Summer Camp: Global Explorers visit Australia

6/8/2015

This summer, we are exploring all over the world! We are learning about different countries through stories, songs, games, music, photographs, art and science. Today we visited Australia.

We started off the morning playing outside, coloring, and making our passports. It was great to reunite with old friends and meet new ones!

Next, we looked at photos from all over Australia, including different animals and Ayers rock. We also saw a photo of a Kookaburra bird and sung the Kookaburra song. You can see and hear a real Kookaburra here:

For snack, we made 'kangaroo pouches' from pita bread, hummus, and cut up veggies. Yum!

After snack, we had 2 art projects. The first was to make a sea turtle. Six of the world's seven sea turtle species can be found in the Great Barrier Reef! The Great Barrier Reef is also home to the world's largest Green Turtle rookery (nesting place).

Our second project was to paint in the traditional Aboriginal dot style. Traditional Aboriginal people use paintings to tell stories and legends that represent their beliefs.

We also did a science experiment with flowers. We placed white flowers in cups of colored water. Almost immediately some of the flowers began to change color! As the flowers drink the water through their stems, the petal change color. Tomorrow, we expect they will be even more colorful!