I purchased A Child’s Geography by Ann Voskamp last summer with the intent of using it during the school year. I knew we were going to be covering geography with our local co-op and thought this would fit right in. As often happens, plans change and I just didn’t have time to do both. Now […]
Expedition Earth for Co-ops: Implementation
Yesterday I blogged about how we’ve organized the Expedition Earth curriculum for our local co-op. Today I thought I’d share how we implement the curriculum. Class Time: 45 minutes (we could really use 1 hour, or more if adding in crafts) We have our kids divided into two groups: older (3rd-5th grade) and younger (K-2nd). […]
Expedition Earth for Co-ops: Organization
Erica from Confessions of a Homeschooler has developed a wonderful geography curriculum called Expedition Earth . Though it is geared for home-use, I’ve been using it with our local co-op group for K-5th grade (our older kids are doing middle school science at this time). I thought I’d share how we’ve modified some of the […]
Geography: Learning the Oceans
Did you know that there are 5 oceans? Yes, I didn’t realize this either until I was planning our geography unit. In the spring of 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization established the Southern Ocean, and determined its limits. Those limits include all water below 60 degrees south, and some of it, like the Arctic Ocean, […]
Learn About China Kit
While planning our Expedition Earth geography unit, I remembered that Jimmie (from Jimmie’s Collage) has a friend who makes China Learning Kits. I’ve went ahead and ordered mine (I can’t wait for it to get here) and wanted to let you all know of this opportunity, since it will take a little time for it […]
