Our+Sayonara+Presentation

=//What do we want to plan as a parting presentation?//= ===Video clip of our visitors' Sayonara Party in the spring: http://www.sd25.org/~access25/Cable/Schedule/page126/page126.html===

Perform or recite a patriotic song or picture book (Gift the book to both schools and prepare a slideshow DVD with pictures/or background music) We could perform once in English and once in Japanese depending on the selection.
 * 1) A is for America http://www.amazon.com/America-Devin-Scillian/dp/1585360155/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0
 * 2) One Nation: America by the Numbers http://www.amazon.com/One-Nation-America-Devin-Scillian/dp/1585362492/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286765163&sr=1-1
 * 3) America the Beautiful (PIcture book of the lyrics to "America the Beautiful") http://www.amazon.com/America-Beautiful-Katharine-Bates/dp/0399238859/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286765417&sr=1-1
 * 4) America the Beautiful (Pop-Up Book) http://www.amazon.com/America-Beautiful-Pop-up-Robert-Sabuda/dp/0689847440/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286765417&sr=1-2
 * 5) Grandfather's Journey (Japanese American experience) http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Say/e/B000APMWKQ/ref=sr_tc_img_2_0?qid=1286765835&sr=1-2-ent

Perform other Popular Songs
 * 1) Sweet Home Chicago

Recite a picture book from Chicago/Illinois (Gift the book to both schools and prepare a slideshow DVD with pictures/or background music) We could perform once in English and once in Japanese depending on the selection.
 * 1) W is for Windy City
 * 2) L is for Lincoln (An Illinois Alphabet)

Recite a popular story (Gift the book to both schools and prepare a slideshow DVD with pictures/or background music) We could perform once in English and once in Japanese depending on the selection.
 * 1) The Giving Tree by Shell Silverstein
 * 2) Brother Eagle, Sister Sky

We could perform once in English and once in Japanese depending on the selection.
 * 1) Popular line dances like: Cha-Cha Slide, Electric Slide, Boot Scootin Boogie, Macarena
 * 2) Recreate some TAFT campfire traditions like: Cheers/Skits: Boom Chicka Boom, Go Bananas, Everywhere we Go, Shake Your Foot and a group RAINSTORM
 * 3) Name/Actions Game