This summer I had a wonderful time visiting PEI from central Florida. My family and I loved the lush gardens, the stunning red sand beaches, and everything about Anne of Green Gables.

We had such an amazing trip that last week I went to PEI all over again, when my third grade class embarked on an"imagination vacation" to your beautiful island. I was inspired by Anne's colorful and creative imagination in "Anne of Green Gables". If Anne Could turn Barry's pond into "The Lake of Shining Waters", our classroom could certainly transform (with a little creativity) into PEI.

We flew on "Imagination Airlines, where the imagination is sky high!" The students brought snacks and games for the plane ride. The flight went so quickly, it felt like we had never left!

The students needed their passports for arrival. When we landed we were joined by our principal, who stamped their passports with "Welcome to Canada" sticker.

Then, the principal read them a letter "inspired" by the late Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables (I don't need to tell you that!)

Ms. Montgomery welcomed the third graders to PEI, and invited them to visit the beaches, and to her home for tea. Our first stop was the beaches in Cavendish. The students admired red craft sand that looked amazingly like your maroon colored sand. We enjoyed our lesson while sitting on towels, to enhance the beach experience. The students went searching for snail shells (collected from my PEI vacation) around the classroom. We read a chapter of Anne of Green Gables to heighten the PEI feel, we were "virtually" five minutes from the fabled "Green Gables. Then, we took notes, snapped photos, and wrote in our travel journals to help us remember our day at the beach.

Next, we conjured up a visit to the home of author, Lucy Maud Montgomery. My 6th grade son's diorama of a colonial home made a wonderful stand-in for Ms. Montgomery's bedroom and living area. With a little imagination the students felt like they were in a real period museum.The students enjoyed discovering all the little clay dishes my son had made, and placed then in real, working cabinetry. We also read selections from a a wonderful biography I had bought from my own visit to "Green Gables".

Well, apparently I could go on and on about our "imagination vacation" to PEI, but now I am going to let my students share their thoughts about your charming little island.

I will be adding the stories shortly! Enjoy!