Where in the world is Flat Stanley?

Lake Geneva

Seoul

We began our Around the World Unit by receiving some letters and pictures from Flat Stanley!  He was very lucky and able to visit Lake Geneva, London, Istanbul and Seoul all in one week!  He told us all about the fun water park in Lake Geneva, the great shopping at Harrods in London, the beautiful mosques and architecture in Istanbul, and the palaces of Seoul.  We also saw pictures of people, mountains, trams, candy, and even an airline stewardess in these different places!  The K-Kids are anxiously waiting for Flat Stanley to travel to other places and share his adventures (hint, hint - please encourage your friends and family to return their Flat Stanleys! :).

Istanbul

To open the Around the World unit, I decided the K-Kids should also know about their own home country - the United States of America.  We looked at the map of the USA and talked about cardinal directions.  We read a book about the different symbols of the United States and looked closely at the American flag and the bald eagle.  The K-Kids created their own American flags and made sure to alternate red and white stripes to create 13 stripes and 50 stars to represent the 50 states.  We also made cute bald eagles using construction paper and learned facts about the bald eagle.

We kicked our Fabulous Fine Art Fridays this week!  I absolutely love this unit.  The K-Kids study a different artist every Friday in the spring.  They learn about his/her life and his/her work and then recreate the style.  This week we learned about Joan Miro.  He used primary colors, bold shapes and lines, and drew the famous Miro star in many of his pieces.  The K-Kids practiced the different traits and then created their first Miro masterpiece!  I am excited to share these masterpieces with you at our Kindergarten Art Show on May 31st (more details to come!).

Have a great weekend!