Nez Perce

We recently did a unit study on the Nez Perce using Little School of Smiths American Girl history lessons. 

The Nez Percé are a Native American people who traditionally lived along the Snake River. The area where they lived is now Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Their name is French and means “pierced nose.” Nose piercing was not common among the Nez Percé, however.

After reading and watching videos the boys put together their notebooking page. 

We watched this video, which goes through the type of clothing, food, shelter, and location of this tribe. 

To complete this unit study the boys made tipis. Instructions for this activity are part of the lesson plans. This was their favorite part of the lesson. 

Cave Unit Study

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you all the activities we've been doing for our cave unit. This was a short mini unit about a week long. Here are some of the activities we did. 

We learned about different types of caves using three part cards. 

You can grab these cards from my TPT store. 

We also learned about how limestone reacts to acid using vinegar. 

We also made a cave in a cup after learning how caves are formed. You can read all about this science demonstration here. 

One of my sons favorite experiments was making rock candy. You can read all about how we made it here. 

Cave anatomy using this felt cave from Montessori By Mommy Cave Unit. 

Stalactite and Stalagmite. 

Saskatchewan Study

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you our Saskatchewan study. We didn't do a lot of hands on activities for this province but we still learned a lot. We use the Great Canadian Adventure as our main spine. 

We learned all about lines of latitude and longitude. We used a free map from Layers of Learning. 

We also learned about time zones and made a time zone wheel. 

Next we learned about Sedimentary rocks and how they are formed. We made a sediment in a jar to learn how the different layers settle in a river/lake. 

You can read all about this project in this post. Click on the image to read all about it. 

We also learned about the boreal forest and migratory birds. In the spring many birds stop in this forest to lay their eggs and during migration season they stop in this forest as a resting spot. We focused on Canadian Geese. 

Saskatchewan is known as the land of the living skies. We learned all about different types of clouds and thunderstorms. 

We watched this video to learn all about the different types of clouds.

For more Canada Study check out our mini government unit. Click on the image to read all about it. 

 

Alberta Study

Hi guys, and welcome to our study all about the province of Alberta. For our Canada study we are using The Great Canadian Adventure. Here are some of the things we learned all about this great province.

We learned all about topography maps and contour lines. We made this beautiful one out of cardboard and painted it. For my younger kids we did a simple one out of foam sheets and playdough. 

We also learned about a great Canadian John Ware, a famous cowboy. My son put together a scrapbook page all about him. 

We also watched an animated story about John Ware on YouTube. 

We also learned a lot about weathering, erosion, and the rock cycle. We did some fun demonstrations too. 

We also learned about Dinosaurs and fossil fuel using documentaries and books. 

Dinosaur Lego building. This activity is always a favorite. Anything that involves Lego building is always a hit. 

This was a fun activity from Mystery Science. Can you out run a dinosaur?

If you love this post make sure to check out our study about British Columbia. 

British Columbia Study

Hi guys, I wanted to share our study of British Columbia. In my opinion one of the most beautiful provinces. Here are some activities we did. We used The Great Canadian Adventure as our primary resources. 

At the beginning of the week I set up our work shelves with books, projects, and pintables to get us in the mood to start our study. 

After learning all about the Rocky Mountains we baked a sugar cookie in the shape of British Columbia. We used chocolate chips for the mountains and blue icing for the two major rivers. 

We learned about the three types of volcanoes (shield, cone, stratovolcano). We of course used baking soda and vinegar to make a volcano. We also tied in some Arabic watching Farashaty video on volcanoes. 

We learned all about salmon and tied our history study of the Pacific Northwest Natives. 

We did a flower dissection and learned all about The Great Bear Rainforest.

We also read a lot of books and watched videos all about British Columbia. I shared a lot on our Instagram page. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing all the different activities. If you enjoyed this post check out our other post all about Nova Scotia. 

Maple Syrup Festival

Hi guys, I am finally getting around to posting about our Maple syrup festival trip. We enjoyed learning how maple syrup is made and getting to taste different types. They were very delicious. My boys agreed that the freshly made, natural stuff is way better than the store bought. 

Exploring an Iroquoian Village

History is a favorite subject around our house. Part of the reason why the boys love it so much is that we keep it as hands on as possible. This year is no exception, we've been learning about Canada's Native Groups.

We had an opportunity to visit a reconstructed 15th century Iroquoian village. From 1973 to 1987, excavations uncovered 11 longhouses on the site and over 10 000 artifacts from day-to-day lives of the Iroquoian people who once lived in the village. Three of the longhouses have been reconstructed based on the archaeological findings. (source:www.conservationhalton.ca)

The boys were in awe and loved every minute of our visit. We didn't go with a group and just did the tour ourselves. It was a good way to review and make some of what they learned in the books come to life.

Inside one of the longhouses

Here, the boys are pretending to pound corn just as the Iroquois did. 

Exploring deer/moose antlers and animal hides.

We even got to look at a turtle shell. 

The boys surprisingly found the beds comfortable.

A baby carrier 

exploring all the different baskets and food they harvested and dried. 

The longhouses were massive and just impressive. 

I hope you enjoyed taking a little tour along with us. The boys want to revisit and see the one longhouse that was under construction. They got to also play a game of lacrosse which was invented by the Iroquois. I didn't get any pictures because my battery died :(. But if you live in the Toronto area this is one place you must visit.

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