Build a cool Viking Ship from milk cartons. Find out about the first time a government inflated the money supply. Learn about the Norwegian art of Rosemaling and try it yourself. Make rainbow crafts and find out how a mirage works. And read some Norse myths and learn to draw a dragon. This unit includes printable maps, activities, crafts, games and more. 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 choose from for kids of all ages, and sidebars with a bunch more ideas...

Color historical maps showing the British Isles in 700AD and during the Danelaw in 860AD. Have afternoon tea with Crumpets and English Scones. Play a matching game to see if you can understand the King's English. Make thunder with a paper bag. And learn about plot as you write some of your own King Arthur adventures. These activities plus dozens more are in this unit. 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 choose from for kids of all ages, and sidebars with a bunch...

Color and label a historical map of Charlemagne's empire and the surrounding kingdoms of his time. Reenact the Battle of Roncevaux pass and read The Song of Roland. Bake a French Apple Tart and make a paper model of the Eiffel Tower. Make an edible Jell-o model of a cell and extract real DNA from peas. And learn about Carolingian architecture by taking an online tour of ancient European churches and palaces. These activities plus dozens more are in Layers of Learning Unit 2-6. In each Layers of Learning homeschool curriculum unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background...

Learn what the time period called "The Anarchy" in England was all about as you make a castle craft. Re-enact the Battle of Stirling Bridge as you learn about the Scots fighting for freedom from English oppression. Make a lap book of the Hundred Years War. Create your own Nigerian Adire cloth. Make models of three different types of skeletal joints and color a diagram of a knee joint. Memorize the prologue to the Canterbury Tales in Middle English and make puppets to go with the story of Chanticleer and the Fox. These activities plus dozens more are in this unit. In each Layers of Learning...

Make a knights tunic and swear fealty to your lord. Adorn your castle with the code of chivalry and develop your own family code. Read about the Peasant's revolt from The Chronicles of Froissart, a medieval source. Revel in some German food like Bavarian pretzels and Black Forest cake. Build muscle models and color diagrams of skin. Make model blood and find out how long your blood vessels really are. Dissect a sheep pluck and make a model lung and diaphragm. And do real fresco painting while learning about medieval artists like Giotto. These activities plus dozens more are in Layers of...

Make a timeline, finally getting all those crusades sorted. Paint Knights Hospitallers action figures using peggies from the craft store (They're extremely cool and tough and could absolutely take the Saracens any day. Just sayin'.) Make Bulgarian Martinetsa dolls and celebrate the coming of the spring in an ancient tradition. Color and label a diagram of the eye and figure out if you're left eyed or right eyed with a simple test (useful on the firing range). And finally learn about medieval religious art while doing actual gold leafing. These plus dozens more activities and even more web...

Write a letter to the conniving Queen Margaret of England giving her advice on how to prevent a war . . . or how to consolidate her power. Reenact the Battle of Bosworth Field. Make and eat Chicken Kiev, Russian dyed Easter Eggs, and Matryoshka dolls. Do a hand washing experiment with nutrient agar. And act out a real live Medieval Miracle Play. These, plus dozens more activities, printables, and crafts can be found in Layers of Learning Unit 2-11. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from for kids...

Make St. Stephen of Hungary's crown. Read the romantic story of young princess Jadwiga of Poland and make puppets to act it out. Learn how to become a serf in three easy steps when learning about Lithuanian history. Study Hungary by making goulash and a horse craft. In chemistry, learn about metals and how to conduct a flame test. Plus make a smoke bomb to set off in your driveway. Then in art learn to make prints from things like vegetables and yarn. These activities plus dozens more to learn about history, geography, science, and art in a hands-on way. In each unit you'll find a recommended...

Map sub-Saharan Medieval Africa, marking the major civilizations. Learn the real story of the Lion King. Make beautiful mud cloth designs from Mali. Burn carbon creatures and find out why a whole branch of chemistry is devoted to the common carbon atom. And learn about the art and science of textiles while playing sockhead . . . you'll just have to get the unit. These activities plus dozens more explorations, expeditions, experiments and explanations are in Unit 2-13. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to...

Make a chain crown for the slave King Aibak of India as you learn about the Delhi Sultanate and figure out what qualities Aibak possessed that allowed him to rise from slave to King of an Empire. Make your own Kris knife and put on a Wayang shadow puppet play from Indonesia. Collect oxygen from potassium chlorate when learning about non-metals. And learn to write "Juicy Sentences" with a worksheet practice guide. These activities plus dozens more are in Layers of Learning Unit 2-14. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of...