Friday, July 26, 2013

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:

Frog Unit Study

FROGS

Frog Lapbook:at homeschool share

Listen to a frog: seaworld sound library

Metamorphosis: photographs here 

Fun facts about frogs: here 
Frog Quiz: here

Stories to hear: StoryNory

Frog Game: tictactoe
Frog Origami: how to fold here 
Frog Puzzle: tree frog


Monday, July 22, 2013

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