Learning From Our Story

Has your child been doing strange things with his/her socks and shoes?  If so, don't worry! :-)  He/she was experimenting to see how it felt to wear socks with flip flops!  Why?  Our story for the week was Suki's Kimono.  We discussed how Suki was wearing socks with her geta (shoes).  Her geta are similar to flip flops in that they have straps that go between the toes. 

We discussed how many Japanese people wear their shoes and socks like this.  Several students talked about walking around their house to see how it felt.  We even had one brave girl wear socks and flip flops to school.  However, that didn't last too long as she complained of it being uncomfortable! :-)