Let me start out by saying... IT WAS A VERY BUSY DAY and my post is extra long!!
We began our day by flying to Italy and saying, "Ciao!" to all the people we saw. (Also, I was able to teach the class a few words I remember hearing when I was little. Although most words were my Grandparents yelling at me... so those words I wasn't able to teach them. :) Here is the link to Google Translator so your child can learn more words.
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few of the facts we discussed about Italy:
Capital: Rome
Continent: Europe
Celebration: Old Befana. An old woman who rides a broomstick and delivers gifts to children.
Yummy Foods: Pasta, pizza, pork, mozzarella cheese, fish, Tiramisu and espresso!
Time: 6 hours ahead of us (We left school at 9:20 our time and it was only 3:20 over there.)
Landforms: Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Volcanoes and Islands
Clothing: Today we discussed STYLE and discussed designer fashion.We watched about a minute and a half of a "Scenic" view around Italy. (Because of all the nude statues... it was very hard to find a video we could watch all the way through.) It didn't matter to the class, they just wanted to snap their fingers along to the beat. :) Here's the Youtube video and the Powerpoint slide show link.
The class enjoyed making their souvenir and eating biscotti. :) Although I think they only really enjoyed the biscotti because it was covered in milk chocolate... haha
At Recess everyone got a chance to pretend to be Old Befana and fly through the playground on a broomstick. Enjoy the pictures!!
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Later on in the day, we took a two hour connector flight to the Netherlands. :) We practiced and practiced saying words in Dutch and we just weren't able to enunciate the words correctly. haha Though I do think the class got "Hallo" said okay. Go on the site and practice with your child. It'll be the most fun the two of you have all day! Here is the link.
A few of the facts we discussed about the Netherlands:
Capital: Amsterdam
Continent: Europe
Celebration: St.Nicholas Day~ Sinterklaas. A tall thin man who puts treats or coal into children's shoes.
Yummy Foods: Bread with butter and chocolate sprinkles, stew, stamppot, crepes and apple pie
Time: 6 hours ahead of us
Landforms: Flat lands, Rivers, Lakes, Canals, Mountains
Clothing: We discussed how they dress similar to us and then we looked at Traditional Clothing. The class loved the klompen (wooden shoes) they wear. :)While we were there we watched our Powerpoint (check out the link) and listened to the National Anthem.
Then we had a long discussion about windmills: what they do, how they move, how they look, etc. Today's souvenir was to make breathtaking postcards with windmills and tulips. Check out the pictures to see how BEAUTIFUL they look!! (We used a lot of glue and they were still wet, so the students are not in the pictures.) Also, during recess we ate Clementines to represent a treat from the Netherlands. :)
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