I was really looking forward to today as I had read ahead and seen that Fogg and Passepartout covered a lot of ground geographically speaking, which meant lots of opportunities to learn. We were also introduced to the protagonist, Fix, an inspector who has got it into his head that Fogg is the bank robber.…
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Around the World in 80 Days: Day Two
On the second day of our summer adventure, we read two more chapters, continued learning lots and ended the day with a Byron poetry reading tea party. Chapter 3: Phileas Fog makes a wager that is likely to cost him dear Phileas Fogg believes he can circumnavigate his way around the world, and is willing…
Around the World in 80 Days: Day One
Okay, so I was going to write one post summing up the week, but I knew when it had reached 4000 words it would be too much. But I did want to record all we had done, for the children and I guess if some one wanted to do something similar, all the ideas would…
How to Create an ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ Scrap Book
To make a personalised, large Around the World in 80 Days scrap book gather up the following: Butcher's Paper: This is one of the staples of our home school, which we use for decoration, for creating news paper, art and scrap books: Scrap booking Paper: I obtained a lot of very useful vintage paper free…