Homeschooling

  • Africa Unit Study: Day 9

    Read DK Eyewitness: Africa. Share what you have learned at the dinner table. Take notes on areas you want to explore further. Read (older kids): Mogo’s Flute. Study questions here. You can take up to 3 days to answer these… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study: Day 8

    Read aloud:: Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book. Weave a vocabulary mat with English words on one side and Kiswahili words on the other. Keep adding to this mat as you learn more words. Alternative activity: Write a story using… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study: Day 7

    Watch Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa Read aloud Zambia/The Hare’s Revenge and Zimbabwe/The Cat Who Came Indoors in Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales Read Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters. (Reading Rainbow movie link here). Read I Lost My Tooth in Africa.… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study: Day 6

    History: Read Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, pages 174, 175 and 195. Take notes/Make entries in Book of Centuries. Listen to Putumayo Kids African Playground. Amazon Link Lyrics here: http://www.putumayo.com/en/pdf/Lyrics_AP.pdf Additional activities here: http://www.putumayo.com/en/pdf/African_Playground_Guide.pdf Visit the Vatican Museums’ Ethnological Missionary Museum online.… Continue reading

  • Mom’s Africa Unit Study Wish List

    These are resources I didn’t find in our local library. I’ve gone ahead and requested that they purchase these, so hopefully I’ll be able to read them one day soon. Make good use of your library’s “suggest this purchase” page!… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study: Day 5

    Geography: Print out this map of Africa. Label the following: – major bodies of water – Equator – major land forms Fill out this chart and discuss. Additional discussion questions can be found here. Craft: Choose a mask to print… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study: Day 4

    Read Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, pages 46, 51, 60, 95, 117. Read pp. 268-269 of All Ye Lands. Take notes/Make entries in Book of Centuries. Read-aloud: Namibia: Nolwandle, Girl of the Waves in African Tales. Take a peek at Africam —… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study: Day 3

    Read Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, pages 4, 6, 20, 30 and 31. Take notes/Make entries in Book of Centuries. African Mathematics: Read, take notes/narrate. Art Study: Our Lady of Africa chapel Read aloud: We All Went on Safari Today’s Menu: Jollof… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study: Day 2

    Read All Ye Lands, pp. 262-268. Read about Mercator maps. Draw and take notes. Learn about Africa’s Climate. Draw and take notes. Copywork/Vocabulary: Tropical Rainforest Humid Savanna Steppe Highland Altitude Latitude Attitude Monsoon Our Lady of Africa: About Our Lady… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study: Day 1

    Mom: Read Africa at New Advent. Read (can be aloud) All Ye Lands, pp. 257-262 Color in and label Africa Outline Map, or pick something from Enchanted Learning’s selection. Copywork/Vocabulary: voracious assimilate scimitar cuisine colonialism Snack: Plantain Crisps (Ghana) Salad:… Continue reading