The British Isles

Maybe you can practice the up and down listening for the B's.  Mrs. Fran got pretty mixed up!

Where is my Bonnie? -- difference between an ocean and sea  Indiana Public Media

Oceans for Kids -- Ducksters

World Continents and Oceans Online Learning Games

Geography

• The Difference between UK, Britain, and the British Isles
• Physical and Human Geography of the British Isles
• Britain is GREAT

Vocabulary

• Archipelago  -- Remember, where do pelicans go????  They hang around islands.
• Island
• Boundary
• Border

Class Review

We talked about some interesting things about the British Isles.  

• accents
• terminology
• music
• musicians (The British Invasion)
• flags and symbols of the regions
• food
• explorers
• authors/literature

Assignment

• Learn the Oceans and Seas of the Earth
• Continue to learn the continents -- can you spell them?  Can you identify them on your map
• Color in the country pages or review the country pages in the books I handed out today.  
• Be ready for our guest speaker (be ready to listen and please be on time) -- she is loads of fun!