Around the World: Africa & Egypt

This past week, the co-op ventured into Africa and Egypt in our Around the World Unit. The three stops were South Africa, Nigeria, and Egypt. I didn't have a country this week because I had to leave early so I was on photographer and baby duty!

South Africa

In South Africa the kids watched some videos, listened to music, and read some books about South Africa. Then they could complete an animal puzzle and make a beaded necklace. They also got a snack of beef jerky and some dried fruit.

Egypt

Tasty!

In Egypt the kids learned some fun facts, listened to music, and did some map work with the Tag reader pen. After that they built a pyramid out of rice crispy treats! There was another food item that they could try, which was delicious! Unfortunately, I don't remember what it was called so here is a picture so you can see how good it was!

Nigeria

Nigeria held some fun times for the kids too. They learned the basics about the flag, map, and animals in the region. Then they were able to watch an African drumming video as well as playing some music of their own. They also learned about how cowrie shells were used for currency, which S thought was great! Then they got to enjoy some baked bananas. I didn't hear any objections to this treat!

Drumming to his own beat.

Never one to complain about food!

This week was also the week that the littles completed their lowercase alphabet letters! They made some Z zebras, which I think turned out adorable! Since Z really liked making all of the lowercase letters I think in the upcoming school year he'll be making the uppercase versions.

Our last week with this co-op is coming up fast! Next week we'll be venturing into Asia and Australia. I'll be covering Japan, while the other moms cover India, Korea, and Australia. I know someone is probably wondering why China wasn't included but that's because we did a 2 week Chinese New Year/ Culture Unit last year and covered a lot! Anyway, we're looking forward to it and S got his books from the library to show his friends some manga. He's pretty excited about it.

Since this will be out last week, we'll be having an end of the year party soon. S and Z are going to miss learning with these friends, but life always throws new paths for people to follow. We'll still see everyone at play dates and field trips, just no weekly meet-ups. In the coming year we'll be joining a new group of friends to learn with and I am looking forward to seeing where this new path leads us on our homeschooling journey.

Our next few weeks are packed full of fun stuff, including playdates, field trips, science explorations, and a spelling bee. S is very excited about all of it and I'm sure Z will be once we're in the moment. It's always a full schedule here!