Lilly is the master geographer!

So now, for this weeks post.  I was soo impressed by Lilly.  The way she knew where all the countries were just completely fascinated me.  I have always hated geography and never knew why I needed to know where all those countries were.  This to me seemed like such a waste of time.  But by seeing a 2 year old who knows where all of these countries are just gave me future hope and ideas for my classroom.

I know that the way they were testing Lilly on youtube was just completely against everything we have learned in teacher education.  However, it also showed what high expectations can do for your students.  By turning all of this into a game, the students can really learn how to do all of this and more.  They can really have fun and enjoy what they are learning about.  If you could get the entire school to gradually go over each of the countries and the cultures, the students would really be able to recall where the countries are and see the differences in people all over the world and even in neighboring countries. 

So when I get my classroom I do think i want Lilly to come and show my students all her knowledge so they can gain confidence.  Who else is in on having Lilly just come to our classroom and show us how to learn?!