I thought I would share some of the activities we have been up to recently in our homeschool coop. My daughter and I recently read the book “Me on the Map” by Jane Sweeney. A very simple and sweet book that encourages the cartographer in everyone! A great introduction to the world and maps. Thus this lesson plan was created. First we read the book………..It was a hit! Next I gave the group a list that looked something like this
- A airport
- A dump
- A train track/station
- A residential street
- A CSA
- A soccer field
- A horse farm
- A pond
- A hospital
- A school
- A church
and a bucket of toys. Their task was to create a village / town that included all the above. Once the town was created, they were given a large piece of paper and some markers to draw a map of the town. Once this was completed I pulled out this 24 piece “Our world floor puzzle” made by Barefoot books which they worked together to complete. Once completed with talked about the Countries and the Continents and looked for various sites that were pictured on the puzzle.
The next book was
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“My Granny Went to Market A Round-the-World Counting Rhyme” by Stella Blackstone
Next we began making a”Papier-mâché” globe.
What is “Papier-mâché” you ask?
It is French for “chewed up paper!”
We began layering a balloon with our newspaper scraps and using a simple flour water paste to adhere. Once this dried it was painted to look like a globe.
The last book we read was Marjorie Priceman’s “How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World “
The last activity we did was play a round of “Great States Jr”
Our group consists of 4-7 year olds. We are presently looking for a few more families to join us.
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