Visit from German Exchange Students
An opportunity that couldn't be passed up presented itself this morning. It seems that our local high school is hosting three exchange students from Germany who happened to be visiting our elementary school this morning. They were good enough to come to our classroom and spend some time with us. When they entered our classroom we were preparing for our Mystery Skype call . They sat right down with the to help and guide the students as they worked to guess the state. (Kansas has now been added to our growing list of Mystery States!). Towards the end of the day the three visiting students, Daniel, Maren & Esther, returned to Room 310. They were given a list of color, number, food and sport words and asked to teach the students the German translation. All of the students Americans and Germans enjoyed the experience. It was an engaging and heartwarming activity. The fourth graders were so interested and curious about what life is like in Germany. ...