Monday, February 6, 2017

Weeks 1 and 2 - United Kingdom and Finland

In our first class, we traveled to the United Kingdom. Teacher Beth showed some great souvenirs from her travels there, including currency. We learned what the difference is between Great Britain and the United Kingdom (in case you were wondering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10&t=57s), made Big Ben sculptures, listened to the national anthem, and had our version of high tea.

Last week, we visited Finland with Mr. John Nygard. We learned what "first generation" means as John's parents were both born in Finland. He showed us the coats of arms from several of the townships, let us peruse magazines and newspapers, and brought some delicious Finnish blueberry and raspberry licorice. We had planned to make Finnish stars but ran out of time. If your child took the paper strips to make it at home, here are the instructions: http://www.acherryontop.com/articles/Finnish-Star-5021