On Friday, "travelled" to France and learned all about what it is like there during Christmas time. We were in awe of pictures of the Eiffel Tower lit up with Christmas lights. We used the Smartboard to find France on a map and learn more about the Yule log. We learned that on Christmas Eve, families leave the Yule log burning all night. Many French feasts also include a cake that is rolled and decorated to look like a Yule log. Here are some pictures of us making our mini version of one!
Yesterday we learned all about Italy. We read an Italian legend written by Tomie dePaola about Old Befana. We learned that Italian children are visited by Old Befana in addition to Santa. Old Befana comes at night and sweeps children's rooms before leaving gifts for them. We made these brooms and did some writing inside about what we learned!
We still have lots of countries to visit and learn about before the week is over. Stay tuned for more!
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