Asia: Israel

Israel

People and Places in Israel: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/israel/

http://countries.mrdonn.org/israel.html
http://www.akhlah.com/israel/israel_facts/


Hebrew Power Point: http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/rocco/Global%20Studies/Global%201%20and%202/H1-Complete/Unit%2002%20-%20The%20Middle%20East/06%20-%20Hebrews/Presenter/index.htm

Kid's Animated History on Hulu:Part 1 http://www.hulu.com/watch/456518#i0,p18,d0  Part 2 http://www.hulu.com/watch/456519#i0,p18,d0 (11 mins each)

Tourism:  http://www.goisrael.com/Tourism_Eng/Pages/home.aspx

Games:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/holiday/hannukah/dreidel/

Asia: India

India Lapbook:
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/country_india.php
Websites for India lapbook:
Population: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004379.html
Currency:Indian Rupee http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Indian+rupee&FORM=HDRSC2

Kid's Animated History on Hulu:Part1 http://www.hulu.com/watch/456504#i0,p24,d0 (11 mins)
Part2 http://www.hulu.com/watch/456505 (11 mins)

How it works on Hulu: (go to India to discover the secrets of making the right blend for a perfect cup of tea) http://www.hulu.com/watch/412593#details=expand

Taste tea from India!

Tigers

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Audiences/Fun/JigsawPuzzles/tiger.swf
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/tiger/
http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mammals/tiger

Elephants

http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mammals/african-elephant#animals
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/PhotoGallery/AsianElephants/thumbnails/default.cfm 
Listen to an Asian Elephant: http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/sound-library/index.htm 
Make an Elephant tracing your hand: http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/activities/handy-elephant 
Fun facts: http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/preschoolers/explore/elephant.htm 


Activities:
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/india/sightseeing
Short video: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/indiavid1.php
Play a game of Pachisi: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pachisi.htm
Make a salt dough map: http://www.squidoo.com/salt-dough-maps

 Pick Up from the library:

The story of little Babaji

Lapbook to accompany story:

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/story_of_little_babaji.php

Frog Unit Study

FROGS

Frog Lapbook:at homeschool share

Listen to a frog: seaworld sound library

exploratorium 

ecokids 

Metamorphosis: photographs here 

Fun facts about frogs: here 

nationalgeographic 

Frog Quiz: here

Stories to hear: StoryNory

Frog Game: tictactoe

Frog Origami: how to fold here 

Frog Puzzle: tree frog

Asia: Japan

 Japan

Japan Lapbook
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/country_japan.php
Links for Japan Lapbook.
Time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=248
Population: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004379.html
http://www.friendlyplanet.com/facts/japan.html
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/japan/
Giant Salamander: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/japanvid1.php
 Kid's Animated History on Hulu:
Part 1
http://www.hulu.com/kids-animated-history-with-pipo
Part 2
http://www.hulu.com/kids-animated-history-with-pipo
 
Geography
Color and lable the map of Japan.
Lable the Sea of Japan on the world map.
What is an archipelago? http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/archipelago/?ar_a=1

Science:
Japanese Macaque: http://www.arkive.org/japanese-macaque/macaca-fuscata/video-00.html
Fill out Animal Report on the Japanese Macaque.

Activities:
Tourism Video: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/japanvid2.php
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/japan
Make origami.http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-for-kids.html
Have a Crab race
Woodblock Printing (Sumi-e Paintings) http://www.thecraftyclassroom.com/CraftJapanWoodblockPrinting.html
Make a carp kite: http://www.thecraftyclassroom.com/CraftJapanCarpKite.html

The World (as we know it)

The World

Review of Continents 

http://youtu.be/urr53arh--E

http://youtu.be/Xy7e_KAUz7s

Game: http://www.softschools.com/social_studies/continents/map2.swf
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/NGKids/Game/GameFiles/copycat/av/ng_map_game10.swf?rand

Basic Geography

There is a Map on my Lap

http://youtu.be/NazvXwWumaQ
http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/activities/readingmap/readingmap.swf

Cardinal Directions
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/activity/explore-cardinal-directions/?ar_a=1
Game http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/g1/u2/1-2.swf
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/highlands_islands/flash/land_ms_compass.swf
http://www.childu.com/sample_act/ss_2_3/edge.swf
Find Direction without a compass activity: http://www.discovertheforest.org/swf/compass.swf

Making Maps
http://geography.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/geography/contents.htm
http://www.teacherled.com/resources/mapmaker/mapmakerload.html
http://www.teacherled.com/resources/mapmaker/treasuremapaload.html

Scale:
How Far? Worksheet

Science:
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/life_cycle/movie.htm
Game  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/life_cycle/butterfly_lifecycle.htm
Look at bugs under a microscope: http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/

Read About Animal Classification:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_class_again.htm
Play Game: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm

Earth is one of the nine known planets that circle the sun.
Song: http://youtu.be/BZ-qLUIj_A0
Look at pictures taken by Astronauts: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/
http://www.openculture.com/2010/09/a_day_on_earth_as_seen_from_space.html

Watch Magic School bus Solar System Video: http://youtu.be/lzvFro6xgvQ

History:
What is a timeline? Lesson: http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/rocco/Global%20Studies/05-Timeline.html
Create a timeline of your life with 5 important events labeled? Choose one to explain why it is significant.

Curriculum Planning 2013-2014

 Resources and Inspiration

Reading and English:
http://allinonehomeschool.com/
http://www.readingbear.org/
Math: 
http://allinonehomeschool.com/
Bible:
http://www.bible-n-more.com/lessons/bibletime
Spelling:
http://www.spellingcity.com/missjulia/
Art:
http://www.mkisdraw3d.com/public/p_mmval/
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/art-lessons/skill-level/kids/
http://www.drawspace.com/lessons
http://www.how-to-draw-funny-cartoons.com/index.html
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/learn_to_draw.htm
http://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/
Geography:
http://www.homeschoolcreations.com/Geography.html
http://discoverymoments.com/continent-boxes/
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/contnent.htm#.Ub97PJx6-mw

Galloping the Globe Week in 2013-2014

Galloping the Globe online: http://books.google.com/books?id=tr69S9AjrsoC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=considering+gods+creation+lesson+15&source=bl&ots=U4k_qZTA9O&sig=IZWWfRzgdxLAc3dFzsZgbt1KVsg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aXnEUdP8E5Hy8ATV5oHABQ&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=considering%20gods%20creation%20lesson%2015&f=false
Geography Websites:
http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/My-Top-Geography-Websites.html

Science http://www.usborne.com/quicklinks/eng/catalogue/catalogue.aspx?cat=1&area=S&subcat=SE&id=3749

French: http://allinonehighschool.com/full-curriculum/spanish/french-1-parent-submitted/

http://youlearnfrench.blogspot.com/  

http://www.youtube.com/user/imagiers?feature=watch  

http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/enseigner-apprendre-francais/Premiere-classe/p-6794-lg3-Getting-started.htm 

Printable: 

 http://www.graceisoverrated.com/p/journal-pages.html

Lapbook:
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/Lapbooks_at_HSS.php
Games:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/index.html
http://www.cookie.com/
Videos:
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/Lapbooks_at_HSS.php
Unit Study Lesson Plans:
http://themes.atozteacherstuff.com/
http://www.angelfire.com/mo/sassafrassgrove/homeschool/unit_studies.html#A
http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/lessons.html
Free Curriculum Sites:
http://openeducationsource.weebly.com/index.html

Asia: China

China 

Ancient China Lap-book 

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/country_china.php

Marco Polo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43ksY0FevPI with workbook

Missionary Stories with the Millers, Chapter 8 (read on-line)

http://kjos1.securesites.net/Victory/stories/missionary/8-too-busy.htm 

Missionary Stories with the Millers, Chapter 4 (read on-line)

http://kjos1.securesites.net/Victory/stories/missionary/yellow-river.htm 

Lottie Moon, Missionary to China 

http://www.historyswomen.com/womenoffaith/lottiemoon.html

Travel and Tourism 

http://www.cnto.org/ 

See what Chinese money looks like:http://www.china-tour.cn/Travel-Essentials/Chinese-Money-Matters.htm

Find The Yangtze River on the world map.  It’s the longest river in Asia, and the third longest in the world (behind the Nile and the Amazon). http://primaryfacts.com/410/yangtze-river-facts-and-information/

Hulu:
Kid's Animated History with Pipo Ancient China, Part 1 on Hulu (11min)

http://www.hulu.com/watch/456525#i0,p8,d0,f1 

Kid's Animated History with Pipo Ancient China, Part 2 on Hulu (11min)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/456526#i0,p8,d0,f1

Science:

Panda  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/panda/
Panda cam:  http://www.zooatlanta.org/1212/panda_cam

Ducks http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Duckprintout.shtml

Sloth Bear http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/sloth-bear/

Snow Leopard http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/snow-leopard/
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/snow-leopard

Netflix:
BBC:Wild China  6 episodes (50 mins)

Library Books   

Following the trail of Marco Polo: Stilton

People's Republic of China:Mara

Orange Peel's pocket:Lewis

Young Fu of the upper Yangtze:Lewis