W6 Social Studies

We travel so you don’t have to!

Over the past couple of days students have shown their knowledge of the countries they’ve studied by appearing on Travel Talk TV. Students are also taking turns hosting the show, asking their guests about the sights they saw and foods they ate during their “travels.” Environmental concerns, exports, and advice for travelers are also included in the interviews.

http://www.un.org/pubs/cyberschoolbus/

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/

http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Around-the-World/countries

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

Besouro Zagon came to visit W6 today to teach us a few capoeira moves. We’ve been visiting Brazil via video, books and the internet, so it was great to see one of Brazil’s national sports come alive in our classroom. W6 students bravely entered the roda with Besouro and played capoeira with him to the music of the berimbau.

What did you think of Besouro’s visit? What did you learn about capoeira?