Cardo, Corsica

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/37945303 Pictures of Corsica and Cardo in Corsica. This is one of the stops Aleli has done in a virtual trip locating Historic sites related to the Cardo surname.

Family Tree Project : Cuban-American Heritage

Aleli is learning about her family tree. She is learning about the Cardo family, Rivera family, Silva family , Calvo family and Clarens family. She is tracing her heritage from US to Cuba, Spain and using a map to build up the family tree. We are also exploring  the history of the families. Like we discovered Port Cardo in Corsica . There was a historic fishing village and sea port - Cardo there. So she is learning more about Corsica. She is learning history and geography. She is learning about immigration and how families set out from Spain exploring a new world into Cuba. She is learning Cuban-American history through her own family.

Christmass Theme: Videos

http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/videos#history-of-the-christmas-carol

Aleli is studying the theme of Christmass. The history and timeline. She watched these videos.