All About Us...

Our class worked on creating pages that would explain a little bit about our region, our state, our hobbies and past times.  Please read below to find out what we do in Pennsylvania. Below are statements written by students in fourth grade.


Sports:

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies is the baseball team for Pennsylvania. They won the World Series 2008. There are 30 baseball teams in the United States. There are 14 baseball teams in the American league and 16 teams in the National league.  
 

Philadelphia Eagles

 

The Eagles are a football team here in Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia eagles colors are green and white.

Our football is soccer to you.

Philadelphia Flyers

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

                                The Philadelphia Flyers are a hockey team that is very big in Pennsylvania. They were established in 1967. Bernie Parent played for the Flyers he is now in the Hall of of Fame.

SOFTBALL

Softball is a sport that we do in the U.S.A.  You can learn how to pitch and we do windmill pitch. It is really cool.  To bat, you get in a position have you bat back and a level swing and you will hit the ball.  To be outfield, you have to have a glove and the ball comes in the air and get under it.  As an Infielder,  you have to get in front of it and throw it to the play. As a catcher, you stand behind home plate and catch the ball and tag home platein order to get the other team out.  You can win trophies.  You wear uniforms, such as a shirt, pants and cleats.

GYMNASTICS

Gymnastics is a sport we do in the U.S.A. It has a variety of levels it starts at beginners until the Olympics. Gymnastics is where you do flips and you can get really flexible. You wear something called a leotard.  It is sort of like what you wear in ballet class without the tutu. The events you do in gymnastics are beam, bar, floor, and vault.  You go to a competition called a meet where you can win medals and trophies.

 

Places to Visit:

http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/play/exhibits/

Since 1976 Please Touch museum has been the Children’s Museum of Philadelphia.

 

Lake Harmony

Things kids like to do at Lake Harmony is swimming, jet skiing, tubing, fishing, water skiing, kayaking, and wake boarding. There are 1,321 houses around Lake Harmony. Lake Harmony is a 3,000 gallon lake.  Lake Harmony is located in the Pocano Mountains. 

 

 

                               

               

                

Harrisburg Harrisburg is Pennsylvania’s state capital. In 2010, a magazine said that Harrisburg was the second best place in the U.S.A. to raise a family. Harrisburg also hosts an annual outdoor show, the largest of its kind in North America.   Philadelphia   Foods   Philadelphia is a city famous for food.  Cheesesteak and pretzels are most popular.  Cheesesteak is beef sliced thin and then topped by cheese, lettuce, tomato and much more! Pretzels are twisty, tasty, salty and made of bread.