Week 35 of school we learned about islands in the Caribbean Sea using Layers of Learning, year 2 unit 20.
We did mapwork.
We made postcards of scenes from the Carribean.
We picked countries in the Carribean and gave reports on them.
We colored the flag of the Bahamas and answered questions about it.
We compared and contrasted Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
We watched YouTube videos about the Crop Over Festival and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Weeks 33 and 34 of school we learned about Italy using Layers of Learning, year 2 unit 19.
We found Italy on the world map.
We did mapwork.
We drew Italian flags.
We tried cheeses from different parts of Italy.
We made Leaning Towers of Pisa.
We watched a YouTube video of Venetian masks and then decorated our own.
We made a model of a gondola.
Weeks 31 and 32 of school we learned about Canada using Layers of Learning, year 2 unit 18.
We found Canada on our world map.
We did mapwork.
We made a Canada Day hat.
We made nainamo bars. They were very rich and sweet, but really good, too.
The boys gave oral reports on famous Canadians.
We did more mapwork.
We made a multicultural paper quilt.
We watched a YouTube video on Niagara Falls.
Week 30 of school we learned about Micronesia using Layers of Learning, year 2 unit 17. Cameron didn’t join us that day since he was sick.
We found Micronesia on the map.
We did mapwork.
We found other archipelagos.
We drew and named our own archipelagos.
We made rai stones out of clay.
We made paper doll families.
We had a Micronesian feast for dinner. We had marinated grilled chicken and rice, noodles, taro and plantain curry, and mashed sweet potatoes cooked in coconut milk.
Weeks 28 and 29 of school we learned about China using Layers of Learning, year 2 unit 16.
We did mapwork.
We made paper lanterns.
We watched a tutorial on calligraphy.
And then we tried writing in calligraphy.
We decorated a Chinese character.
We made a Chinese dragon puppet.
We played two-player Tangoes.
And then we all solved a big Tangoes puzzle together.
We learned about the Chinese Zodiac.
We went on a field trip to a park and used the exercise equipment spread along the path.
Weeks 26 and 27 of school we learned about the Caucasus region using Layers of Learning, year 2 unit 15.
We watched videos about places in the region.
We also watched videos of traditional dances from Georgia.
The boys gave oral reports on famous Georgians.
We did mapwork about how the Mongols broke into parts eventually.
We made a pie chart of the religions in Azerbaijan
We looked at sentences written in Armenian.
We watched a video about the Fire Temple of Baku.
Weeks 24 and 25 of school we learned about southeast Asia using Layers of Learning, year 2 unit 14.
We made southeast Asia map puzzles.
We watched videos (anthems, Indonesian animals, and Kris)
We watched even more videos (wayang plays, Philippine Eagles)
We watched even more videos (dances)
We watched a video showing an Asian market.
The boys acted out The Monkey and the Crocodile.
