Want to learn to play musical instrument tag (no musical instruments required )? Can you make objects jump with just the power of your own voice? Would you like to learn how to plan your own polar expedition? Or make a time capsule like Cyrus the Great? Unit 1-9 includes all of this, plus lots of printables, and tons of ideas to keep your kids learning with hands-on fun. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from for kids of all ages, and sidebars with a bunch more ideas including Additional Layers,...

All about Africa, you're going to love coloring the maps, learning about the Christian King of Axum, making a Senufo cloth painting, going on Safari in your back yard, making an Anansi spider craft, and reading stories from several African cultures. Plus you'll learn all about atomic bonding by drawing Lewis Dot diagrams and you'll make crystals out of borax, salt and/or sugar plus more. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from for kids of all ages, and sidebars with a bunch more ideas including...

Learn about how elephants were used in wars in India and play elephant tag. Make a Great Plains weather box diorama and play a grasslands board game to learn about landforms in the prairies. Play games to unlock the mysteries of the the Periodic Table of the Elements and pause to consider Dmitri Mendeleev's bad hair. Figure out if silicon based life forms really could exist and decide how you would feel about breathing sand. And finally paint with q-tips, sponges, and kitchen implements as you learn about texture in art. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important...

Build a model effigy mound like the Hopewell culture of North America. Learn about north American animals and make a model boat from Mexico City's Xochimilco neighborhood. Design your own experiment to test how salt affects freezing point. Practice using your creative juices with original projects from art to music to interior design. And much more. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from for kids of all ages, and sidebars with a bunch more ideas including Additional Layers, Fabulous Facts, On...

Learn about the Norte Chico, Chavin, Canari and other ancient people of South America as you read, write, and do projects like make a Jaguar's Roar mask. Color a modern political map of South America and make your own homemade tortillas. Make an edible model plant cell and look at onion cells under a microscope. Learn about and make your own South American burial cloth plus tons more fun stuff. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from for kids of all ages, and sidebars with a bunch more ideas...

Color the Celtic calendar and make Vercingetorix's sword. Play a Europe trivia game. Learn the difference between a monocot and a dicot and dissect a flower. And make hair flowers or a survival bracelet. Plus tons more. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from for kids of all ages, and sidebars with a bunch more ideas including Additional Layers, Fabulous Facts, On The Web, Writer's Workshop, Famous Folks, and Teaching Tips. Printable maps and worksheets are included at the end of each unit and...

Learn the legend of Romulus and Remus and the founding of Rome, make a fasces, and unlock Caesar's secret code. Make your Asia map into a super size wall project and model the hills of the Yellow River in crispy rice treats. Observe transport in plants and make a model tree trunk. And learn about Roman art and architecture as you make mosaics and take a field trip to see Roman architecture near you. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from for kids of all ages, and sidebars with a bunch more ideas...

Learn about early Christian history and make a "History of the Bible" scroll craft. Put a Pacific Islands beach, complete with footprints, up on your wall and showcase everything you learn in this geography unit. Learn about ferns and the New Zealand Koru symbol while making a piece of modern art. Then grow your own algae and experiment to see what happens to it under different conditions. Finally, learn about musical instruments and make some of your own In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from...

Learn how the Praetorian guard was as likely to murder the emperor as protect him as you make a Roman soldier costume out of cardboard, strips of fabric, and some metallic paint. In the "You Explore" section try one of our activities that you can apply to any place in the world to pursue your interests, like make a window shade from an old map or plan a real trip start to finish. Culture bread mold and make spore prints in our "Fungi" section. Play a "Note Name Beanbag Game" to learn the music staff and go online to compose your own music for real. Plus way more cool stuff. In each unit...

Learn about the history of Islam by making a codex book of the Hejira. Make a colorful camel craft when learning about the Arabian Peninsula and do an experiment to see why Bahrain, an island country located in the Persian Gulf has fresh water pockets around it. Make a cloud in a bottle and do an experiment to see how cold and warm fronts behave. And help your kids hang on to (or get back) their creative side in Creative Kids. In each Layers of Learning homeschool curriculum unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to...