Tag: Around the World in 12 Dishes

  • China Unit

    China Unit

    Geography studies are a great way for your kids to learn about different countries, and with Chinese New Year being so recent a bunch of us have been looking for China activities for elementary kids.  What amazes me is how many amazing things there are to create a great China Unit for a geography lesson.…

  • Cabo Verde Unit

    Cabo Verde Unit

    For whatever reason Cabo Verde seems like it should be next to Jamaica, I think it’s the name, it sounds to me like other Caribbean countries. However, my completely random associations of countries are pretty much always wrong, and Cabo Verde is not Caribbean, it’s African. A small island nation about 350 miles off the…

  • Netherlands Unit Study

    Netherlands Unit Study

    For reasons related to my Dad having a friend from Holland, I somehow didn’t realize Holland was a part of the Netherlands until I was definitely an adult. He would talk about his friend from Holland, and how such and such thing happened in Holland. Of course, there’s also the fact that another region of…

  • Ukraine Unit

    Ukraine Unit

    Okay, let’s dive into a fun country that I have to admit as I was looking it up I’d totally forgotten was the site of Chornobyl, because they always just say Chornobyl, not the country it happened in. Also, Chornobyl happened when I was 8, so it existed in my life as something that happened…

  • Italian Bolognese recipe

    Italian Bolognese recipe

    I love Italian food. It’s one of my two go-to choices when picking a restaurant, and if I had my way I would eat spaghetti for lunch at least once a week. So, when we studied Italy, I was extremely excited to try a new Italy recipe, Italian Bolognese. So, let’s get started on another…