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Italy Activity Book A book of activities for your mind, body and soul.
A Little Bit of History
Discovery
Rome was founded in 753 BC by
the twins Romulus & Remus.
Foundations
The Roman Empire was founded in 27BC and
Augustus Caesar proclaimed himself emperor
of Rome in 31BC.
Breakdown
After the Roman Empire broke down in
395AD, there were many separate
kingdoms and city states.
One Nation
Italy became one nation only in 1861. Since
then the country also includes the Islands of
Sicily and Sardinia. The ‘Kingdom of Italy’
lasted from 1861 until 1945.
The Italian Republic
During the second world war, Italy’s Prime Minister Benito
Mussolini sided with the German Nazi regime. The Italian
Republic was formed in 1946.
Speaking Italian
Italian is an incredibly beautiful and intricate language. Studies
have shown that learning a new language increases analytical
thinking and skills. Have a go at learning the Italian phrases below
and try them out with family & friends!
Italian Language Facts
Ciao! – Hello or Goodbye
Italian became an official
Buon giorno! – Good morning
language in 1861.
Arrivederci! – Goodbye
Per favore – Please
The Italian alphabet only
Grazie – Thank you
has 21 letters.
Prego – You’re welcome
Ti amo! – I love you
There are around 85
Come stai? – How are you?
million Italian speakers
Mi dispiace – I’m sorry
across the world!
Mi scusi – Excuse me
Piacere di conoscerti – Nice to meet you
Mi chiamo… – My name is…
Coraggio! – Cheer up!
Non mollare! – Don’t give up!
Ciao!
In bocca al lupo – Good luck!
Credi in te stesso! – Believe in yourself!
Italian Cities
Word Scrambles
Italy has many beautiful cities! Can you unscramble the
letters below to find out what the top five cities are? The
answers can be found at the bottom of the page.
1 M E R O - My Guess:
2 N M I A L - My Guess:
3 N P L S E A - My Guess:
4 I R N U T - My Guess:
5 M O P A E L M R - My Guess:
Answers – 1. Rome 2. Milan 3. Naples 4 Turin 5. Palermo
Italy’s Top Three Dishes
Italy is well known for it’s delicious varieties of food, but did you
know that these are the top three!
Pasta – Did you know, the average person
in Italy eats more than 51 pounds of pasta
every year and approximately 2.75 million
tons of pasta is made in Italy each year.
Arancini - Crisp and golden brown, arancini
refers to a dish of stuffed rice balls. The rice
balls are fried after being coated in a dusting
of crunchy breadcrumbs. The rice balls are
usually filled with ragù, tomato sauce,
mozzarella and peas. Similar to pasta and
pizza dishes in Italy, there are a diversity of
regional variations of the arancini.
Lasagne - Believed to have originated from
the city of Naples, this is another classic
Italian dish! It is made by baking sheets of
lasagne pasta layered with cheese, ground
meat, vegetables and different varieties of
sauces, such as the ragù, bechamel or
tomato sauce.
The Spaghetti Maze Can you find your way out of the spaghetti maze? Using a pen or pencil draw a line from one of the starting points and attempt to navigate your way through to the other side!
Italian Pizza
Did you know, Pizza didn’t 1800s. It was in fact 1889 when
originate from Italy? the first classic pizza was
created, topped with
Greek Roots mozzarella, tomatoes and basil.
The word itself is thought to be This pizza was made for both
derived from the Latin word King Umberto I and Queen
‘Pinsa’, translating to ‘flatbread’! Margherita of Italy during their
It’s believed that pizza has visit to Naples, and it was from
Greek origins, with bread oven this that the margherita pizza
remnants being found from was born.
14,000 years ago. The Greeks
originally created flatbreads and While the main traditional pizza
added toppings, which was then could be said to be the
slowly defined in Naples, which margherita, it really just
was previously a Greek port became a divine base to carry
city. other tasty Italian staples such
as olives, oregano, garlic,
What is Traditional Italian prosciutto and seafood.
Pizza? Depending on which region you
While interpretations of pizza are in, or what pizza you
date back centuries, Italian choose, you could see a mixture
pizza as we know it has actually of meat, fish or vegetables
only been circulating since the topping your base!
Pizza Spot the Difference Can you spot the seven differences between the pizzas below…
Pizza Spot the Difference Answers Here are the seven differences.
Venice Gondola Visit Venice by colouring in this picture!
That’s Amore
By Dean Martin
Have a sing along with the lyrics below:
In Napoli, where love is king
When boy meets girl, here's what they say
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's
amore
When the world seems to shine like
You've had too much wine, that's amore
Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling
Ting-a-ling-a-ling, and you'll sing, "Vita bella"
Hearts will play tippy-tippy-tay
Tippy-tippy-tay, like a gay tarantella
When the stars make you drool just like a pasta e
fasule, that's amore
When you dance down the street with
A cloud at your feet, you're in love
When you walk in a dream but you know you're not
dreaming, signore
Scusami, but you see, back in old Napoli, that's amore
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's
amore
(That's amore)
Continued on the next page…That’s Amore
By Dean Martin
Continued…
When the world seems to shine like
You've had too much wine, that's amore
(That's amore)
Bells will ring (Ting-a-ling-a-ling), ting-a-ling-a-ling
(And you'll sing "Vita bella") Vita bella, vita bella
Hearts will play (Tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay)
Like a gay tarantella
Lucky Fella
When the stars make you drool just like a pasta e
fasule, that's amore
(That's amore)
When you dance down the street with
A cloud at your feet, you're in love
When you walk in a dream, but you know you're not
dreaming signore
Scusami, but you see, back in old Napoli, that's
amore (Amore)
That's amoreItaly True or False
1. Almost 20% of Italy's 6. The espresso machine hails
population is over 85 years old. from Italy?
True or False True or False
2. Italy is slightly larger than 7. Eye glasses are an Italian
Arizona? invention?
True or False True or False
3. The Ice Cream Cone is an 8. The city of Rome gave birth to
Italian invention? the pizza.
True or False True or False
4. The longest river in Italy is 9. The area around Venice is the
the Tevere? wealthiest region in Europe.
True or False True or False
5. Rome was founded in 253BC? 10. Over 75% of Italy is
mountainous or hilly.
True or False
True or False
1. False 2. True 3. True 4. False 5. False 6. True 7. True 8. False 9. True 10. TrueThe Leaning Tower of Pisa Travel to Pisa with a spot of colouring in!
Love, I Thank You
By Angelo Poliziano
Angelo Poliziano was a classic Italian poet and scholar. Read some
of his work below:
Those lovely laughing eyes
Have carried my heart to paradise,
Where, love, I saw how you hide
There, among your ardent fires.
O’ lovely shining eyes
That snatched my heart away
How, say – does such sweet power move?
I thank you, Love.Italy Wordsearch VATICAN ITALY NAPLES COLOSSEUM EUROPE MOUNTAINS ROMAN PIZZA ARANCINI CIAO SICILY FLORENCE TUSCANY ROME ITALIAN TOWER OF PIZZA ESPRESSO PASTA
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