Philippines Week

Mabuhay! Last week we learned about the Philippines. Among other things, we did the following:

• Use lots of library books and DVDs (they know me well at the library this summer)
• Music: Listen to music from the Philippines on Grooveshark
• Food: Buy/prepare Filipino food from Asian market, including champorado, lumpia, halo-halo, and pancit
• Culture: Invite a Filipina friend over to talk about her life as a child in the Philippines, dance the tinikling (done with bamboo poles)
• Craft: Make pastillas de leche, do some weaving (square loom like this)
• Color flag and map of the Philippines
• Sport: Swimming lessons