Hi First Graders,
This is my last day of my vacation here in Guatemala, so this morning we went for a walk by our hotel along Lake Atitlan. I want to remember how it looks, so we took pictures.
Look at the yard next to our hotel. I like to look at this tree. The gardeners cut it into an unusual shape. What does it look like to you?
Here are some more pictures of places I went earlier this week. One day I met some first graders here in Guatemala! I went to visit a school where the children were putting on a show. They dressed up in traditional clothes to sing for their parents and visitors. I stayed with them while they were waiting for their turn to sing, then I watched them perform. They were happy and proud to show what they had learned.
The sellers are all up and down the street, with their foods in large baskets. Shoppers walk up and down, picking what they need.
At the market we watched a lady making baskets to sell. She used very long pieces of dried grass, and wove them together with her hands. She worked quickly and made it look easy. If you go to Charleston in South Carolina you can see women making baskets too.
This is a picture of a street in the town. How is it different from streets where you live?
The sun is so strong that many people use umbrellas to make shade and keep off the hot sunshine. What else can you do to protect yourself from too much hot sun?
We are flying home in the morning. It is time to leave this beautiful sunny country.
I will come back to school before Spring Break.
Your friend,
Flat Stanley
This is my last day of my vacation here in Guatemala, so this morning we went for a walk by our hotel along Lake Atitlan. I want to remember how it looks, so we took pictures.
Look at the yard next to our hotel. I like to look at this tree. The gardeners cut it into an unusual shape. What does it look like to you?
I think it looks like a hat! I think that's what they were trying to do.
Here are some more pictures of places I went earlier this week. One day I met some first graders here in Guatemala! I went to visit a school where the children were putting on a show. They dressed up in traditional clothes to sing for their parents and visitors. I stayed with them while they were waiting for their turn to sing, then I watched them perform. They were happy and proud to show what they had learned.
Where does your family buy food? In a supermarket? Here in Guatemala there are some big food stores, but many people buy their food in outdoor markets like this one.
The sellers are all up and down the street, with their foods in large baskets. Shoppers walk up and down, picking what they need.
At the market we watched a lady making baskets to sell. She used very long pieces of dried grass, and wove them together with her hands. She worked quickly and made it look easy. If you go to Charleston in South Carolina you can see women making baskets too.
This is a picture of a street in the town. How is it different from streets where you live?
Yes. There are no sidewalks and no cars. Buildings are right by the road and people can walk in the street. this town is very old, and was built before there were cars. The roads are so narrow. They are closed to car traffic. There are cars in Guatemala, but some places where they are not allowed.
It is not raining. Why is this woman holding an umbrella?
The sun is so strong that many people use umbrellas to make shade and keep off the hot sunshine. What else can you do to protect yourself from too much hot sun?
We are flying home in the morning. It is time to leave this beautiful sunny country.
I will come back to school before Spring Break.
Your friend,
Flat Stanley
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