This is the 2nd country of our South American travels and the 4th country we studied last school year.
Week 1
Located Venezuela on world map and globe; discussed capital (Caracas) and major cities.
Listened to the South America song (Geography Songs)
Colored flag (Homeschool Creations) and listened to the national anthem.
Discussed the government, currency, and language (Spanish).
Labeled a map of Venezuela (Homeschool Creations).
Discussed terms from Geography from A to Z: mountains, beaches, plains, rainforest, tabletop plateaus, waterfalls
How Stuff Works Videos: The Real Lost World
Discussed animals of Venezuela: capybara, oncilla (tiger cat), margay, brown spider monkey, anaconda
More YouTube videos on animals:
Los Llanos Venezuela: Anaconda of 6 Meter
Weird Animals of the Andean Cloud Forests
Filled out our notebook page (Homeschool Creations)
Week 2
Discussed Simon Bolivar, history of Venezuela.
Simon Bolivar (YouTube)
Discussed Venezuelan culture (dance, music).
YouTube videos:
Venezuela y Alma Llanera (dance)
Explored our South America continent box.
Read folktale from Around the World in 80 Tales.
Discussed Angel Falls (now called Kerepakupai-Merú officially) and Jimmy Angel; sketched the falls:
Canaima National Park (YouTube)
Watched the movie “Up” and also the bonus feature which has a documentary on the Angel Falls area.
Here’s the trailer:
Other Websites:
Country Reports: Venezuela Facts
Geography Resources: Venezuela
Homeschool Creations (Lesson plans)
I’m linking this post to “History and Geography” at All Things Beautiful.
I am surely going to refer to these in a couple of years when we do world geography and culture! These are great resources! Thanks for linking up!
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