Third Grade Learning Takes Off!

            Third graders began their year-long study of China in style this week, chartering a plane through the Abington Friendly Skies airline from Philadelphia to Beijing!  Prior to the flight, our first task was to make our own passports so that we could get ready to travel and learn all that we could together.  Students listened attentively to their pilots Jeanne and Felix as we reviewed procedures for safety and take off.  Soon we were flying over the Pacific ocean and on our way to China.

We had a special flight path flying past beautiful terraced rice paddies, karst mountains, three-story pagodas and winding rivers in central China.  Then, we ducked through Shanghai to see some of the most famous and tallest skyscrapers in the world.  The captains took a brief break from flying at this point and let auto-pilot take over as they passed out snacks and beverages for all passengers to enjoy.  Through the miracle of technology (and a bit of imagination), our normal 20 hour flight took only 20 minutes!  After we disembarked the plane and had our passports stamped, we were ready for our journey into China.  We can’t wait to learn all about this amazing country!