Countries and Cultures of the World

Property of Tonia fromhttp://thesunnypatch.blogspot.com/

Overview

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Go from continent to continent, discussing different countries in each

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Read from an atlas about the continent you plan to study

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Find the continent on the map and/or globe

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Discuss geography, culture, celebrations, traditions, music, artists,missionaries

Basic Outline

:Day 1:Read from a simple atlas and find the country on a map or globeRead some books from/about the countryColor picture from “Around the World Coloring Book”Do a project or craftDay 2:Use the World Geography Sticker Activity book (or a large blank map of theworld) to mark the country, cities, or landmarksColor a map and flag of the countryRead a few more stories or fairy talesMake a recipe or plan a whole meal

Notes

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I am using this lesson plan with a K age child. I have previewed some of thesebooks, but not all of them – so pre-read before you read to your child!

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When searching the library I found each country has many books listed by just their name – I didn’t list any here because there are just so many tochoose from. Just choose a few at the appropriate level for your child.

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Lesson 36 is a “Christmas Around the World” lesson – move this lesson to theappropriate place in your schedule to coincide with the holiday season.

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Sometimes I found a book I really liked but it didn’t originate from a countryon my list. In those instances I added the book to one of the countries fromthe same continent.

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Use Google images and Wikipedia to find pictures and more informationabout each country.

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Write your name in various languages -http://www.yourdictionary.com/fun.html

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Printable maps to color or fill in the geographical locations (print for eachlocation studied) -http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=africa&Rootmap=nigeri&Mode=b

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Flags to color -http://www.abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/flags/country_flags/

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Papercrafts of famous buildings -http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/building/shuri-castle_e.html

Books/Materials

: (most of the books used are from the library, these are just theones I had on hand to make things a bit easier)Kingfisher First Picture AtlasWorld Geography Sticker Activity BookAround the World Coloring BookMissionary Stories with the MillersMissionary Stories from around theWorld The Lion Storyteller Bedtime BookChildcraft’s Children EverywhereChildren’s Book of VirtuesFolk Art Projects Around the WorldGirls from Around the World stickerpaper dollsWee Sing Around the WorldMisc. books we have in our homelibrary

Schedule of Countries

:1.Maps and Globes2.Basic Geography – Continentsand Oceans3.Canada4.Canada5.United States6.United States7.Mexico8.Brazil9.Argentina10.South Africa11.Nigeria12.Egypt13.Australia14.Indonesia15.China16.India17.North and South Korea18.Japan19.Saudi Arabia20.Israel21.Turkey22.Russia23.Scandinavia24.Austria25.France26.Germany27.Greece28.Ireland29.Italy30.The Netherlands31.Poland32.Spain33.Switzerland34.United Kingdom35.United Kingdom36.Christmas Around the World (fitthis lesson in where appropriatein your yearly schedule)

WEEK ONE:MAPS AND GLOBES

READING:Kingfisher First Picture Atlas, pgs. 6-7; 8-9;10-11Maps and GlobesExploring the World (*about different explorers and early discoveries)All About MapsMaps and Mapping (*great activities in this book)Looking at Maps and GlobesAs the Crow Flies: A First Book of MapsMapping Penny’s WorldVIDEOS:Making and Reading Maps (Map Skills for Children)A History of Maps (Map Skills for Children)Maps and Globes (Map Skills for Children)ACTIVITIES:1.Do activity on page 120 of What Your Kindergartener Needs to Know2.Make a map of your backyard or bedroom.3.Make a treasure map for your child to find “buried treasure”.4.Saved files - Neighbourhood worksheet; use the World map picture and followthe directions; do the cardinal directions worksheet activity; the NorthAmerica worksheet; longitude and latitude game.5.Using the Community map pdf file:

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Using a red crayon – pick a house as your home. Go from thereto the gas station.

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Using a brown crayon – go from your home to the supermarket.Go from the supermarket to the school.

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Using a blue crayon – use specific directions – pick a place fromyour home and say “go left to the first turn, etc.”

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Put your finger on the school. Go west to the third house.

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Put your finger on the grocery store. Go west two blocks. Gonorth one block. Where are you?6.http://aolatschool.factmonster.com/p/brainpop/latitudeandlongitude.html 7.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/city/http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/city2/