Month: July 2015

• South America: Cookie Map

  

  I use the same cookie dough recipe every time I make a cookie map or gingerbread house.  It makes a very hard, solid biscuit which can be rolled very thin and still remain in tact after baking.  It tastes good as well! Dough for Map Making Gather: 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup caster sugar […]

  Claire

  July 31, 2015

  Continent Studies: South America, Geography: South America, Homeschooling, Map Making, Map Work, World Geography

  elementary, Geography, Homeschooling, South America, unit study

• South America Unit Study: Where in the world?

  

  I used as many ways as I could come up with to reinforce their previous knowledge of the Polar regions as well as teaching them where in the world South America was. Wall Map The first place to go was the huge wall map.  I first asked the girls to point out where the Arctic […]

  Claire

  July 30, 2015

  Continent Studies: South America, Geography: South America, Homeschooling, World Geography

  elementary education, hands on learning, Homeschooling, South America, unit study

• South America Unit Study: Summer Adventure Box

  

  I have already outlined my plans for my youngest two for this summer, and you will know that I am having a lot of help from my mum, Sarah and Lorna (Aren’t I blessed?).  This Summer Adventure Box needed to be extra special for just that reason.  There will be more people than just me […]

  Claire

  July 29, 2015

  Around the World with FIAR, Continent Studies: South America, Country Studies, Dr Seuss School, Five in a Row, Geography: South America, Homeschooling, PBL: South America, Project Based Learning, Summer Adventure Box

  elementary education, Geography, Homeschooling, South America, unit study

• Project Based Learning: South American Animals

  

  Whilst the older children dig deep into Shakespeare and all he has to offer, the little ones will be focused on South America.  It will be a primarily literature based study, with the exception of the project based learning the littles will do.  They have attempted to do projects before with my help but they […]

  Claire

  July 28, 2015

  Around the World with FIAR, Continent Studies: South America, Geography: South America, Homeschooling, PBL: South America, Project Based Learning, Project Work, World Geography

  elementary, hands on learning, Homeschooling, South America, unit study

• South America – Learning through Literature

  

    Whilst the older ones are studying all things Shakespeare, the littles will be focusing their time on South America.  The unit study will be two pronged using both literature and project based learning.  This post will be about our literature based learning and tomorrow I will post about the projects they will be attempting. […]

  Claire

  July 27, 2015

  Around the World with FIAR, Continent Studies: South America, Country Studies, Five in a Row, Geography: South America, Homeschooling, World Geography

  Geography, Homeschooling

• Arctic Circle Unit Study

  Due to some pathological need I have to complete a subject before I feel I can fully move on to the next one, you may have noticed I have been posting madly all week about the Arctic unit we have been doing.  I had been trying to school plan the littles’ summer but was completely […]

  Claire

  July 24, 2015

  Arctic Unit Study, Around the World with FIAR, Five in a Row, Geography: The Polar Regions, Homeschooling

  FIAR: Katy and the Big Snow, FIAR: Owl Moon, FIAR: Snowflake Bentley, FIAR: Stopping by the Woods, FIAR: Very Last First Time, Geography, Homeschooling

• Dr Seuss School: Ice is Nice

  Dr Seuss’ Ice is Nice book is perfect for bringing together all of the work we have done over the past two unit studies, being about both the arctic and the antarctic. We have done so many activities with snow and ice is was hard to find authentic and fun learning activities to go with […]

  Claire

  July 23, 2015

  Arctic Unit Study, Dr Seuss School, Geography: The Polar Regions, Homeschooling

  Homeschooling

• Arctic Unit Study: Making Ice Cream in a Bag

  This was just a little activity we did at the end of the unit for fun and to celebrate all their hard work.  It turned out pretty well.  I had sourced a recipe from the internet but couldn’t find the ingredients (what is half and half??), so I kind of made up my own with […]

  Claire

  July 22, 2015

  Arctic Unit Study, Homeschooling

  Homeschooling

• Around the World with FIAR: The Very Last First Time

  We are currently studying the Arctic circle, using FIAR books as our core.  Although we use the text from FIAR, I will only be posting the extra activities we do.  The Very Last First Time chronicles a young Inuit girl’s very first time mussel gathering under the ice of the oceans.  I particularly like the […]

  Claire

  July 21, 2015

  Arctic Unit Study, Around the World with FIAR, Five in a Row, Geography: The Polar Regions, Homeschooling

  FIAR: Very Last First Time, Homeschooling

• Around the World with FIAR: Snowflake Bentley

  We are currently studying the Arctic circle, using FIAR books as our core.  Although we use the text from FIAR, I will only be posting the extra activities we do.  This week we read Snowflake Bentley, which is a stunning and probably my favourite ever FIAR book.  It has the most beautiful real photos of […]

  Claire

  July 20, 2015

  Arctic Unit Study, Around the World with FIAR, Five in a Row, Geography: The Polar Regions, Homeschooling

  FIAR: Snowflake Bentley, Homeschooling