This morning 1st graders from Three Oaks Elementary are connecting with students from Kothari International School, Noida, near New Delhi, India.

The classes each shared about an October holiday – Diwali for India, and Halloween for the United States. Both schools shared a little about their area, visuals showing the food and dress for the holiday, and even a song. Three Oaks shared their Fall Poem, complete with actions! Each class had nice visual demonstrations for each other.

We connected at 8:40 am our time in the morning. The students had just arrived at school. In India, it was Friday evening, about 6:10 pm and the students gathered at a home with access to videoconferencing.

Here are some of the questions they asked each other:

• Do you carve pumpkins in India?
• What does your food taste like?
• What is Halloween all about?
• What is the weather like there?
• Is it snowing there?

The students had a great time interacting with each other. Our students are going to study Diwali more to understand it further. We look forward to future collaborations with our friends in India.