This one comes to us from my friend (and former student!) Stephanie, who currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Oooh, it's a sunset picture!"
I explained that Philadelphia is a big city (much larger than Harrisburg, which is her only experience with large buildings), and we spent several minutes scanning lots of gorgeous views of the city on the trusty ol' Google Image Search (She loved pointing out to me which pictures were daytime shots, sunset, or nighttime). I also told her some of the history of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in general (she's going to have to learn it someday...), and she was truly astonished when I pointed out that Europeans first settled here in the seventeenth century.
"Four hundred years ago? That's craaaazy!"
Then we looked up some of the history of the Liberty Bell, and I asked her if she wanted to draw a picture of a bell.
Freja: No. How about I draw a picture of a flower?
Me: Do you want me to draw a bell?
Freja: Yes! And then I can color it!
I... can't draw. I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry.
So thank you, Steph! And thank you, Philadelphia, for allowing me to give my daughter one of her first history lessons.
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