Ms. Sam will be leading the students on a journey throughout the world. The kids will be learning about different countries everyday. (Mondays and Wednesdays will be a few short minutes and a story. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays we will eat food from those countries, play games and really jump into the JOY of that stop on our adventure.)
Parents: If there is a day you would like to help with snacks, or a creative activity, please let us know [email protected]
Day 1: 1/18 T – Intro to Continents/World’s Night sky (STEM)
Book Read: The North Star by Peter H. Reynolds
We discovered our constellations according to our birthdays!
Day 1 Around The World in 80 Days – Donnelly Public Library District (lili.org)
Day 2: 1/19 W – Antarctica and Icy places around the world. Antarctica
Day 3: 1/20 TH – (Europe) Sweden
We will filling in our countries as we move through them. We encourage you at home to do the same. Here is a great Map to color in digitally. AmCharts
Day 4: 1/21 F – Poland
Stop by the Donnelly Library and check out the kids’ maze! Enjoy a virtual tour from our DRC member, Marshall (bottom of page)! >>> Poland
Day 5: 1/25 T- Denmark: Read more about Nordic countries HERE
Day 6: 1/26 W –Switzerland / Austria
Read about what we learned, read, and did today HERE
Day 7: 1/27 TH – Germany Germany and Holocaust Remembrance Day
Day 8: 1/28 F – Russia / Czech Republic / Ukraine
Day 9: 1/31 M – Iceland Book: Leif the Lucky
Read what we learned about Iceland and its famous explorer!
Day 10: 2/1 T- (Asia) (Chinese New Year: Year of the Tiger) China Book: My first Chinese New Year/Kites
Check out the Instagram story, 80Days!
Day 11: 2/2 W – Pakistan Book: Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai/Groundhog Day
Day 12: 2/3 TH – Taiwan Book: On My Way to Buy Eggs
Read about the many fun facts the kids loved!
(2/4-2/20 Winter Olympics)
Day 13: 2/4 F – India
Bonus: Check out this event in McCall Travelogue Great Wall of China
Day 14: 2/7 M – Bahamas / Jamaica/ Virgin Islands (Cool Runnings) Bobsledding and Other Olympic Stories from unlikely places.
Check out what we learned HERE!
Day 15: 2/8 T – Korea
Day 16: 2/9 W – Hong Kong
Check out Emerie’s skyscraper HERE!
Day 17: 2/10 Th – Japan
Day 18: 2/11 F – Donnelly Winter Olympics
We will be splitting the kids up into different countries and competing in our own Olympic Games! Read about it HERE!
(GREECE)
Day 19: 2/14 M – Valentines Day Rome, Italy (EUROPE) Read what we learned HERE!
Day 20: 2/15 T – Vietnam
Day 21: 2/16 W – Iran
Day 22: 2/17 Th – Singapore
Day 23: 2/18 F- Philippines
Day 24: 2/22 T – Indonesia Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Day 25: 2/23 W – Mali
Day 26: 2/24 Th – Saudi Arabia
Day 27: 2/25 F – Nepal
Day 28: 2/28 M – Turkey
Day 29: 3/1 T – France Mardi Gras
Fun Parade around Donnelly collecting beads! Learn the chant:
“Dinosaur Mardi Gras, Chomp Chomp/Dinosaur Mardi Gras, Stomp Stomp/Down in Donnelly!”
Day 30: 3/2 W – Israel ( Miss Sherry and Ms. Sarah will be connecting with the kids www.pinksuitcaseadventures.com )
Read across America!
Day 31: 3/3 Th –DR Congo / South Africa
Day 32: 3/4 F – Madagascar
Day 33: 3/7 M – Zambia
Day 34: 3/8 T – Morocco
Day 35: 3/9 W – Ghana / Kenya
Day 36: 3/10 Th – Nigeria
Day 37: 3/11 F – Egypt ( Miss Sherry and Ms. Sarah will be connecting with the kids www.pinksuitcaseadventures.com )
The kids will be doing a little archaeological activity to uncover some secrets about Tutankhamun.
Day 38: 3/14 M – Algeria
Day 39: 3/15 T – Ethiopia
Day 40: 3/16 W – Bangladesh
March 18, 2022 is Holi – The Festival of Color!
We will celebrate Holi after Spring Break on Wednesday 3/30.
Day 41: 3/17 Th – (Europe Cont.) St. Patrick’s Day Ireland
Day 42: 3/28 M – Hungary
Day 43: 3/29 T – Finland
Day 44: 3/30 W – Celebrate Holi!
Let’s get messy with some color!
Day 45: 3/31 Th – Romania
Day 46: 4/4 M – Croatia
Day 47: 4/5 T – Netherlands
Day 48: 4/6 W – Lithuania (Sponsored By Amanda Vrany)
Day 49: 4/7 Th – UK pt.1 Scotland
Day 50: 4/8 F –Spain
Learn about San Fermen (July)!
Day 51: 4/11 M – (Oceania/Australia) The Great Barrier Reef
Day 52: 4/12 T – Australia
Day 53: 4/13 W – Guam
Day 54: 4/14 Th – Jordan
Day 55: 4/15 F – Easter Island
Day 56: 4/18 M – New Zealand
Day 57: 4/19 T – Thailand SONGKRAN
Day 58: 4/20 W – Samoa
Day 59: 4/21 Th – (South America) Brazil
Day 60: 4/22 F – Venezuela
Happy Earth Day!
Day 61: 4/25 M – Chile
Day 62: 4/26 T – Argentina
Day 63: 4/27 W – Ecuador
Day 64: 4/28 Th – Peru
Day 65: 4/29 F – Mexico
Also, we will learn about El Dia Del Nino (4/30)! Read – Book Fiesta! by Pat Mora
We will also talk about Dia De Los Muertos
Day 66: 5/2 M – (North America) Panama
Day 67: 5/3 T – UK pt.2 England
Check out all the fun we had for our Harry Potter Themed day!
Day 68: 5/4 W – Greenland (Denmark)
Day 69: 5/5 Th – Cinco de Mayo Mexico
Day 70: 5/6 F – Puerto Rico
Day 71: 5/9 M – Cuba
Day 72: 5/10 T – Dominican Republic / Haiti
Papa Library in Haiti
Day 73: 5/11 W – El Salvador
Miss Sherry in El Salvador
Day 74: 5/12 Th – Costa Rica
Day 75: 5/13 F – Guatemala
Day 76: 5/16 M – Portugal
Day 77: 5/17 T – Nicaragua
Day 78: 5/18 W – Canada
Day 79: 5/19 Th – America
Day 80: 5/20 F – (Watch: Around the World in 80 Days)
Miss Sherry 4