As we follow along and read the adventures about Tom on his bike we also follow what’s happening with the author Alastair Humphreys as he rows across the Atlantic Ocean in his newest adventure. We are now in Ethiopia as we continue to read about his bike trip to the end of Africa. As we read we discuss different culture values and beliefs from different areas and we are following his trip with our Atlases. His diary pages give us information about different places.
Why would a boy on a bike with his supplies be considered rich in one country and poor in another?
Why do two people who work near each other but are from different countries not talk until Tom comes through the border?
When will Alastair Humphreys and his crew arrive on land again? See where he is and read about the author’s other adventures.
http://www.transatlantik.si/eng/
http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/
As you can see reading takes place even in the Atlantic Ocean. Fishing we’d expect in the water. We think some things would be important to have on this trip. What else would they really need? We are getting ready for our economics unit in a few weeks and we will disucss needs and wants. They may want other things but are they really needed? What do you think the top 10 things they should have with them in the Atlantic Ocean? Will the weather be stormy or fair? Wll it be hot or cold? How will this change what they will need with them?
- A compass
- A map
- food
- water
- sunscreen
- hat
- sunglasses
- sunscreen
- raincoat
- something to sleep on
We think you would be hungry, sunburnt, wet and tired.
It’s amazing to us that students in England. Australia, North Carolina are all following his trip. They received phone calls from him so check out their sites to learn more
A Room with a View (England) http://middlehampri2.posterous.com/an-adventurer-calls
4KM and 4 KJ ( Victoria, Australia) http://4kmand4kj.global2.vic.edu.au/
Your posts have terrific content, I have enjoyed following this project. I am also reading the book to a group of 6/7 year olds. We are in Turkey at the moment. This is probably a silly question, do you have your own class or are you the librarian in a big school?
Mr E
I’m amazed at all the traveling you get to do. Last time I think you were in Switzerland.
I have my own class of 19 second grade students. There are 7 second grade classes in our school of over 850 students.
The book isn’t out in America yet so Catherine sent me her copy to use because she was getting others to use for groups of students.
Thank you for the encouraging comments always.
Hi Roadrunners
I’m glad you enjoyed watching our Atlantic Row! I had a bit of a job getting hold of that rowing machine… I don’t have one and I asked ALL the parents in the playground in the mornings if they had one, I asked the local gym but theirs was too heavy, then just ONE DAY before we were due to do our Atlantic Row, a girl in my class said she’d spoken to her granny the night before and her granny had one! She knew her granny’s phone number off by heart so I went and rang her granny at the next playtime… her granny said she’d bring it into school and I rushed into the playground and shouted, CLASS 2! WE’VE GOT A ROWING MACHINE!!! And we all CHEERED!
It was VERY hard to row on it, we thought rowing would be quite easy until we used it, then we realised 2 hours would be a VERY long time… and that was without waves and salt water. Apparently all the Atlantic rowers now have very sore behinds!
I am interested to find out what you think about the end of your book.
Mrs M