Today we assembled a flag of Ukraine. Ukraine’s flag was rather simple to put together. It is two solid colors so I cut a piece of construction paper in half and the boys glued it onto another piece. We will hang up their flags in our schoolroom. So far we…
We completed a cookie cake of Ukraine today in our study of the country. Last year when we started studying countries in depth we made a salt map. At the end of our study we had a salt map hanging around taking up space. So I decided to make something…
My kids like games One of the new games we added to our stash this year was Take Off! Designed to teach world geography, this game comes with a laminated world map complete with colored route lines. Although it is recommended for age 8 and up, this game can be adapted for…
I recently gave my boys a black and white map of Ukraine for them to color as part of our Ukraine unit study. The map had cities and rivers labeled as well as bordering countries named. My 5 year old and 7 year old took different approaches to the task.…
We are spending time studying Ukraine this year. Part way through our study we will take a field trip to the local Ukrainian festival. We do geography twice a week for 40 minutes each time so the study of Ukraine should take at least 7 full weeks. I read the…
We finished our unit study on Scotland today to finish out the school year. We have studied Scotland for about 6 weeks learning about the country and culture. Today we finished our unit study with a “feast.” We cooked Scottish food and then played some Scottish games wearing costumes we…
We are currently going through a unit study on Scotland. A field trip is always welcome around here. While we aren’t heading to Scotland, we did go and play a favorite game from Scotland. Golf! Prior to the field trip my boys watched You-tube videos of golf courses in…
As I was looking for resources for our study of the world this year I ran across a great site that lets you watch TV from a variety of countries around the world. For our study of the Arctic we went to Greenland’s TV station and watched the news. Now,…
Hands-on activities are a favorite around here so we incorporate as many as we can into our Arctic study. We made a salt map of Greenland. Once it dried we painted it and labeled the major towns, seas surrounding it, as well as the areas of the country. Making a…
We are taking a trip around the world and our first stop is in the Arctic. I’m using four different books as our spines in our journey. The Great Commission is important to our family so I wanted to approach the study of the world and cultures through a missions perspective.…
