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History: Geography Activities / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 7, 2018 · Last modified February 22, 2021
This is just a quick note to let you all know that I added in a few more pages to the World Facts Packet. This packet is now well over 70 pages! When we start off the new school year, I want the kids to go over some basic world facts again. Do they remember… What are the four largest countries? (Russia, Canada, the U.S.A., China) What countries have the...
History: Geography Activities / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 8, 2018 · Last modified May 11, 2023
We do a lot of history units and basic geography in our homeschool, but I also want to cover some other social studies topics. Once every year or so, we add in this World Facts Unit. We go over some basic world facts, as well as geographic terms, landforms, the deserts of the world, some famous world landmarks, topographic maps, and more. We cover… What are the four largest countries? (Russia,...
History: Geography Activities / History: Rensaissance and Reformation
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published April 3, 2017 · Last modified February 6, 2019
Today I have a new packet to share with you about the geography and famous landmarks of Britain. We have been studying the history of Britain. I wanted the kids to be familiar with some of the well-known places of London (and Britain in general). That way, when we talk about places like the Tower of London or Westminster Abbey, they would be able to envision these famous buildings. Better...
History: Geography Activities / Homeschool Den / Science: Ocean Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 22, 2016 · Last modified September 15, 2020
Last week we started on our ocean unit — the hydrosphere. We were pretty busy with other things, so we spent most of the week simply going over some of the major oceans, seas and straits. I made a pin map and the kids worked on about a dozen places. You’ll find the free printable below. For those of you who may be interested in making your own pin...
History: Geography Activities / Homeschool Den / Montessori (general info)
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published August 10, 2015 · Last modified July 11, 2020
Today I’m going to share some free printable world maps and other images (like the world at night, etc.). These are pages that we’ll be using when we start back up with school again. The beautiful images are from NASA. I especially like the images of Earth and the USA at night. Hope someone finds this useful! ~Liesl Free Printable World Map, Outline Maps You can use the images in the printable...
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