From Elise's school (and new teacher!):
We started the day by greeting our friends with the traditional Thai greeting called wai. The kids learned to bow with their hands pressed together and say sawasdee ka or sawasdee khrap, depending on if they are a girl or a boy. During kinesthetics we played a game of takraw. In traditional takraw, a volleyball-like game is played with a rattan ball and the players can only use the feet, knees, chest and head to keep the ball of the ground. X said that this game is easy for him to play because he can keep his bean bag steady and balanced so it won't hit the floor. Elise showed us how to keep the bean bag off of the ground by using her shoulder. X showed us how to catch the bean bag with his head. The kids made batik name banners during art. I wrote their names in white crayon and they used watercolors to to paint the banners. The paint showed up everywhere but where their names were written! X said that she would like like to hang her banner in her room. X showed the other kids how to use nice, long brushstrokes to coat the banner in watercolors.
We discussed the difference between African elephants and Asian elephants by looking at pictures of both. X quickly pointed out that Asian elephants have 2 big bumps on the top of their heads and African ones do not. X counted the toes on each. The Asian elephants have one more toenail on their feet!
German was canceled today so we got to squeeze in some outside time for about 15 minutes before lunch! During our computer lesson, the kids got to find the first letter of their names on the keyboard. X was so excited when he found the R!
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