Make a graphic showing the two sides of the Thirty Years War and some of the major players using printables from this unit. Play a "running of the bulls" game of tag when learning about Spanish traditions. Make your own set of mathematical pan pipes as you learn about the science of sound. And get a guided tour of Baroque music in a series of activities that explain what made this a whole new movement in music history. Unit 3-6 includes all of this, plus library lists, printables, and links to take you to the web. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background...

Learn about the Dutch Golden Age with a windmill craft. Make authentic Dutch fast food called kroketen. Design your own experiment to prove that light travels in a straight line. Calculate the speed of light using your microwave. Tour the Baroque painting A Family Concert with Karen. And try creating your own vegetable still life. Unit 3-7 includes all of this, plus library lists, printables, and links to take you to the web. 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...

In this unit you can play games that Russian children have been playing for centuries, make a cosmonaut craft of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, craft a lapbook of the history of science, and try your hand at some real watercolor painting projects. There are dozens of projects to choose from in Unit 3-10. 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...

In this unit you can make a model of Tenochtitlan, create an Aztec style codex, learn all about the Singing Revolution, make an Lithuanian style cross craft, do an experiment to demonstrate anaphanitic and phaneritic rock textures, and boost your kids' creative powers with a variety of project ideas. All this plus man more activities can be found in Unit 3-11. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from for kids of all ages, and sidebars with a bunch more ideas including Additional Layers, Fabulous...

Learn about the horrible trials the early American settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth suffered through. Make a three part flap book about the life of Squanto. Make a model of a reed boat, like the ones floated on Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. Investigate the process that forms coal, a sedimentary rock, and make a stinky model of the process. And dress a warrior in his feathered headdress as you learn about Native American arts. Layers of Learning Unit 3-12 includes all of this, plus library lists, printables, and links to take you to the web. In each unit you'll find a recommended library...

In this unit you can make hand dipped candles and homemade toys like the American colonists. You can learn all about the Salem Witch Trials and the Indian wars, reading primary sources for first hand information. We'll also visit Lake Nicaragua and its famous sharks, the mysterious Ciudad Blanca, and cook authentic Central American cuisine. Then dive into rocks with Snickers bars, play dough, and egg whites (though not simultaneously). Finally learn about all the crazy idioms settlers came up with and that we still use today. Layers of Learning Unit 3-13 includes all of this, plus library...