HOST NATION CLASS

MAESTRA DI BELLA

OGGI E' VENERDI' 5 SETTEMBRE 2025

Buongiorno Parents and Students, please scroll down this page to learn some cool facts about Italy and the Italian language. If you click on your grade level class you can work on your Language and Culture Units and review the objectives learned in class to reinforce your skills. Grazie e buon lavoro!

Click on LA DANZA DELL' ACCOGLIENZA and dance the Welcome song!!

Study hard and have fun this SY!!!

Copy of Revised - SIG. Italy Host Nation 25/26 DiBella

Maestra Di Bella welcomes you to the HN class.

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SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS

Act Responsibly

Be Respectful

Care for Yourself and Others

Please click HERE to practice our School Community Expectations.

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS ARE IMPORTANT, THEY MAKE EVERYONE FEEL GOOD!!

I CAN FOLLOW HN CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS IN ITALIAN.

. CLICK HERE TO PRACTICE THE HN CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS IN ITALIAN.

. CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THE MEANING OF THE EXPECTATIONS.

CULTURE FACTS: Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe.

I can use the media to find answers to the questions about HN places to visit.

I can identify and explore Mt. Etna area.

I can select a nature site and virtually or physically visit it.

I can identify and explore the major physical features of the HN country.

In this website page Mt. Etna, you will meet Claudia that describes to you some cool facts about Mt. Etna.

Volcanoes in Italy:

Volcano eruptions

Isole Eolie ; Stromboli ; Stromboli eruption; Vulcano; Marsili location and Marsili underwater. Isole dei Ciclopi

Vesuvio ; Pompei ; Pompei ; Monti Rossi

In this video you will see spectacular images of Mount Etna - UNESCO heritage

KN - 1 GRADE

Click on Song: SE SEI FELICE

I can practice the gestures and dance along with Lucilla

2-3-4-5 GRADE

I can name the objects and sing the song!

3-4-5 GRADE

Click on Song: Gioca Jouer

I can practice the gestures and learn the movements!

MUSIC CORNER:

I CAN IDENTIFY HN TRADITIONAL MUSIC.

HISTORY CORNER:

LEONARDO DA VINCI

I CAN IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE SAMPLES OF HN TRADITIONAL ART

food corner:

LA PIZZETTA

I can talk about HN foods, popular in the neighborhood and participate in the preparation.

Good question!! Find out some facts about the invention of la Pizza!!

La Pizza

Look through the slide and learn some Pizza vocabulary!

STORY CORNER: Pinocchio, the Italian most famous tale.

I can tell important facts about the Italian famous tale “ Pinocchio”.

I can name the main characters of the tale in Italian.

I can dance like Pinocchio the puppet.

Recording #3.mp4

In this video you will learn some facts about Pinocchio.

Watch the tale of Pinocchio

You can dance like a puppet!!

3/4/5 il gelato

I can name some common Gelatoflavours and I can practice how to buy ice-cream in the local Gelateria.

I can describe the Sicilian Culture and history of typical Sicilian summer breakfast: la Granita and la Brioche.

I can tell about the popular Italian dessert il Gelato and its preparation.

I can tell important facts about the Sicilian Knights - The puppet show and the different characters.

I can tell what materials are used to make a puppet.