mom31257 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Would anyone want to share crafts, projects, ideas, etc., you've used with Around the World in 80 Days? Our book club is reading it right now. The younger students are reading the Classic Starts version. We will meet to discuss it and have about 2 hours to do some fun activities. We will break up into smaller groups and have them go to different rooms for the activities, rotating them through each one. I usually need at least 5 stations to keep the groups from being too big. Here are some things I'm considering, but I could use a little more inspiration. I would love a quick craft or art project, but I'm at a loss right now. * make a map of the journey, discussing time zones, the International Date Line, Prime Meridian * learn to play the game of Whist * sample some food from the countries Thanks for any ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Rangoli might be fun for India. We recently went to a 2 hour class for kids given at our library. Used dotted paper to draw design, painted on glue, and colored sand. Worked well and was fun. Actually not that messy. Here is a website with ideashttp://www.activityvillage.co.uk/rangoli. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 No other ideas? Since the theme of the day is world geography, I'm thinking games making sure they know the continents, oceans, and major landforms would be fun. I'm going to be pondering how to do it and tweak it for the different age groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturegirl Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 When we did a geography day on Egypt I bought the game Senet for the kids to play. I also have all of the geopuzzles for each continent. Those are usually a hit. We made Chinese dumplings when we studies China. We built the Great Wall out of blocks and I bought some of those Chinese coins with the square holes in the middles. For India we made little candle holders out of clay for Diwali and bracelets out of string for the Borthers and Sisters holiday (can't remember the name of it). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 You might be able to glean some ideas from here: http://allinonehomeschool.com/individual-courses-of-study/geography-and-cultures/ They also used the same book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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