South Korea Project

Cailey had her first "project" outside of homeschooling for the writing class she's been taking this year. They had to choose a country, research it, and write a 5 paragraph paper on it including certain facts. Afterwards they had to make a project board and present it for their class.

I definitely talked her in to researching South Korea because I thought it would be great for her and all of the other kiddos to learn more about the country where 3/4 of them were born. Turns out Cailey was fascinated by a lot of the customs...and was teaching her siblings about them in a funny way. As in, "Kinsey and Braden..."Did YOU know you'd be eating ROTTEN CABBAGE aka kimchi up to three times a day?" I could go on and on...she loved this project!

I also wanted her to pick Korea because we have lots of fun things that she was able to put on her poster and show the other kids...including the hanbok she wore. She wrote down key points on note cards and did a great job on her presentation (which we were able to go watch:).



Cailey and Emilee go to class together every week. So proud of you, my Cailey girl!

After her presentation I told her that I was so proud of her and that I NEVER could have done that as a kid. She is so great about getting up in front of people without being nervous and just shines in the spotlight! Great job, lovey!

This is her paper:

     The republic of Korea, commonly known as South Korea, has a population of 48,757,657.  South Korea is a peninsula slightly larger than Indiana and it's only border is North Korea. It has four seasons, spring and fall are the shortest. Summer is hot and humid with a monsoon season from id July to mid August where it receives half of it's annual ralinfall. Winter is cold and has a lot os snow which is similar to Connecticut.
   
     Most Koreans live in high rise apartment buildings with two or three bedrooms. Eighty-two percent of the people live in cities, Seoul being the largest. In just one generation South Korea went from poverty to prosperity, with most families being part of the middle class. Most Koreans wear modern western style clothes. They only wear traditional colorful hanboks on holidays or special occasions.

     South Koreans eat three meals a day, using metal chopsticks and spoons to eat with.  They pass food and pour drinks with right hand only (which is hard for people who are left handed!)  Korean food is usually spicy with rice and kimchi (spicy pickled cabbage) being eaten at every meal.