Ecuador means equator in Spanish! By the end of our week in Ecuador, the kids had it on their bucket list to visit someday. We had a huge storm blow through and lost power for a week! We stayed on Ecuador for a few days after the power was restored. The beauty of homeschooling and being the teacher in charge.
Post Updated November 2021
Post Released June 9, 2020
Mapping it Out
- Crayola.com’s Free printable of Ecuador’s flag and map
- Wycliffe.org also has printable with a larger flag image: free coloring printable of Ecuador’s Flag (Page 4)
- Seterra.com’s Free printable maps of South America
- Seterra.com’s Free online geography games for South America
Missions Spotlight
- We read the biography of Nate Saint, Jim Elliott and the group of missionaries who reached out to the Warorani people in the Amazon jungles of Ecuador. They were killed but their family members later brought most of the tribe to faith in Jesus.
- For younger children, Answers In Genesis has a simple version of the the biography of Nate Saint.
- For intermediate readers or as a read-aloud:
“The Fate of the Yellow Woodbee: Nate Saint,” by Dave and Neeta Jackson
“Nate Saint: Operation Auca,” by Nancy Drummond - There is a 3-part read aloud of “Operation Auca” on YouTube: Nate Saint Part 1, Nate Saint Part 2, Nate Saint Part 3
- High Schoolers and adults will appreciate “The End of the Spear,” by Steve Saint
- Compassion International has an interactive page for kids:
- Explorer.compassion.com/Ecuador
- Children raising support money: Aid for Ecuador
- Prayercast.com/Ecuador: This page contains Quick Facts, a Summary, Prayer Points, and a short video prayer for Ecuador.
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Booklists
This was our favorite book to learn about the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador:
Incan Empire: The Great Inka Road
About two years ago, we visited the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, and walked through a temporary exhibit of The Great Inka Road. I still had the activity guides (half finished because the kids were little) and you can print it out for a study of the Ancient Incan Empire, spanning the countries of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. According to the approximate geography for each region, I assigned the pages as following:
- Ecuador: Chinchaysuyu, Pages 6-7
- Peru: Contisuyu, Pages 12-13
- Bolivia: Antisuyu, Pages 8-9
- Chile: Collasuyu, Pages 10-11
Cooking Ecuadorian Food with Kids
We had a massive storm and lost power for almost a week during our study of Ecuador. The refrigerator was connected to the generator but I couldn’t cook anything. By the time afternoon would roll around, it was hotter inside the house than outside. Connecting the electric griddle into the generator, the kids and I made Ecuadorian Cheese and Potato Patties (Llapingachos) and Beef Empanadas. Totally worth the heat.
Movie
We watched the Torchlighters episode about Jim Elliott (one of the missionaries with Nate Saint) on Amazon Prime. There is also “The End of the Spear” movie which is rated PG-13.