Last week was the geography fair. We just happened to be studying Egypt in school so Egypt it was. The kids worked pretty hard but I will have to admit, it was kind of a last minute deal. We have quite a few books on Egypt because we had been studying the ancient countries of the Bible. We also had made a salt map from when we did our Bible study so we brought that along as well.
Their main theme was the four geographical regions of Egypt: the Sinai Peninsula, the Eastern and Western Deserts and the Nile River and Delta. We brought dates to share because that is one of the products grown in Egypt.
Some interesting facts we learned: the Nile River runs south to north, the garbage collectors and their families live in the garbage dump and some people make their homes in the City of Death stringing their clothes lines from tombstone to tombstone. Cairo is overpopulated to say the least. Also, most all Egyptians live within a 12 mile radius of the Nile River.
Only LM and Boop are pictured because EG and NG were at ballet. When their class was over I picked them up and brought them back so they could participate as well. The Geography Fair is something I always hope to participate in. I feel the kids learn just a little bit more about hte world around them. And they always seem to have a good time. And I LOVE geography . . .
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