Comments on: Holiday Giveaway 3: Wooden Continent Map

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:25:27 +0000

As a former Peace Corps volunteer, I have collected a item of children’s clothing from all the countries I’ve lived in/visited. They are compact, easy to pack, and easy to store. There are so many things to talk about and observe about items of clothing: hot/cold climate, texture, fabric, design, etc.

By: Denise in Switzerland

Denise in Switzerland — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:14:12 +0000

We have lived internationally for many years and make a point of getting to really know the surrounding countries. So far we have only lived in North America and Europe but we are moving to Asia in February and planning a visit to Australia from there.

We have continent boxes similar to those recommended on your website and have been very blessed by gifts from friends all over the world to fill the boxes. They also contain currencies gathered from our travels and those of family and friends.

By: Kerry Merkel

Kerry Merkel — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:37:07 +0000

This year at our school we introduced two new members of our class. Their names are Oliver & Gertie. They are German teddy bears that sit on our Geography shelf in a suitcase (when they are here.) They travel with the children on trips out side of Colorado (because that is where we all live now). When they return the families and the children put together a few scrapbook pages that we add to “Oliver & Company” travel scrap book. The children love seeing the pictures of each other in new places. So far this year they have been to Mexico, The Bahamas, & Poland.

By: Cara

Cara — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:04:04 +0000

We learn about other countries through family ties and family travels. We have quite a mix of cultural heritages, so we “personalize” different countries through association with various family members. My brother also does a lot of travel and brings back money and toys for the kids.

By: Maryann

Maryann — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:59:49 +0000

We spent several time learning about holiday traditions from around the world. The children primarily use books, maps, and our globe to find the locations of places which we discuss. We are also in the process of creating continent boxes.

By: Erin Simmons

Erin Simmons — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:52:19 +0000

My children love languages, so we are constantly translating words into other languages. We also look at maps to find countries whenever we hear any mention of a foriegn location.

By: Cait

Cait — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:50:56 +0000

Oops, posted before I could talk about sharing culture with children. As a 3-6 teacher we have many food tastings, we listen to multi-cultural music every day, I invite parents into the classroom to share their cultures and customs. We learn dances and learn about the different houses and foods in other countries. The children love to imagine themselves in someon shoes!

By: Cait

Cait — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:49:19 +0000

Ooo, would love the map to give as a gift to a friend of mine who’s classroom is ill-equipped! Thank you for your fantastic giveaways!

By: Marifrances Cooney

Marifrances Cooney — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:38:27 +0000

I like to share a variety of cultural items: clothing, pictures, toys from a particular country. I also invote parents in to share items, pictures from their travels.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:59:21 +0000

Multiculturalism is so important in every home and classroom! I teach a world culture and dance class to the primary and elementary aged students at my school. Activities in that class have included learning African dance and drumming, kabuki inspired dance and make-up, partner salsa dancing and irish folk dancing. Each week we focus on one country and look at pictures, listen to/play music from that country and learn a traditional dance.