Ukarumpa International School is full of different cultures and nationalities! To celebrate this diversity, all of the primary grade levels study a different country each term. Term two social studies in my grade one class are devoted to the United Kingdom. To help us get the feel for this exciting part of the world, I asked a real British woman named Mrs. Alison Tute to come during this time. Each week, Alison has been teaching us something new about Great Britain. We’ve studied the geography of the country, the flag or “Union Jack,” and we have read a bit of Winnie-the-Pooh at the end of each lesson.
This week we had a special treat. Our first graders had an English tea party with scones and jam! Well, actually Alison and I had tea, and the kids had scones and jam. :) Here are some pictures of the event.
Here Alison is teaching the kids about how to do a proper tea. To get to England, we crowded onto the magic carpet, closed our eyes, and counted to three. When we opened our eyes, we were in the United Kingdom! First grade is so much fun!
Our charming British café with scones, butter, and jam along with napkins, tablecloths, and menus! The kids said later that “the café looked a lot like our classroom!” but they knew that it wasn’t the same place. I told them the owners of the café probably made it look like our classroom to make us feel at home!
Each child was able to get one scone with butter and jam. Shh! Don’t tell them that the butter is sitting in a petri dish from our science kit! It’s okay, I washed it. :)
Who would have thought my boys could be such charming gentlemen? They were very polite and proper…until we were called back to the carpet. One young man just couldn’t resist sticking his finger in the jam. *sigh*
This table of ladies could not have had more fun! Their voices barely concealed their excitement as they asked for a friend to “Please pass the butter,” while their napkins rested on their laps.
Being “Mother” means that you are responsible for serving each person at your table. Even the boys enjoyed being “Mother” and did a wonderful job!
These ladies had pleasant conversation while enjoying their scones. Couldn’t we stay in the United Kingdom just a little longer?
But alas, it was time to return to first grade in Papua New Guinea. We all came back to the carpet and again closed our eyes, counted to three, and voila! we were back in our classroom! This is a special experience we will be talking about for weeks to come! What a trip!
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