On to explorers as we take a trip through Canadian history!
There are so many great books and resources..
Here's what we did:
1. Read some books together.
2. Watched some short videos.
4. Some fun activities.
5.
Sweet Pea included notebooking pages in her Canadian History notebook,
Goober did some mini books for the explorers lapbook he is putting
together.
The book I'm using as a spine is The Story of Canada.
As well as, The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration.
We read these books together;
From the cover:
The Red Sash is the story of a young Metis boy who lives near the fur trading post of Fort William, on Lake Superior, nearly 200 years ago.
From the cover:
In 1800, 13-year-old Pierre La Page never imagined he'd be leaving
Montreal to paddle 2,400 miles. It was something older men, like his
father, did. But when Pierre's father has an accident, Pierre quits
school to become a voyageur for the North West Company, so his family
can survive the winter. It's hard for Pierre as the youngest in the
brigade. From the treacherous waters and cruel teasing to his aching and
bloodied hands, Pierre is miserable. Still he has no choice but to
endure the trip to Grand Portage and back.
There are lots of great youtube videos and Canadian Heritage Minutes for the individual explorers, so I won't list them all here ;)
Each kidlet also did a project on the beaver.
Goober did an animal study page from 123homeschool4me.com
He thinks his beaver drawing looks like a business man with a mustache...hahahaha!
Sweet pea wrote a beaver report, typed it up and presented it!
We watched a couple documentaries:
Life of Mammals- BBC- Episode- Chisellers
There is lots to learn here... we read through the Story of Canada (#1 The beginning), and I answered questions or clarified where necessary.
We mostly read about New France and the various battles up to and including the War of 1812 without too many extra activities.
The kidlets are anxious to learn about pioneers, so being true to child-led learning that's where we will be heading next :)
