This week we learned all about Russia

We learned:

Where Russia is on the world map
We listened to a song in Russian
How to Say ― Hello in Russian: привет (Privyet), Good Day добрый день (Dobrey Dyen)
Read a book about Russia 

Operation World Russia - print prayer card
Watch a video
Learned about Russia from Kids National Geographic
About children in Russia
Completed a Russia lapbook activity
Completed and classified animals of Russia
Learned major landmarks and other fun facts about Russia
Numbers in Russia
Make Piroshki Recipe

 

Typical Russian Menu
We did this Free Russian Lapbook
We did this Russian Dot to dot

 

Learned our Name in Russian

My oldest had the idea to put us in a picture of Russia so I did.  Just a cut and paste.  Need a program that can do that.

We printed this out on card stock and made our own post card and wrote on it what we learned about Russia and mailed it to my grandma.

We had an interesting week learning about Russia.  I wanted to make it to a Russian deli in town but we didn't get there yet - maybe this weekend!


 

This week in Geography - Review of continents and oceans

I really hated geography in high school. I never learned much and was bored to tears.  But now teaching my kids geography - it is probably one of my favorite subjects.

Here is how I've been doing it to keep us from getting bored.  I set up a tray at the beginning of the week with things we will use throughout the week.  Kind of Montessori but not totally.  I have to do what I have room for.

This week we reviewed the continents and oceans.
 
We sang the continents song.  This helped my middle two really get it (when my 4 year old would sing it).

And the oceans song:

I also printed and laminated these three part cards for the younger ones to do.  Scroll to the bottom of the posts for the printable.

Here is how to present three part cards:

I actually just let my 4 year old match them for now.

We also use several online games to play or Ipad games too.

World Continents and oceans

We do geography work all together so I try to taylor it to each age.  My four year old does the three part cards.  My 6 year old - I help her label the map.  My oldest can label things on his own.

 

We did the blob map drawing this time.  I mostly let them outline it and we all did this.

 See geography doesn't have to be completely boring right?  I'm enjoying it anyway.

Oh and I love sewing projects - especially hand sewing so here is a peak into what I am working on right now:

The plans are all on Imagine Our Life - you can do your own!