South Africa Country Study Resources

 

 

As always, I try to include resources for a variety of ages. All books can be found at your local library, on Amazon or Paperback Swap (you should really check out this link).

All printable resources are free unless marked with $$$$.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity Books and Notebooking Pages – St. Aiden’s

Animal Cards and Mini Books – Homeschool Share (scroll down for South Africa)

Choose a Country Lapbook – Homeschool Share

Coloring Pages, Activities and More – Shirley’s Preschool Activities

Coloring Pages, Crafts and More – A to Z Kid’s Stuff

Coloring Pages, Crafts and Lesson Plans – Crayola

Coloring Pages, Paper Dolls, Worksheets and More – Education.com

Coloring Pages, Worksheets and More Printables – Activity Village

Country Study with Printables – Homeschool Creations

Map – Your Child Learns

Money Printables – Practical Pages

Pick a Country Notebooking Pages – Notebooking Fairy

Printable Crafts – DLTK-Kids

Printable Crafts – Making Friends

Worksheets – abc Teach

Worksheets – Children of the World  (really good)

Worksheets and Maps – Teaching Drums

 

$$$$

CurrClick

Teachers Pay Teachers – Some FREE!!!!!

 

 

 

Craft – The Crafty Crow

Crafts – Arts and Activities (scroll down for Ndebele and  Zulu crafts)

Crafts – eHow

Crafts – Wart Games

Games – Wart Games

Info – Nat Geo Kids

Info – SouthAfrica.info

Info – TIME for Kids

Info and Ideas – Kids World Citizens

Info and Links – St. Aiden’s

Lesson Plans, Games and More – Mr. Donn

Montessori Inspired Little Passports Activities – Living Montessori Now

Unit Study – Knowledge Quest Maps

 

 

 

 

Little Passports  (They have a kit for South Africa.)

Highlights Top Secret Adventures (Not sure if they have a kit for South Africa yet.)

 

 

 

HAVE FUN LEARNING!!!

 

Brazil – Country Study Resources

 

 

 

We have studied Brazil in the past but we had so much fun with it that I thought I would write up some resources for you. Some of them will be just on Brazil but others will be on the rain forest or continent of South America. 

 

I made these for breakfast the first morning we studied Brazil. 

I basically made pancakes and then fried the bananas in butter and sugar. Then I covered the pancakes with the bananas and added whipped topping.  SOOOO GOOD!!!!!

I think that is the only picture I took from when we studied Brazil. 

 

As always, I try to include resources for a variety of ages. All books can be found at your local library, on Amazon or Paperback Swap (you should really check out this link).

All printable resources are free unless marked with $$$.

Let me say that I am NOT affiliated in ANY way with ANY companies. I don’t get a dime for you clicking over to Amazon or Currclick or any other site. I am just trying to put together as many great resources as I can find to give you and me plenty of options. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lapbook – Homeschool Share

Lapbook and Unit Study of the Amazon and Rainforest – Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool

Notebooking Pages and Unit Study – Homeschool Creations

Coloring Pages – Coloring 101 (TONS of them!!!!!)

Coloring Page, Crafts and Lesson Plans – Crayola

Coloring Pages and other Printables – Activity Village

Coloring Pages, Paper Dolls, Worksheets – Education.com

Coloring Page of Flag – Nick Jr.

Map of South America – Coloring.ws

Printable Info – Nat Geo Kids (we usually include these in our lapbooks)

Printable Jungle Crafts – DLTK-Kids

Portuguese Flashcards – Mr. Printables

Postcard Notebooking Page – Notebooking Fairy

 

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Currclick Products

Teachers Pay Teachers – Some FREE!!!!!

Hands of a Child – Rainforest Lapbooks

 

 

Activities – Living Montessori Now (also includes a review of Little Passports, which we LOOOOOVE)

Crafts – Creative Bug

Crafts – Cultural Arts in Education

Crafts – Squidoo

Crafts and Activities – Activity Bucket

Info – Fact Monster

Info – Kids Corner Brazil (interactive)

Info – Nat Geo

Info – TIME for Kids

Info, Activities, Links and Video – A to Z Kids Stuff

Info on a Kid’s Life in Brazil – Think Quest

Info on Kids’ Lives in Brazil – Brazzil.com

Lesson Plans – Mr. Donn

Unit Study – Easy Fun School

 

 

Don’t forget about the movie “Rio”!!! 

Carnaval Videos Featuring Kids – Kid World Citizen

Children’s Games – eHow

Children’s Songs in Portuguese – YouTube

Counting Video in Portuguese – YouTube

My Country Brazil Video – YouTube

National Geographic : Secret Brazil Part 1 – YouTube

Recipes from Brazil – AllRecipes.com

Recipe for Brazilian Pao de Queijo (Cheese Rolls) – Kid World Citizen

 

 

HAVE FUN LEARNING!!!

 

 

Learn About Russia – Study Resources

 

 

I decided to make a bigger Russia study to go along with the resources I put together for the Winter Olympics. The one I made before so was just a few resources that we used. Not very big at all! LOL

As well, as the resources I have provided, there are so many other branches to study when looking at Russia: music, ballet, art, literature, history, architecture. Go ahead and follow those rabbit trails! 😉

 

As always, I try to include resources for a variety of ages. All books can be found at your local library, on Amazon or Paperback Swap (you should really check out this link).

All printable resources are free unless marked with $$$.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lapbook – Homeschool Share

Lapbook – Homeschool Helper Online

Worksheets, Coloring Pages, Maps and Paper Dolls – Education.com

Coloring Pages, Worksheets, Activities – Activity Village

Coloring Pages, Crafts, Lessons Plans – Crayola

Info, Video and Printable – Nat Geo Kids

Coloring Pages and Crafts – DLTK-Kids

Coloring Pages  – Rainbow Kids

Printables – Homeschool Creations (scroll down for Russia)

Printable – Make an Onion Dome – PaperMatrix

Printables and Crafts – Making Friends

Coloring Page – Louise Elliott Designs (you can also buy a kit to make your own Boris the Bear)

Faberge Eggs Printables – Paper Eggs

 

$$$$$

Currclick Products

Teachers Pay Teachers

 

 

 

 

Lesson Plans, Games, Activities – Mr Donn

Lesson Plan, Games, Links – Letter of the Week

Info (interactive) – Scholastic

Info – Kids Konnect

Info – Time for Kids

Info – CIA

Info – Kids from Russia – Fact Monster

Info, Videos, Coloring Pages – A to Z Kids Stuff *** one of my favorite resources for Russia

Info Please

History in Pictures

Lots of Art Ideas – Painted Paper in the Classroom

3 Crafts – Having Fun at Home

4 Crafts – Crafts for Kids

Crafts – eHow

Read Bizarre Tzars for FREE online – Horrible Books

 

 

 

 

Recipes – Food.com,  All Recipes, Mom to 2 Posh Divas

Little Passports

 Check out World Market for things made in Russia. 

Check YouTube for videos

 

IDEAS for RABBIT TRAILS

Tzars – Catherine the Great, Peter the Great

Anastasia

Ballet

Art – Kandinsky, Chagall, Kramskoy

Music -Tchaikoysky, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky

Literature – Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky

Architecture – St Basil’s Cathedral, Spasskaya Tower, Ivan the Great Bell Tower, Iberian Gate and Chapel

Animals of Russia – bears, tigers, foxes, owls, wolves, badgers, martens

 

 

HAVE FUN LEARNING!!!!!

 

Argentina Country Study Resources and Free Notebooking Pages

The holidays are over and it’s back to the daily grind! I’ll be putting up more unit study resources this month. It’s about all I can work on until I can figure out a way to get my sewing stuff unpacked.

This set of resources isn’t very long, unfortunately there just isn’t a lot out there for Argentina.

As always, I include resources for a variety of ages. All books can be found at your local library, on Amazon or Paperback Swap (you should really check out this link).

All printable resources are free unless marked with $$$.

                                                                      ArgentinaNotebookingPages

 

 

 

Each book cover is a clickable link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lapbook Printables – Homeschool Share

Coloring Page – Crayola

Notebooking Pages, Coloring Pages – Activity Village

Lesson Plans and Printables – Homeschool Creations

$$$$$ – Currclick

Argentina Country Unit Study

Argentina Notebooking Pages

Web Quest

$$$$$ – Teachers Pay Teachers

Argentina Units

 

 

 

Unit Study – Homeschool in the Woods

Argentina the Beauty of South America – Squidoo – info

Barbie Dolls of the World – click on Argentina for a few fun things

Time for Kids – info

Nat Geo Kids – info

A to Z Kids Stuff – info

Country Reports – info

Ducksters – info

eHow – crafts

About.com South American Food – recipes

Little Passports

I always try to go to World Market and see if I can pick up a few things from each country we are studying. It really adds to the units.

HAVE FUN HOMESCHOOLING!!!!!

Italy Country Study w/FREE Notebooking Pages

We are one week into our school year! YAY!!!! It’s going as smoothly as it could, I guess… LOL

The next country we’ve decided to study is Italy! For some reason we have been on an I kick…. Ireland, Israel, India and now Italy! LOL

As always, I try to include resources for a variety of ages. I have 4 different grades going at the same time! 😉

The books should be easily found at your local library, on Amazon or Paperback Swap.

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All printable resources are free unless noted with $$$.

Lapbook – Homeschool Share

Worksheets   – Education.com 

Coloring Pages, Crafts and Lesson Plans – Crayola

Ancient Rome Coloring Pages – Coloring.ws

Bookmarks, Notebooking and Coloring Pages – Activity Village

Coloring Pages – Scholastic

Puzzles, booklets, maps, etc – Ed Helper

Posters – Sparklebox

Long Bridge Publishing

Coloring Pages – Edupics

Worksheets, map, coloring pages – Italian Folk Art Federation

Some free – abc teach

$$$ – Italy Nomenclature Cards – Montessori Materials

$$$ – Passport  Italy – Amanda Bennett

$$$ – Currclick

Italy Unit Study

Notebooking Pages

World Expedition WebQuest – Italy

 

 

 

 

Mama Lisa’s World – Songs, Nursery Rhymes and Music from Italy

Crafts for Kids- Italy

National Geographic Kids (also a small printable)

Time for Kids

Mr. Donn – Lesson Plans, Games, Activities

Busy Bee Kids Crafts

eHow – Crafts (I especially like the paint like Michelangelo!!!!

Info Please

Ducksters

Making Friends – Crafts

Think Quest

Fun Learning Activities for Kids 

Wikipedia – List of Famous Italians

YouTube – a list of videos about Italy

 

 

Little Passports

Kitchen Daily – Kid Friendly Italian Recipes

 

 

HAVE FUN HOMESCHOOLING!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

India Country Study – with FREE Notebooking Pages

(graphic from The Graphics Fairy)

Yes, yet another homeschool unit…. Are you getting tired of them?? I promise to be back with more sewing soon. I just have to get some of these out of my system and documented so they are ready to use for the upcoming school year. August is usually a pure planning month for me but I hope to fit in some sewing time very soon!!!

I made some more notebooking pages! And I have discovered why some of my other pages were messing up when converted to PDF!

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As always, I try to incorporate resources for a variety of ages. I want everyone to be able to use the units! 😀

All resources are free unless marked with $$$. And even then, I try to list the cheapest resources I find.

Most of the books you can find through your local library system, on Amazon or Paperback Swap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lapbook – Homeschool Share

Lapbook – Homeschool Helper Online

Printables and Crafts – DLTK-Kids

Coloring Pages – Coloring.ws

Printable Map – KidZone Geography

Printables and Crafts – Activity Village

Taj Mahal Printables and Activities – Squidoo (scroll down)

Mandala Coloring Pages – Squidoo

Printables – Ed Helper

Printables – Homeschool Creations

Printables – Scholastic

Printables – Rainbow Kids

Coloring Pages, Lesson Plans, Crafts – Crayola

Printables – Education.com

Paper Taj Mahal – Paper Toys

 

Unit Study – Squidoo 

Mr. Donn

Nat Geo Kids

Time for Kids

Science Kids

Children United!

Fact Monster

The Kids Window

Ducksters

YouTube videos

eHow

Kids of Courage

Crafts – Making Friends

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Passports

World Market has a ton of things made in India. I LOVE to get little items from there to include in our studies.

 

 

HAVE FUN HOMESCHOOLING!!!!

 

Taking Requests

Since I have been posting units WAY ahead of when we will actually use them and since I had a friend request a theme yesterday, I thought that I would put the request out there! Do you have a theme or unit that you would like some help with??? I am ready to help you out to the best of my ability! Need some notebooking pages? I can make them (I’m getting MUCH better, I promise).

So, what do you need??? Just comment or use the Contact Me button and shoot me an email!

I am always more than happy to help someone out in whatever way I can.

Have any homeschooling questions? Ask me! If I don’t know the answer, I’ll try to find it! 😉

Here are some units that I am working on now –

Simple Machines (tomorrow)

Fireflies (day after tomorrow)

India

Native Americans

 

I’ve also been thinking about put up a syllabus of sorts for some of the older kids’ courses this year. Both Deanna and Joshua want to take History of Science. Yep, I’ll be making that one up. LOL I’ve already started a list. Mostly we will be focusing on the scientists from different time periods and their contributions.

Joshua wants to do military history, another off one. 😉 I’ll be working on that as well. He has done some military history in the past but….. Well, some of the kids slacked a bit last year. I don’t blame them. It was definitely a crazy year! But that means that they will be carrying some classes over. No biggie.

I am definitely more of a laid back homeschooler.  I am not what you might call an unschooler, but I am fairly close. 😉

I am NOT a lover of text books… My kids do use them to some extent, mostly for math. I like to do research and I like for them to go deeper into subjects than text books usually go. So, that is why I make most of my own stuff. We use a lot of notebooking, sometimes made by me, and lapbooks, sometimes made by me.

So, any requests??? Any questions???

 

Mexico – A Country Study

I am starting to plan out the next school year for Cailey and Colin. SHEW!!! I have A LOT to do!!!! We are still a little behind on our units from last year due to all the moving but no worries! 😉

Here is another country study!

As always, I try to incorporate things for all ages! Most of the books can be found at your local library, Amazon or Paperback Swap (I ❤ Paperback Swap).  Most of the printables are free unless otherwise mentioned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOOKS!

(The pictures of the books are clickable links)

 

 

 

 

KINDLE BOOKS

 

 

 

 

PRINTABLES

Lapbook – Homeschool Share

Coloring Pages – Squidoo

Printables – Education.com

Printables and Crafts – DLTK-Kids

Printables – Activity Village

Notebooking and Mini Books – HS Launch

Printables – abc teach – some free

Printables, Lesson Plans and Activities – Teacher Planet

Printables – About.com Homeschooling

Coloring Pages, Lesson Plans and Crafts – Crayola

Countries of the World Activities and Copywork – Mexico – Currclick – $2

Expedition Mexico – Amanda Bennett Unit Studies– $8.95

 

 

 

ONLINE RESOURCES

Learn About Mexico City – Squidoo

Fun Facts About Mexico for Kids – Squidoo

Lesson Plans and Crafts – A to Z Teacher Stuff

Crafts – Craft Jr.

Unit Study and Lesson Plans – Homeschool Creations

National Geographic Kids

Mexican Music – Squidoo

Time for Kids – Mexico

Fun Facts About Mexico for Kids – eHow

Mexico for Kids – Kathi Mitchell

Facts and Links – Kids Konnect

Mexico – eThemes

Traditional Kids Games from Mexico

Mexico Montessori Unit – Montessori Moments 

Craft Ideas – Walking By the Way

Lesson Plans, Games, Activities – Mr. Donn

 

 

SHEW!! There you go! That ought to get started! 😉

 

HAVE FUN HOMESCHOOLING!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada – A Country Unit Study

I decided to put up a few small units while we are waiting to move. Our schooling is actually on hold while the house is all crazy with boxes and packing and ensuing chaos! LOL

As with all my units, I try to incorporate things for all ages. Most of the books can be found at your local library, on Amazon, or Paperback Swap.

 

BOOKS  (All book covers should be clickable links.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KINDLE BOOKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINTABLES   (Starts with free and goes to cheap.)

 

Canada Lapbook – Homeschool Share

Coloring pages – Colour Canada

Canada Printables – DLTK-Kids

Canada Printables, Lesson Plans and Crafts – Crayola

Canada Printables and Crafts – Activity Village

Canada Worksheets – Education.com

Canada Printables – ABC Teach

Canada Lesson Place, Worksheets, etc – Teacher Planet

All Across Canada – Currclick – 50 cents

Canada Mini Lapbook – Currclick – $1

Countries of the World Activities and Copywork – Canada – Currclick – $2

Canada Unit Study – Currclick – $3.50   (also on Amazon for Kindle – $2.99, free for Prime members)

Canada Notebooking Pages – Currclick – $4.95

Expedition Canada – Amanda Bennett  – $8.95

Canada Lapbook – Hands of a Child – $9

 

 

ONLINE RESOURCES

 

Learn About Canada – Squidoo

Facts About Canada – Squidoo

Canada – Time for Kids

Canada – Nat Geo Kids

Canada Facts – Kids World Travel Guide

Canada – Kids Konnect

 

 

There you go!! It’s not a large unit but it ought to be enough to get you going! 😉

 

 

 

 

Country Study – Israel

 

The next country on our list is Israel. We even have a Little Passports to use! YAY!!

I was a little upset at the lack of resources I could find. There are plenty out there if you just want to study the Jewish holidays, though.

 

BOOKS – 

 

Good Night, Israel

 

 

This is Israel

 

 

Sammy Spider’s First Trip to Israel

 

 

Let’s Visit Israel

 

 

 

Welcome to Israel 

 

 

Israel the People

 

 

Israel ABCs

 

 

Israel – First Reports Country Series

 

 

KINDLE BOOKS –

 

Israel – Safari the Globe – 99 cents

 

 

Israel – Picture Book – free for Prime

 

 

The Dead Sea Scrolls – 99 cents

 

 

Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends – FREE

 

 

Jewish Fairy Tales – 99 cents

 

 

 

PRINTABLES – 

 

Israel mini books – Homeschool Share (scroll down)

Choose a Country Lapbook – Homeschool Share

Country Notebooking – Notebooking Fairy

Country Notebooking – Homeschool Creations

Dead Sea Lapbook – Homeschool Helper Online

Israel Printables – Activity Village

Israel Coloring Page – Crayola

Israel Printables – Scholastic

Jewish Printables – Education.com

Jewish Printable Activities and Crafts – DLTK-Kids

Expedition Israel – Amanda Bennett Unit Studies – $8.95

 

 

ONLINE RESOURCES – 

 

Choose a Country Unit Study – Squidoo

Israel – National Geographic Kids

Israel Lesson Plans – Lesson Planet

Israel – Time for Kids

Akhlah – The Jewish Children’s Learning Network

Israel – Games, Printables, Lesson Plans – MrDonn.org

Israel Facts – Country Reports

Israel Info – Info Please

Israel 101 – Stand With Us

 

Hope you find these resources helpful! 🙂