The students in grade 2A were able to compare their “island” lives with second graders in Martha’s Vineyard, MA. Before our Skype we used GoogleEarth to get a glimpse of this wonderful little island all the way on the other side of the United States! The second graders thought that it was so cool that they live on an island and we live on an island.
Here are two screenshots of what we saw in Google Earth. The visuals led us to wonder about all sorts of things!
During our Skype we were able to ask them questions as well as share some of the things that we think make Hawai’i special. Students from both classes shared pictures and drawings and did an excellent job discussing themselves and their communities.
We learned many things! Here are a few of the things we learned about our friends:
It takes 45 minutes for them to ride the ferry to the mainland.
They call the mainland, the mainland, just like we do!
The have big red crabs that they catch and eat.
They have a crab called the horseshoe crab that looked very scary!
They have a lighthouse that is 90 feet tall.
They have a skunk problem on their island. The didn’t have skunks on their island until someone brought two skunks there. Now they have a problem because there is no predator that eats the skunks!
They have a fish that they catch called the Striped Bass.
We want to say a big mahalo to our new friends in Massachusetts! Thank you for taking the time to teach us about your home. Here are some pics and video clips of our Skype.
