How Much Does it Cost in Poland?

Ms. Hoffman for to go to a milk bar in Poland. Don't worry! It serves more than just milk. A milk bar in Poland is like a cafeteria!

She gets special soup called Borscht and dumplings. It cost 18 zlotys. Zlotys are the money in Poland. She wants to know how much her lunch cost in dollars. Ms. Hoffman know that there are about 3 zlotys in every dollar.

 How many dollars did her lunch cost?

Where is Poland?

Ms. Hoffman is visiting the country of Poland. Find a map and locate the country Poland. Describe where it is??

What continent?

What countries does it border?

Is it close to her last country (the Czech Republic)?

Ms. Hoffman got to go to a Soccer Game in Czech Republic

Ms. Hoffman had a wonderful experience today. She got to experience a soccer game in Olomouc, Czech Republic. The two teams were called SK Sigma Olomouc and they were playing a team called 1.SC Znojmo. We were rooting for Sigma because that was the country we were in, but unfortunately they lost 2-0.

What was very cool was that it was a whole lot like a soccer game in the USA! There were excited fans and good athletes. There are some things the same no matter what country you are in!

Is there anything else you can think of that is the same in all countries? Things that all people can enjoy?

Answers: Why is there a city called Cape Town?

The trip to Indonesia from Amsterdam was a very long one by ship. Sometimes it would take a year to travel! Can you imagine being in a small ship for a year?? People would get tired and sick. There was no such thing as a refrigerator back then, so it was hard to keep good food on the ship for a whole year as well. They would start to run out of food! The ships would sometimes begin to wear and things would break. The Dutch needed a place like Cape Town right in the middle of the journey. That way the people on the ships to get on land, eat good food, and get better if they were sick. The ships could also pick up more fresh food to take on their way. People could also fix the parts of the ships that were broken.

That is why there is a city called Cape Town!

Answers: How Tall is That??

Ms. Hoffman knows that there are about 3 feet in ever meter.

So she multiplied, 19 m times 3 = 57. The altar is about 57 ft high! That is very high!

How tall is that??

In Slovakia, Ms. Hoffman visited a church in a small town called Levoca. This church is famous because it has the highest altar in the world. It is almost 19 meters tall! Ms. Hoffman doesn't know very know too much about meters though because in the US we measure height in feet. But she can figure it out!

How many feet are in a meter?

How tall is the altar in feet?

Ms. Hoffman Dances Around the World

Everyone should join in! You know the song and dance!

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