Tour the world - South America

This week we learned about Colombia, Suriname, and Bolivia.

 

 

Monday and Tuesday we learned a little about Colombia.  We played a game called 'the round street' using balls instead of tops (because we have none of those, sadly).  We also learned about how they respect the older members for their wisdom... and the oldest went first for a few things.

 

 (playing Round Street using a chalk circle and trying to knock the balls out of it)

Wednesday and Thursday we learned a little about Suriname.  We watched a travel video, listened to some Kaseko music and made some of our own with our own little instruments, and taped our 'worries' onto the bottoms of our shoes... so we could remove our worries when we went into the house as we removed our shoes as they do in Suriname.  "No Span" means 'keep cool, don't worry' and is a common expression in the area.  (haha, my kids look so thrilled in this photo).

Friday and Saturday we learned about Bolivia.  We made baleros... using a spoon, cup, and string.  They didn't work very well, however, as the cups were just too light.  Wooden ones work much better, I am sure.  The kids had fun decorating them though!

You are supposed to swing the cup onto the spoon.  I couldn't get it to work, and the kids just had fun swinging them in general.

We also had a 'family work day' as we learned that in many south American countries the kids are expected to help with the family responsibilities.  We cleaned the van.  Finally.  It needed it.  I also baked some plantains and we ate them with a little peanut butter.  The kids enjoyed them.  They were ok to me.  I think they needed to be in the oven longer, personally. 

 This week we are learning about Central America.  :)

Have a great week, everyone!