This is an audiobook of the novel we will be reading together.

Throughout the year, our class will be following a family as they travel across the world over the span of 12 months.  Aside from reading and discussing the family’s adventures, we will be working through different assignments and even communicating (hopefully) with them as we learn about different countries and cultures from around the world.  In our classroom, we have dedicated a bulletin board to The Global Field Trip where we will be updating the family’s travels.  We will be using this board as as a starting point for our own in-class adventures and discoveries.

Here is a link to the Global Field Trip Blog site.

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Assignment 1:  (The 5 Ws)  Use the graphic organizer provided to help you Answer the 5 Ws and get to know the World.

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Assignment 2:  (Researching a Country)  Your next assignment will be to research a country that we have read about in the Global Field Trip blog.  Use the CultureGrams website to help you in your research.  Then, fill in a template using found below.

• This is an example of the finished product
• This is the template that you will use

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Assignment 3:  (Paragraph Writing) We read about how our traveling friends only took what they could carry and we actually got to explore a packed a carry-on bag.  After our clothes and toiletry supplies, there isn’t much room left!

Your task is to create a web using Smart Ideas (pictures and words) that outlines your top three picks for what you would take with your on a year long trip around the world.  Remember to explain WHY you’d take your “things” with you.

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Assignment 4:  (Blog Reading Response) Your next assignment will be ongoing.  Over the next few weeks, you will be responsible for reading one blog post a week on your own.  You can use Read and Write to help you read through them.  After reading, use this link to complete ONE reading response using the prompts provided.  

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Assignment 5:  (Writing A Postcard) Sometimes when people travel, they send postcards to family and friends to share what they are seeing and doing.  For this assignment, you will read The Global Field Trip blog and decide on a city.  Then you will create a web (using Smart Ideas) of facts you have learned about that city.  Finally, you will create a postcard using this template.  Remember, you are to write-in-role (pretending to be one of the family members on the trip).  Also keep in mind who your audience is (our class).

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Here are some resources that may help you:
The Global Field Trip (Meet the people that inspired us!)
Google maps (Look up different countries around the world)
Culture Grams (Learn about different cultures)
Kids World Travel Guide (Information about different places around the world)