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E Is For English

We are participating in the  Christian Home School Hub 's  Passport to the World journey . This week, we're exploring Australia and the English language. We learned a lot about cool aimals in Australia such as the kangaroo, the wallaby, the koala, the wombat, the Tasmanian devil, the spiny anteater, the frill-necked lizard, the duck-billed platypus, the emu, the kookaburra, the lyrebird, and the green turtle. We also read about the Great Barrier Reef. It was fun to try speaking Strine (what Aussies speak) :). Below are some interesting facts we've learned about Australia and some useful links that different homeschool families share at  http://christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/ . Hello or Hullo ( He low or Ha low ) Interesting Facts: The continent of Australia is the smallest, the flattest, and the driest (except for Antarctica) continent. There are ten times as many jumbucks (sheep) as people. Australia produces more wool than any other count...