What and where The imaginary country of Teglepea is an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Suez, Egypt. When It was formed from an underwater volcano on 1/31/1236 A. C. at noon. People Today, the population of Teglepea is 2,584. People who live there are called Teglepeans….
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Storm in the Marsh
Paddle might had been caught in the marsh forever, except that one night no stars came out. Thunder cracked. Lighting split the night like fire. An owl searched for shelter in the forest, ducks gathered their tiny babies under mossy banks, and a muskrat plopped down in a hollow log…
Continue readingHow to Bake an Apple Pie and See the World
For Caroline’s preschool, we explored where our food comes from (and learned about the geography of the world) by making a map on our driveway. As we read How to Bake an Apple Pie and See the World, we acted it out as we traveled to the different places that…
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Here are some maps we made for school. North America South America Pooh Stick Island I have a second Pooh Stick Island! Pooh Stick Island is an imaginary world of mine. It is a big place in real life, but I call it Pooh Stick Island. I pretend that the…
Continue readingMy Puzzle (A Cold Country in Europe)
Once upon a time, a cold country in Europe (called Iceland) floated in the water to South America. South America said, “Where did you come from?” “I came from Europe,” said Iceland. Then Iceland floated back to Europe. The End. (typed by Mom)
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Paul learned about his birth country, Australia, this month. Here’s the giant Australia cookie we made at the beginning of the project. And then he summarized all he learned in this video.
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House Maps house map Town Map (Learning about points of the compass) town map Underground Island and Special Town Maps Underground Island
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