Disneyland Paris

I worked with the first graders again this week, and my focus was to review the food vocabulary from the previous week and to introduce some new clothing vocabulary. For math, I assessed student knowledge of doubles for numbers 1 through 10, as well as their ability to count by tens.

Le jour de la Saint-Valentin (Valentine's Day) was on Thursday, and our class had a small celebration of the holiday. In France, Valentine's Day is considered an adult holiday and is not celebrated by children- Students do not receive candy or make cards. Luckily, my cooperating teacher understands how anglophone elementary students celebrate Valentine's Day, so she read them the book Hug and allowed them to make a heart card.

The major highlight this week was going to Disneyland Paris yesterday! My friend and I rode five rides at the two parks: Crush's Coaster, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Mad Hatter's Tea Cups, and Space Mountain: Mission 2. Although it was the middle of February, the lines at the attractions were super long. Here is a picture of the entrance to the Walt Disney Studios Park:

We saw the La Magie Disney en Parade! (Disney Magic on Parade!) at the other park (Disneyland Park), where we were able to see all the major Disney characters. Here are some pictures of the parade:

Sleeping Beauty (la Belle au Bois Dormant)

Cinderella (Cendrillon)

Snow White (Blanche-Neige)

Tiana and Ariel 

Mary Poppins

Peter Pan

The Lion King (Le Roi Lion)

Mickey

We also stayed to see the night show, Disney Dreams!, at park closing. The show appropriately referenced the Disney films that take place in France and England, and was in both French and English. The classic songs were the best part! Here is my video of the show:

Enjoy these pictures of the Château de la Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty Castle):

Needless to say, it was a very magical day!