Monday, August 13, 2012

German Week in Kindergarten!


What's happening in Kindergarten?  Well, today was the beginning of German week!  This week we will discover facts about the sights, sounds, food, geography, and history of Germany!  We are very excited!  Did you know that Germany borders nine other countries?  Did you know that Germany has more than 300 different types of bread?  We will be learning these things and more this week!

Today’s focus was on geography and an introduction to Germany!  We started out by talking about Germany’s location.  We found it in Europe next to countries we know like Poland and Switzerland.  We learned that the capital of Germany is Berlin, which is also the largest city!  We read a little autobiography about a girl who lives in Berlin, and she told us many interesting facts about her town and country!  For instance that many students join clubs such as soccer clubs, tennis clubs, swim club, and even stamp-collecting clubs!  These clubs sound like so much fun!

We learned that the flag of Germany is black, red, and yellow.  We made our own flags by coloring the bottom and top of our paper yellow and black with markers and then using a bingo dauber for the red in the middle!  Using different mediums made these look fantastic!

Some of us reviewed our counting from 1-10 in German that we learned during the school year, and for some of us it was brand new!  We reviewed our counting during circle time, and at the end of the day with a special poem! 

We can't wait for tomorrow!
~Ms. Sally Jo

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