Learning the five oceans on the map can be so much fun! If you need a song to help you and your children remember the five oceans, here you have it… We play the video while eating breakfast, lunch or snack; sometimes we just play it in the school room as a break, time to [Read On]
Seven Continents Worksheets
August 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
Here are a couple more worksheets to go with our study of the Seven Continents! The first one is a sheet to label. I always like to include the option for younger students to cut and paste and for older students to label by hand. The second worksheet is a color coded map. My kids [Read On]
Seven Continents
August 21, 2013 by 4 Comments
This week we have been working on learning the Seven Continents. I made picture cards and matching cards for the kids to use and help them learn the Seven Continents. We have used the matching cards to play games such as “Race You” and memory game. We set up the timer and see how long [Read On]
Markings on the Globe Color Coded
April 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
We like to create an “art” project each week. In order to make it fit into our day we usually turn one of the subjects we are learning into an art project. By that I mean, something we can use paint, glitter, stickers, etc. anything fun, hands-on, that we can then hang on the wall. [Read On]
Markings on the Globe Model
April 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This week we are studying the markings on the globe. I decided to help the kids make a little model of a globe so they could paint, identify and highlight different markings on the globe. I bought Styrofoam balls at the local craft store. We stuck a wooden stick on one end of the ball to [Read On]
South America Maps
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I am very excited to be studying South America for the next two weeks! I am originally from South America, Venezuela to be exact. I can’t wait to talk to my kids about the country their mommy was born in, our customs, our food, our music, our flag, among other things. They are familiar with [Read On]
Canadian Waters
March 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
For Geography, this week we are studying Canadian Waters. I made two maps to help the kids locate each body of water and learn the names. The first one shows all the locations and names. The second one, has empty boxes for them to label them correctly. My kids like cutting and pasting, so I [Read On]
Canada
March 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
For Geography, this week we will be studying Canada. I have made a couple of maps to use with the kids. I made the maps using the mapping feature on the National Geographic website. Have you tried it? It is amazing!!! You can choose which area of the world you want to make a map [Read On]