Where in the World?

Where in the world have you traveled to?  Somewhere in Vermont?  Another state?  Another country?   For an optional homework project, the first graders chose a favorite place they have been and presented a map and additional information about the place to the class.  One student presented on Washington DC.  I asked him about some of the places he labeled on the map.  He said, "Roosevelt Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument."  The "ice cream place" was another location he visited in DC.  He had three different shops labeled on the map because they stopped for ice cream at each one!  Another student created a book with a map of Boston.  I asked her about some of the places she highlighted from her trip.  "The Children's Museum had a climbing thing that had mats in the air held up by ropes.  You had to find out how to get to the top and back down again."  She also visited the science museum.   "In front there was a giant T-Rex," she said.  One student visited Pensacola, Florida and visited two museums and the Gulfarium.  At the Gulfarium he saw, "dolphins, parrots, and fish.  We saw a dolphin show where it jumped through a hula hoop," he said.  The class had a lot of fun learning about different places to visit!