Category: Continent Studies: South America
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South America Unit Study
Yeeeehaa! My unit study all about South America and the rainforest is done and dusted and is now posted all in one place 🙂 Enjoy! Part 1: South America: Learning through Literature Part 2: Project Based Learning: South American Animals Part 3: South America Adventure box Part 4: Where in the World? Part 5: […]
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South America: The Vanishing Rain Forests {deserts}
Welcome to my very last post on our South American Unit Study. I’m so chuffed I managed to finally get it all written down, and I am so ready to move on to our next continent study, which I think will be Asia. This week we learnt all about the importance of plants and trees […]
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Artist Study: Henri Rousseau
As part of our South American/ rain forest unit study we looked at the art of Henri Rousseau, which was perhaps a strange choice given he was French and had no connection with South America in any way whatsoever! That said, he is well known for his paintings of jungles and it is there you […]
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Around the World with FIAR: Salamander Room
FIAR Work The Salamander Room is a delightful book about a young boy imagining all he would need to do to his bedroom to make it habitable for the salamander he found in the forest. Once I had read out this book for a few days I had A8 narrate the story back to me […]
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The Magic School Bus: In the Rain Forest {Chocolate Production}
This whole lesson was focused on all things chocolate. I knew this would appeal hugely to the masses so I bribed encouraged them to work hard with the promise of fun times to come. And they did. Work hard, that is, although it was not without the presence of much checking when the promised treat time […]
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Around the World with FIAR: Henry the Castaway
Geographical Theme for Term: South America We read through this book again: Henry the Castaway is a story about a boy who imagines going for an adventure on the Orinoco River. This river runs through Venezuela and Colombia: As we had already covered Columbia in a past study, we focused primarily on Venezuela this week. […]
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Venezuelan Art Study: Santiago Pol
As part of our South American studies we looked into well known Venezuelan artist Santiago Pol. Santiago Pol, born in Barcelona, Spain, states this about Venezuela: “If Venezuela did not exist, I would not exist as a designer” A leading figure in Venezuelan graphic art, Pol carried out his studies in Fine Arts at the School […]
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Magic tree house book: Adventure in the Amazon
This week we have been using one of the Magic Tree House books ‘Adventure in the Amazon‘, to continue with our South America unit study, focusing on the country of Brazil. South America: Goals for this Study Whilst working through the next unit of Rainforest Journey and reading Adventure in the Amazon, we will be focusing […]
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Around the World with FIAR: The Gully Washer (South America)
Yes, I know this is a bit of a stretch, but gully washers do happen in Colombia, and Colombia happens to be one of the wettest countries in South America, and the next part of the Rainforest Journey is learning about the water cycle. See it all dove-tails…a bit. In all honesty the Gully Washer […]
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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 […]