We used so many great resources for our Anglo-Saxon unit study, I thought I would share them 🙂 Although we did this study a few years ago, we will be repeating it with my younger two so this post will be helpful to me as well. Non-Fiction Books Anglo Saxons and Vikings from Usbourne is…
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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…
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…
Fun, Hands On Dinosaur Unit: Thyreophora – Stegasaurus
The girls have had enormous fun learning about the dinosaurs from the Thyreophora group using the Stegasaurus as an example. Dinosaurs are classified into two groups dependant on the position of the hips: Saurischia (lizard hipped dinosaurs) Ornithiscia (bird hipped dinosaurs) The Saurischia are further divided into Theropods and Sauropods, while the Ornithiscia are divided into Thyreophora and…
Dr Seuss: If I ran a Rain Forest
The South America unit study we began last summer was never really finished as it was tricky for me to be part of it due to all the Shakespeare work the older ones and I were doing. Just recently I have had the opportunity to review a curriculum from EdTechLens all about the rain forests. It…
Ancient Celts Unit Study
Part 1- Introduction and Resources: Part 2- Costume, Dress Up and Make Believe Play Part 3- Field Trip to Ancient Butser Farm Part 4- Hands on Activities For more ideas: https://uk.pinterest.com/5scalliwags/ancient-celts-unit-study/
Australian Aborigines: The Boomerang and Didgeridoo
This week the children learnt all about the Australian Aboriginal Boomerang and Didgeridoo. First, they researched the boomerang and Thomas made one. Next, the little ones played with an authentic didgeridoo. And finally, we all tried our hands at playing it. We were not very good. But we did have a lot of fun trying!…
Ancient Celt Unit Study: Activities
This is my final post on the Ancient Celts, until I cover it with my little two. This post includes all the activities we did a few years ago, including the writing, during our Ancient Celt Unit Study. Ancient Celt Writing Activities Everything I set the guys to write was Celt related and independently researched. …
Guest Posting: Learning about Mesopotamia Through Literature and Hand On Activities
I am guest posting over at 123homeschool4me today and would love for you to click over and read all about our adventures in Mesopotamia. This is the third part of a four part hands on history unit for children of all ages. Using a retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh, your children will learn all about…
How to Create a Celtic Dress Up Costume
We made a Celtic costume out of bits and bobs we had at home. Old pajamas, especially if they are tartanish, are perfect for a Celt. I gave T an old pair of mine. They were a bit big, but he didn't mind 🙂 He paired my pajamas with his own over sized plain t-shirt.…
Ancient Celts Unit Study: Resources
This is a short unit study about the Ancient Celts. This first post will include all the resources we used during this study. Celtic Themed Informational, Factual Books Factual books are very important and I try to buy ones with great pictures and at least one with great information. The first and third book fall…
Guest Posting: Learning about Mesopotamia Through Literature and Hand On Activities
I am guest posting over at 123homeschool4me today and would love for you to click over and read all about our adventures in Mesopotamia. I'm excited to be sharing my home schooling unit study about Ancient Mesopotamia based on three books retelling the Epic of Gilgamesh. Containing lots of fun hands-on activities........ (for more click here)
Australian Aborigines: Resources
Welcome to my first post covering the Australian Aboriginal Resources we used for our mini unit study. Australian Aboriginal Resources: Who are the Aboriginals? Firstly, we did a bit of research about the Aboriginal race.... Aborigines describe the people indigenous to Australia. The Aborigines were thought to have migrated from Asia some 30000 years ago,…
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…
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…