I’ve compiled all of our favorite interdisciplinary subjects according to country, but please pick and choose according to what you need for your curriculum! I have twins in 3rd grade, a Kindergartener, and a preschooler, so you’ll find different levels of books and activities with modifications for the little ones, in addition to the occasional book for adults.
I love great books, travel, missions, music, dance, art, handicrafts, science, and board games. As we study these aspects of each country, it feels like we are immersing ourselves in the best that each culture has to offer. During these pandemic times when we take precautions just to go down the street, it is the perfect time to dream and learn about different countries.
For each country’s page, you will find:
Books
- My favorite atlases, resource books, and the readings I pull from them
- Lists of great books to find at your library at all levels, for reading aloud or silent reading
- My book reviews of our favorite books that are in our home library, or will be soon!
Hands-on Activities
- Craft suggestions with pictures
- Board games and sports to try
- Links to recipes of what the kids helped me cook
- Recipe index of the food I made during the study
Fine Arts
- Links to youtube videos of folk music and folk dance
- Composer Study and Art Study with an index and how-to guide.
- Movies (kids movies…not exactly a fine art)
Reference Books
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…[read more]
Schedule Ideas
First, choose what aspects of geography you would like to incorporate. Then, you could either assign one subject to a particular day of the week, or you could do what is called a “loop schedule.” A loop schedule means…[read more]