Traveling France: Week 1

We’re squeezing in geography and normal school time as best we can, due to the ‘s’ word.

{standardized testing}

Our study of France has been a little bit here, a little bit there ~ and we did get it all in this week. Just maybe not exactly like I had planned it. Rather than tell you how it all worked out in real life, I’ll give you the ‘how I intended it all to be’ instead. :)

Monday

• Geography song (kids are singing it to me while pointing to the countries on the map)
• Locate/map France using wall map and atlas
• Find France on the globe (which hemispheres, what continent, etc…)
• What countries (and how many) border France
• Bodies of water around France
• Read a few chapters of The Little Prince

Tuesday

• Geography song
• Read story from 80 Tales Around the World
• Rivers in France
• Highest point (mountain) in France
• Completed map activity (click on thumbnail below)

Wednesday

• Geography song
• Flag of France worksheet (click on thumbnail below)
• Type of government in France
• Landmarks in Paris
• Read a few chapters in The Little Prince

Thursday

• Geography song
• Children Around the World and worksheet
• Virtual journey
• Played some online games via French embassy

Resources and Websites

• AmbaFrance – French Embassy in the UK has a little ‘kiosk’ that kids can access fun information about Freance
• National Geographic Kids – facts on France and video clip on truffles
• Oxfam – virtual journey of France to help you experience the culture
• Kidport – key facts on France
• Woodlands Jr. School. – homework help and links on France for kids
• Mapping France notebooking sheet
• Flag of France notebooking sheet

Books We’re Using