We are traveling around the world this year...no not on a ship or plane.
We are traveling in our co-op.
Nine families at Powerline Church gather twice a month to learn geography and science together. Laura is teaching biology and chemistry. Leah is teaching maps and botany. I am teaching geography. What fun!
"Do you have your passport and boarding pass?" I asked the children entering our home.
They quickly fumbled into their back packs for their passports and boarding pass for Powerline Air.
The officials took the passports, comparing the picture on the passport to the faces of the children. Then it was time to walk through the arch for security check. Maria had a secret buzzer (from the game Taboo), so kids and parents were continually stopped and had to be examined with the scanner. This made everyone laugh!
We are traveling in our co-op.
Nine families at Powerline Church gather twice a month to learn geography and science together. Laura is teaching biology and chemistry. Leah is teaching maps and botany. I am teaching geography. What fun!
"Do you have your passport and boarding pass?" I asked the children entering our home.
They quickly fumbled into their back packs for their passports and boarding pass for Powerline Air.
The officials took the passports, comparing the picture on the passport to the faces of the children. Then it was time to walk through the arch for security check. Maria had a secret buzzer (from the game Taboo), so kids and parents were continually stopped and had to be examined with the scanner. This made everyone laugh!
After security and showing a boarding pass again, it was time to enter the jetway. Jetway? Yes, with a drum shield, a room divider, and some sheets, we had ourselves a jetway from the waiting room to the plane.
The plane was actually our family room rearranged to have rows of seats and a center aisle where our stewardesses could pass their cart up and down to serve refreshments, small bags of chips and bottles of water. Once we took off and the plane was at cruising altitude, we turned on the flight movie, an powerpoint about the earth, globes, maps, seven continents, four oceans, and lines of latitude and longitude.
The plane was actually our family room rearranged to have rows of seats and a center aisle where our stewardesses could pass their cart up and down to serve refreshments, small bags of chips and bottles of water. Once we took off and the plane was at cruising altitude, we turned on the flight movie, an powerpoint about the earth, globes, maps, seven continents, four oceans, and lines of latitude and longitude.
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We are so thankful for the beautiful world the Lord has created and we live in. What a delight to spend a year exploring it.
Here is our schedule for the Year:
September: Earth, Maps, Globes, Latitude, Longitude, Landforms, Biomes, Climate, Seasons, Time Zones
October: North America & Deserts of the World
November: South America & Rainforests of the World
December: Polar Regions
January: Asia & Islands of the World & Volcanoes of the World
February: Africa & Grasslands of the World
March: Europe & Mountains of the World
April: Oceania & Australia & Seaport Cities of the World
Every month, each family chooses a country, researches, and presents a report to the co-op. Here are the countries we chose this year. Each family worked together to study the country and prepare a visual report to share with the rest of the co-op.
Here is our schedule for the Year:
September: Earth, Maps, Globes, Latitude, Longitude, Landforms, Biomes, Climate, Seasons, Time Zones
October: North America & Deserts of the World
November: South America & Rainforests of the World
December: Polar Regions
January: Asia & Islands of the World & Volcanoes of the World
February: Africa & Grasslands of the World
March: Europe & Mountains of the World
April: Oceania & Australia & Seaport Cities of the World
Every month, each family chooses a country, researches, and presents a report to the co-op. Here are the countries we chose this year. Each family worked together to study the country and prepare a visual report to share with the rest of the co-op.
North America Countries
Canada
Greenland
Mexico
Coast Rica
Belize
Guatemala
Panama
Cuba
Guyana
Haiti
Puerto Rico
South America Countries
Venezuela
Peru
French Guiana
Ecuador
Chili
Brazil
Bolivia
Argentina
Columbia
Asia Countries
Afghanistan
China
India
Israel
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Turkey
Vietnam
Africa Countries
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar
Morocco
South Africa
Uganda
Europe Countries
The Netherlands
Hungary
Germany
Ireland
Monaco
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Scotland
Looking forward to a great year with the co-op!
Merey (Meredith Ludwig Curtis)
Canada
Greenland
Mexico
Coast Rica
Belize
Guatemala
Panama
Cuba
Guyana
Haiti
Puerto Rico
South America Countries
Venezuela
Peru
French Guiana
Ecuador
Chili
Brazil
Bolivia
Argentina
Columbia
Asia Countries
Afghanistan
China
India
Israel
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Turkey
Vietnam
Africa Countries
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar
Morocco
South Africa
Uganda
Europe Countries
The Netherlands
Hungary
Germany
Ireland
Monaco
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Scotland
Looking forward to a great year with the co-op!
Merey (Meredith Ludwig Curtis)
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