Tag: country studies

  • China Unit

    China Unit

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    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.…

  • Learn about the Thai culture with this book

    Learn about the Thai culture with this book

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    I have a vague memory that my family spent some time in Thailand when I was a baby.  This memory came back to me when I read All About Thailand*, and remembered a few things my Mom had said, and some pictures I remember seeing as a baby.  I also know Thai food uses a…

  • Portugal for kids

    Portugal for kids

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    It’s time for another round of Around the World in 12 Dishes, and this month it’s Portugal for kids.  Portugal was a fun place to study about, but our library didn’t really have any good books on it.  This is the first time our library has failed me (Future Ticia 2021 has found a few…

  • Geography: Country Studies

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    Country studies are a great way to learn about the world.  They can be as simple as cooking a meal from that country, or as complicated as weeks (or year long) studies of a country going into their culture, history, food, and more.  I’ve done both extremes and to this day still run back and…

  • Creating country reports

    Creating country reports

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    Hi! Future Ticia 2025 here, I’m updating this post, and there are a lot of great things in here, but there are also some things in this geography lesson that are not relevant anymore, so it’s getting a substantial revision. Like the book and the curriculum that started this whole thing are both out of…