Africa by Imax

During the month of January, we are focusing on the continent of Africa by reading stories and histories, listening to music, working with the map and whatever else we can find. Today, we ventured to the Milwaukee Public Museum to explore the African section again. And, we took in the Imax movie Africa: The Serengeti. (Sponsored by Grandma and Grandpa Sota -- thank you!!).

Nani: "It was cool that the cheetah ran so fast I could hardly see her!" Kieran just liked it all and it was sweet to hear him giggling at the lion cubs' antics.

Up in the museum, we visited the Africa exhibit. We've been in this exhibit at least 3 or 4 dozen times before. But, it was interesting to see the kids pull meaning out of new things yet again. They spotted some animals and birds that we had seen in the movie. Here's Nani at the waterhole:

Kieran is always attracted to hunting, weapons, etc. So, he was interested in the Masai -- who are emphasized in the movie as well as in the scene at the left. (Low battery = no flash!)

As the kids get more used to this format, they will take more control of the postings. For now, they each took some pictures on our outing. Here are their favorites:

"The house of Africa" by Nani

"The bulls" by Kieran