This week’s random facts:

1. A kangaroo can’t walk backwards.

2. Cats are not able to taste anything sweet.

3. Giant Pandas eat approximately 28 pounds of bamboo a day – that’s over 5 tons per year!

Our Earth is divided up into seven large masses of land called continents. The seven continents are Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Asia, South America and North America. 

These continents can be further divided up into regions of land, which we call countries. Countries are territories with borders that separate them from other countries, each with their own government. There are 195 different countries in the world.

DO NOW:

1. Name 5 countries.

2. Draw 5 flags.

3. Make up your own flag.