With a name like Micronesia, of course, it's going to be a tiny little country. I have to admit, at first, I thought it wasn't a real country. It sounds like the phrase micro-nations, or micro-countries, but no, it's a real country in Oceania, and so we learned about it in our … [Read more...]
Iraq Unit
The United States invaded Iraq when I was in middle school. This led to many immature jokes by kids who didn't really know much about the events creating puns off the names Iraq and Iran. They were pretty stupid, but everyone felt so mature and hilarious. In my mind Iraq is very … [Read more...]
Botswana Unit
As I write up our Botswana Unit I had to go back and review it because we completed this over a year ago. I guess it's kind of nice that I like watching the Geography Now videos because I happily watch them when we're not doing our geography lessons. (there are affiliate … [Read more...]
Burkina Faso
I knew pretty much nothing about Burkina Faso as we started our Burkina Faso unit, primarily because I hated geography when I was in school. My 6th grade geography unit was horribly done, and primarily consisted of all the incredibly boring stuff about countries, nothing that … [Read more...]
Bhutan Unit
When we look at Asia, we don't think there are tons of countries there, because we see the massive expanse that is Russia, India, and China. So, it always surprises me when I find a relatively small country like Bhutan. It's not anywhere near as small as many of the countries in … [Read more...]
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