An urban neighborhood in Brazil

a.  My classes start at 7:30 and end at noon, from February through December. 

b.  Our school is so full of students that sometimes there are not enough teachers, and we have to go home early.

c.  We get a free lunch every day--usually beans and rice, or pasta and sausages.

d.  In my classroom, we are lucky to have a computer.

e.  I have two favorite classes: 1) English; 2) drumming for Brazilian samba music!
 

A city in Ethiopia

a.  The children’s home where I live is in Ethiopia’s capital city, and I walk 30 minutes to get to school.

b.  There are 70 students in my class.

c.  Our cook at the children’s home packs my lunch: rice and vegetables in a pink plastic container.

d.  Before school and during break, we climb on the playground equipment.

e.  Fewer than half the people in my country can read and write.
 

A rural area of Guatemala

a.  In my school, girls have an extra duty: helping the younger children.

b.  Everyone in my class speaks Spanish.

c.  We often wear clothes made from colorful hand-woven fabrics—a traditional craft in our country.

d.  At break time we play soccer or basketball, without nets.

e.  Many children—boys and girls—stay home from school, to help their family grow vegetables to eat and to sell.

A Maasai village in Tanzania

a.  I go to a brand-new school! It has three large classrooms, desks, books, and new school supplies.

b.  We also have an outdoor kitchen where some of the mothers help make our lunch, and a place to wash our hands before eating.

c.  Where sheep used to graze, we now have a baseball field.

d.  This school was built especially to educate my people, the Maasai tribe.

e.  The children walk to school, and our teachers ride bicycles.

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