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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Resources for an around the world study...

Cassia has asked, and asked, to study children around the world, spurred on by her beloved copy of Children Just Like Me. Looking at the table of contents, I noticed there are 36 children/countries profiled, and we have 36 weeks planned in our next academic year... couldn't fit more perfectly! So here are some of the resources I am looking at using, although there will probably be additions and subtractions based on our week-to-week needs and desires.

Main text:
Children Just Like Me

Geography:
Children's Atlas of the World
National Geographic's MapMaker (great outline maps)
Crayola's Geography Coloring Pages (flags and small maps)
Enchanted Learning also offers geography pages that may be worthwhile

Cinderella Stories:
Domitila (Mexican)
Adelaida (Cuban)
Smoky Mountain Rose (American, Appalachian)
Little Gold Star (Spanish American)
Perrault's Cinderella (French)
The Orphan (Greek)
Egyptian Cinderella (Egyptian)
The Turkey Girl (Zuni)
Persian Cinderella (Persian)
Yeh-Shen (Chinese)
Korean Cinderella (Korean)
Angkat (Cambodian)
Anklet for a Princess (Indian)
The Golden Sandal (Middle Eastern)
The Way Meat Loves Salt (Jewish)
Abadeha (Philippine)
Tam and Cam (Vietnamese)
Cendrillon (Caribbean)
The Salmon Princess (Alaskan)

Story Collections:
Around the World in 80 Tales
Tatterhood & Other Tales
Golden Tales
American Tall Tales
The Golden Phoenix & Other French-Canadian Fairy Tales
Scandinavian Folk & Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales of Eastern Europe
Russian Folk Tales
Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
The Girl Who Married a Lion & Other Tales from Africa
Asian Children's Favorite Stories
Stories from the Billabong

Series:
Various titles from the Families Around the World series, such as A Family in China, A Family in Egypt, etc.
Families of the World dvd series
Enchantment of the World

Geography Stories:
52 Days by Camel: My Sahara Adventure
Jungle Islands: My South Sea Adventure
By Truck to the North: My Arctic Adventure


Crafts, Coloring Books, Animals, and Food:
Janice VanCleave's Science Around the World
Global Art
Kids Around the World Create!
The Kids' Multicultural Cookbook
Kids Around the World Cook!
Multicultural Arts & Crafts from KinderArt
The Multicultural Cooking Network
Around the World Coloring BookLinkHouses & Homes Around the World, goes well with Traditional Houses from Around the World Coloring Book
Holidays Around the World Coloring Book
Expedition Earth Animals (a great, free, downloadable animals around the world study. Not secular, but so easy to adjust!)

1 comment:

  1. You are the best homeschool mom! Wow. My daughter would have loved to do this when she was younger!

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