Intro to Ancient History

My second grader has been working through Intro to Ancient History from bookshark level B. We've loved all the books, projects, and hands-on activities. 

After learning about Ancient Greece we made Laurel Leaf Wreath

Ancient Rome and the City of Pompeii

Roman Chariot

Mayan, Inca, and Aztec

Native American 

We learned all about Ancient Egypt, Pyramids, Mummies, and the Nile River

These are just some of the activities and times we covered. We also learned all about Ancient China, Silk Road, and Ancient Africa. I'll share the rest in another post. 

Hajj Unit Study

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you about our Hajj unit study. We learned the Talbiyah, read lots of books, watched videos, and baked a kaaba cake.  

First, We reviewed the pillars of Islam using these puzzles and read some books. 

We made Hajj peg dolls and dressed them up in Ihram

We also made Kaaba out of Lego

As we learned about the Hajj process we made a diorama showing each step. 

Next we did some notebooking pages after learning all about the story Ibrahim (AS). 

To conclude our Hajj study we baked a Kaaba cake. 

Homeschooling With Food

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you some ways you can include food in your homeschool. We love unit study based learning and at the end of our units we like to cook something to conclude our study. Most of the time its something sweet because I have some picky eaters. Here are some of the things we've cooked or baked during our unit studies. 

After our Hajj unit study we baked a Kaaba cake. 

Layers of the Earth cupcakes. This was really fun and helped my son learn all the different layers. At the center of each cupcake we put a piece of chocolate. 

After we studied about some of the landforms in British Columbia we decided to bake a cookie in the shape of BC. We added chocolate chips for the Rocky Mountains and the Coastal Mountains. We also used blue icing for the two major rivers. 

After our mini government unit we baked Canada themed cupcakes. We topped each cupcake with a Canada flag. 

Edible model of the heart. We used graham crackers, marshmallows, and icing. 

After our unit study about Prophet Musa (AS) we made pizza boat snacks. 

Plant Cell Cake

After learning about the periodic table of elements we made graham cracker cookies with icing to represent his favorite elements. 

I hope you enjoyed reading about all our food projects. Do you include food in your unit studies?