The Backstory In most Asian countries, Mid-Autumn festival is celebrated by eating mooncakes. There are a few different styles of mooncakes, and the most common one is the Cantonese style that is stamped with a beautiful design. This year, we learned how to make mooncakes! The Mid-Autumn festival is celebrated in most Asian countries at […]
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We encountered mentions of Romania in a few unexpected books that we just happened to be reading during this time. We learned more about the grip of communism during the Cold War in this region of Europe. It was made all the more memorable by meeting new friends who had lived in Romania during that time. They led my kids through a book about beautiful Romania, introduced us to the work of Brancusi, and described their childhoods behind the Iron Curtain. We tried on a traditional wool coat, drank horinca (Romanian brandy), and had other Romanian treats.
We encountered mentions of Romania in a few unexpected books that we just happened to be reading during this time. We learned more about the grip of communism during the Cold War in this region of Europe. It was made all the more memorable by meeting new friends who had lived in Romania during that time. They led my kids through a book about beautiful Romania, introduced us to the work of Brancusi, and described their childhoods behind the Iron Curtain. We tried on a traditional wool coat, drank horinca (Romanian brandy), and had other Romanian treats.
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We encountered mentions of Romania in a few unexpected books that we just happened to be reading during this time. We learned more about the grip of communism during the Cold War in this region of Europe. It was made all the more memorable by meeting new friends who had lived in Romania during that time. They led my kids through a book about beautiful Romania, introduced us to the work of Brancusi, and described their childhoods behind the Iron Curtain. We tried on a traditional wool coat, drank horinca (Romanian brandy), and had other Romanian treats.
We have discovered Kate Seredy’s beautifully written historical fiction novels about Hungary! We touched a bit on the Austro-Hungarian empire when we studied Austria, so this made it feel complete. Navigate this page: Missions, Booklists, Science, Field Trip, Cooking, Composer Study, Folk Dance, Game, Movies, Videos Free Printables Missions Spotlight Top 3 Book List The
Czechia and Slovakia were so recently divided into two individual countries that most of the books are about Czechoslovakia. We really enjoyed learning about the people and place. Since we are heading east through our country studies in Europe, this study was our first glimpse into the Cold War era. Navigate this page: Missions, Booklists,
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What a wonderland of music Austria is: the land of Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Strauss Jr, and the Von Trappe Family Singers! We had a blast learning about Austria and even went on a field trip to a Swarovski store. There is so much interesting history, from it’s height of power as the Austro-Hungarian Empire through
Our package from the Swiss Embassy kicked off this very fun study of Switzerland. It coincided with a few snowstorms and perfect sledding weather, too! Navigate this page: Missions, Booklists, Science, Cooking, Composer Study, Folk Dance, Art Project, Game, Movies, Videos Free Printables Missions Spotlight Top 3 Book List The following lists are a sampling
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Our previous study of France was filled with so many artists that we didn’t even touch on Picasso, who spent most of his life in France! Since he was born and educated in Spain, I decided that Spain would be our next stop so that we could study Picasso as well as Salvador DalÃ, another
We studied France along with Christmas for the whole month of December! We especially loved the traditional Bûche de Noël cake and the 13 Desserts of Christmas. There are so many 19th century artists and composers that you can study while you’re here. Navigate this page: Missions, Booklists, Science, Cooking, Composer Study, Folk Dance, Art
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