Abby's gingerbread girl traveled to Tennessee. We learned the capitol city is Nashville which is known as Music City for all the country music that is written and recorded here. In Chattanooga there is a place called Lookout Mountain and on a clear day you can see seven states. Knoxville is located at the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. Susie, the gingerbread girl, brought Moon Pies and Goo-Goo Clusters for our class to enjoy.
Silvia's gingerbread girl traveled to Orlando, Florida. We learned that you can visit Disney World there. Silvia's gingerbread also showed us a postcard of the Florida Keys where you can see dolphins and many kinds of shells.
Grady's gingerbread boy also went to Florida and learned about the manatees, alligators, and Sanibel Island which is devoted to shells. He also went to Southern Florida where there is the largest subtropical wilderness.
Jenna's gingerbread girl traveled to Bakersfield, California. We learned that many fruits and vegetables are grown there. Over 80 percent of the carrots in the world are grown in Bakersfield. The Sequoia National Park is where the Redwood trees are one million years old. Also California's western border is the coastline of the Pacific Ocean. You can visit Disneyland, Sea World, and Death Valley which is a desert.
Cali's gingerbread girl returned to us from Texas City, Texas. This city is in the southeast part of Texas and is right on the Galveston Bay. The city of Galveston is located near the water which is the Gulf of Mexico. It is approximately 760 miles from Pleasant Hill. The weather was warmer there, about 80 degrees. Cali got a Christmas book we read and a book of 100 Things to Know About Texas. Texas is the largest state in the contiguous United States. The Texas flag is called the “Lone Star Flag” and has three colors: red to represent courage, white to represent liberty, and blue to represent loyalty.
