Australia

Oceania

Australia

• Continent
• Island
• Colonization
• Colony
• Settlement

Please watch the videos with your children to discuss issues that may be controversial (Settlement Day vs. Invasion Day)
• Indigenous

Australian Foods

• Vegemite
• TimTam -- you can find these at the Wal-Mart on Merchants Green

Australian Animals

• Perth Zoo
• Australian Museum
• Native Animal Fact Sheets from NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
• Australian Animals List from Trishan's Oz

 Assignments

• Look up favorite nursery rhymes and children's songs in Australia.  Learn about one to share with the class
• Learn about accents -- listen to different accents and dialects.  Do you have an accent?  How do accents relate to culture?  

The British Isles Continued

London

Mrs. Vera Miller visited our class and gave us a taste of England plus a bit of British culture.  She shared about sites around London including:

• Trafalgar Square

Do you remember what Mrs. Miller said about the birds?  What have they done to the statues?  Can you still feed the birds?

• Buckingham Palace
• Victoria and Albert Museum -- The Three Graces
• Union Jack
• 10 Downing Street
• Parliament

• Times for Tea in England

• Differences in Manners

How does the Queen take her tea?  Milk first or after tea is poured?


Check out this video about what kids think you should see while in London.

Scotland

This week we had another special guest, Cade Norris, who shared about the history of Scotland and some interesting facts about his family research.  He came dressed in a kilt and brought a Viking Shield, a broadsword, and a Roman Gladius.  We talked about:

• trade
• Vikings
• Romans
• Clans (our definition -- family of families)
• Seafarers
• Explorers (note the video at the beginning of this link is PG-13)
• Leif Erikson
• Erik the Red
• Olaf the Black
• Sagas (Viking Sagas from BBC Audio)
• Norse Mythology (Story Nory Norse Myths Archives -- Audios)
• Hadrian's Wall

Isle of Man -- this was mentioned to me after class.  Check it out.



Next week we'll continue our exploration of the world, sticking with the UK and Commonwealth Realm by studying Australia.  Make sure to find a fact about Australia to share with the class.

This is a grand adventure and it has been such fun to learn with you!