Junior Infants have been exploring some different countries and learning how some countries have things which are different and some similar to Ireland.

The first country we looked at is France. We found it on the map and learned about lots of things to see in France. We learned about some of the foods they eat - did you know its common to eat snails in France? yuck! We were really interested in the Eiffel Tower and we made our own towers out of paper straws!

We have also learned about a few countries in Africa. Africa is not a country, it is a group of countries that make up a continent. We read some picture books and we were most interested by the food and the animals in Africa

Some of the books we looked at got us interested in different foods and animals! One of our stories is a traditional African folk tale about how the giraffe got his long neck but we aren’t sure if we believe it!

We were really interested in some exotic fruits that grow in Africa after we read the story of ‘Handas Surprise’. We got to taste a variety of exotic fruits and decide if we like them or not!

We also looked at some different animals that are found in Africa. We learned about the Serengeti - a huge park that has nothing but nature where the animals can roam free. We looked at some beautiful pictures of African sunsets and we got to practice our colour blending and stencilling skills to create beautiful sunset pictures, inspired by the African animals and landscapes

We hope we can visit the Serengeti to see these amazing animals in real life when we are older!