Paul's Cathedral
Big Ben and Westminster Hall
Westminster Abbey
Photos by Galen Frysinger
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Cambridge
Oxford
(Click on Cambridge to see more pictures.)
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Oxford University and the University of Cambridge
are both famous around the world.
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Englands Important PeopleGo to this website to
see more famous people - www.woodlands-junior.ken
t.sch.uk/customs/questions/famous_people.htm

• Famous authors - Beatrix Potter, Roald Dahl and
  J.K. Rowling
• William Shakespeare - famous for writing plays
• Queen Elizabeth and the royal family
• The Beatles -famous singing group who became
  popular in the 1960s

www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/world/uk/ukpeo
p.htm
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What English Kids Do

• English kids like to play football, cricket,
  tennis and netball.
• Many kids belong to clubs like scouts, judo,
  karate and church clubs.
• Kids also like to skateboard, watch TV, ride
  bicycles and play computer games.
• Kids in the cities spend time in the many
  museums.

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Famous Sights in England

• Big Ben Clock
• Westminster Abbey
• Tower of London
• London Eye
• Trafalgar Square

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Famous Palaces and Castles

• Buckingham Palace
• Windsor Castle
• Dover Castle

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Visit the Sights in the Harry Potter Books!!

• Go to this website for information on places that
  are important to find - www.travelforkids.com/Funt
  odo/England/visitharrypottersites.htm
• Kings Cross Station
• London Zoo
• Alnwick Castle
• Gloucester Cathedral
• Lacock Abbey

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English Culture and Life

• England has a royal family and some of the most
  interesting customs in England center around the
  royal events.
• Go to this website and read more about the royal
  ceremonies. www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/custo
  ms/royal.html
• Use this website to find out all about English
  culture.
• www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions
  /index/dailylife.htmfam

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What the English Like to Eat

• Fish and chips
• Tea and biscuits

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Go to this website to find out more about what
people like to eat in England. www.woodlands-juni
or.kent.sch.uk/customs/food.html
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Learn More About England
BritainUSA for Kids www.britainusa.com/4kids/ Kids
Konnect www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/394/27/ C
ool Planet UK www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/
world/uk/index.htm Time for Kids
England www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplaces/main/0
,20344,604850,00.html Travel for
Kids www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/England/england
.htm Fun in London www.kidslovelondon.com/
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Books to Read
A Primary Source Guide to the United Kingdom.
Christopher Blomquist. The Rosen Publishing
Group, Inc. 2005. England. Tamara Britton. ABDO
Publishing Company. 2001. AVisit to England.
Chris Oxlade and Anita Ganeri. Heinemann
Library. 2003. Discovering Cultures Great
Britain. Sharon Gordon, 2004. Marshall Cavendish
Corporation.
Photo Credits www.galenfrysinger.com