Category: World Geography
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How to Bake an Apple Pie and See the World
How to Bake an Apple Pie and See the World is a perfect introduction to the continents of the world, which is what A, B and I hope to finish by September. Â This was a quick study to familiarise the girls with the way the world is laid out, giving some of its history and […]
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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. Â 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. Â This week we learnt all about the importance of plants and trees […]
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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. Â 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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South America: Cookie Map
I use the same cookie dough recipe every time I make a cookie map or gingerbread house. Â It makes a very hard, solid biscuit which can be rolled very thin and still remain in tact after baking. Â It tastes good as well! Dough for Map Making Gather: 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup caster sugar […]
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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. Â I first asked the girls to point out where the Arctic […]
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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. Â It will be a primarily literature based study, with the exception of the project based learning the littles will do. Â They have attempted to do projects before with my help but they […]
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South America – Learning through Literature
Whilst the older ones are studying all things Shakespeare, the littles will be focusing their time on South America. Â The unit study will be two pronged using both literature and project based learning. Â This post will be about our literature based learning and tomorrow I will post about the projects they will be attempting. […]
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Renaissance: Tudor Explorers Unit Study
Week 1 – Introduction and Resources Week 2 – Making a Paper Mache Map Week 3 – The Urge to Explore Week 4 – Preparing for the Journey Week 5 – Ships and Sea Monsters Week 6 – Navigation part 1 – How to make a Chip Log to calculate Speed Week 7 – Navigation […]
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Around the World with FIAR: Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening is a poem by one of my very favourite poets, Robert Frost. Â This a simple poem which Frost claims he wrote in just one night. Â Simple it maybe, but it has a class that spans the ages. Â As it is short I have included it here: Whose […]