We have been quite the happy travelers since the beginning of November! This two month unit is so much work… lots of outside hours put in so it all runs smoothly! We traveled to Mexico first, then Sweden, off to England where we had an amazing afternoon tea, onto France after Thanksgiving Break, to Italy and Australia and our final stop before returning to the United States is Germany! We will enter Germany tomorrow! The customs table is already set up and ready to go!

I had big plans to compile my ideas and projects into a huge unit but I have been too busy to do that so I have plans to work on that during the winter since my winter units are already finished!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top of the day to ya lads and ladies! J

Our students have been enjoying all of our adventures around the world and especially our stop in England this past week! We read all about Paddington Bear (and even sent him off for a trip of his own to England with a parent). We enjoyed Paddington’s favorite food... marmalade sandwiches for snack on Thursday.

Marmalade Sandwiches were a HUGE HIT! J

On Friday, we celebrated the English tradition of Afternoon Tea with Our SMART Community. It was amazing! We enjoyed tarts, tea, wassail, cucumber sandwiches, tea biscuits, mini cakes and scones with jam. The children absolutely loved it! Mrs. Parrott and I purchased china tea cups so we can make this an annual event! Our little lads and ladies were all dressed up for the occasion!

 

Kindergarten... where memories are made!

(Mrs. Parrott and I loved it as much as our students! It brought back such happy memories of our trip to England... and Afternoon Tea @ Harrod's!)

A spot of tea and so much more...

Today was our last day in London. It was a sunny, warm and fabulous day! We made the most of our time and spent the day visiting the Tower of London, British Museum and Harrod's. For years, I have been teaching my students about England and "afternoon tea". I have been to tea rooms for years. I LOVE tea rooms but oh how I have dreamed of having "REAL Afternoon Tea in London". So, today... another dream came true. We had tea at Harrod's as our grand finale in London. It was such a treat!! Now I know EXACTLY was "afternoon tea" is all about! I can't wait to recreate it with students! They will LOVE experiencing this English tradition!

We started our day at the Tower of London. We learned all about the history of this amazing place and saw the Crown Jewels. Oh how beautiful they are! I look forward to teaching students all about England's history in more detail. We are already working on formulating ideas, taking notes and planning projects based on our learning!

We visited the British Museum with displays from all over the world.

Harrod's for Sunday afternoon tea... perfect way to end our journey in London! It was beautiful, posh and yummy! I enjoyed every moment! :)

Harrod's