Hakuna Matata

Jambo Kenya! Montessori enjoyed a bit of Kenyan music this morning with Mrs. Lloydie Zaisier.

The children used a map to find Bethesda, Maryland and then "traveled" with Mrs. Zaisier as she delivered our backpacks and school supplies to the Maasai children in Kenya last January.

We also found Kenya on our map of Africa.

We learned about the flag.

In the United States we use cow hide for shoes and dog chews.

Cows are important to the Maasai people. They are food, clothing, shelter, jewelry, and money.

Many musical instruments are made with cow hide, gourds, and grasses.

We sang "Jambo! Hakuna Matata!" and played our instruments.

 Our Masaai rafiki (friends) sent us thank you drawings.

They loved their new backpacks and pencils.

We loved seeing their pictures!

Asante Kenya!

The Lunchers have learned how to write letters so they are going to use their new skills (and lovely top down handwriting) to write their Kenyan friends letters. Mrs. Zaiser will take them to Kenya when she goes in June.