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

Asia: Republic of South Korea

The Republic of South Korea

Geography:
Label the Yellow Sea on the map.
Color the Korean Flag
Play "rock,scissors,paper." It originated in Korea where it is called "kawi, bawi, bo."
Look up daily life in South Korea: http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/south-korea
Pictures of South Korea: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/south-korea-photos/#/anapji-pond_9160_600x450.jpg
Google Map where your parents met: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=214490401755345057803.0004a09ced35da3a15e3e

History:
Read about the Korean War and take a quiz: http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/korean_war.php
What is Communism?http://dictionary.kids.net.au/word/communism
What is Democracy or Republic? http://dictionary.kids.net.au/word/democracy http://dictionary.kids.net.au/word/republic

The Firekeeper's Son
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/thefirekeepers_son.php
Korean short stories: http://park.org/Korea/Pavilions/PublicPavilions/KoreaImage/hangul/litera/


Science:

The Wonders of God's Creation: Animal Kingdom-Moody Institute of Science Video: Amazon Prime
Animal Classification BrainPOPJr.:http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/ 
Animal Kingdom Lapbook: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/animal_classification_lapbook.php
Reading Comprehension Classifying Animals with quiz:http://www.instructorweb.com/docs/pdf/classifyanimalless.pdf

North Korea: http://www.kidsofcourage.com/?page_id=166&did=5


 

Library Books 

The firekeeper's son: Park 

South Korea:Jackson 

South Korea:Salter, C