Germany, A Homeschool Geography Unit Germany, a musical wonderland filled with fairy tales and castles, Martin Luther and Gutenberg! We fondly remember our hikes and dinner over the campfire with cousins in Germany. Oktoberfest was moved online this year, so we watched some of the videos while we had our own party at home. Try […]
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The first book I made a beeline for was “The Little Book of Hygge” to figure out why Denmark is the second happiest country in the world (they used to be the first). Denmark is also the land of Hans Christian Andersen and the Lego. To visit “Lego House” in Denmark is now on the
IKEA has finally re-opened and I managed to turn a shopping trip into a “field trip to see Swedish design and get Swedish snacks.” The kids immediately noticed the Swedish flag in front of the store and pointed out that the store’s colors match the colors of the flag. As we paused for the zillionth
Before you start buying, you might already have atlases in your home that you can use! These are my favorite go-to reference books listed under the section, “Mapping It Out,” that I like to display or pull readings from. Not every book features every country, in which case I assign a reading that is more
What a breathtaking place! Fjords, glaciers, waterfalls, the aurora borealis… such magical words. Norway is filled with abundant legends of trolls! Navigate this page: Missions, Booklists, Cooking, Folk Dance/Music, Art Project/Handicraft, Movie, Videos Mapping it Out Crayola.com’s Free printable of Norway’s Flag and Map Seterra.com’s Free printable maps of Europe Seterra.com’s Free online geography games
If you love waterfalls, Iceland is the place to go! Visiting Iceland a few years ago was our first flight with toddlers. It started out with an unhappy red-eye flight and we remained sleep deprived for the entire week… but it was totally worth it. Iceland, we will be back! Navigate this page: Missions, Booklists,
We did a short study about Paraguay and then wrapped up South America! We paid keen attention to this study because we have friends living here and, who knows, maybe we will get to visit when travel restrictions are lifted. Navigate this page: Missions, Books, Ecosystems, Cooking, Composer Study, Folk Dance, Folk Music, Art Project,
I combined Argentina and Uruguay because the physical geography and the food are so similar! Truly, the gauchos are doing it right, raising that grass-fed beef… Oh, to be in a place where grass-fed beef is the NORM! Navigate this page: Missions, Booklists, Ecosystems, Cooking, Composer Study, Folk Dance, Folk Music, Art Project, Physical Education,
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If a country only had one tourist attraction, the Uyuni Salt Flats would be enough to bring me there. But in addition, Bolivia has the Urus Floating Villages, Death Road, and two capitals, one of which wins the “capital at highest altitude” award, so high that flat screen TVs won’t work and people get altitude
The land of Machu Picchu, Nazca Lines, and the heart of the Ancient Incan civilization. A few surprises, too, like the Reed Islands and boats of the Uros People! Navigate this page: Missions, Booklists, Incas, Ecosystems, Cooking, Composer Study, Folk Dance/Music, Art Project, Games, Movie, Videos This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn