The Global Explorers Club: North America Unit Study

Are you ready to discover the wonders of North America together?

First, you’ll begin your journey through North America with a short introductory unit on world geography. You’ll meet Robert Bateman, begin your very own nature journal, start learning about animal classification, and consider the importance of names, using Alma Flor Ada’s book My Name is Maria Isabel as a guide. You’ll learn how to draw a compass rose and research the meaning and etymology of your name before completing your very own name painting.

Then you’re off to Canada, where you’ll meet Ted Harrison and learn about landscape painting; explore printmaking with Kenojuak Ashevak; bake bannock bread in Cooking Class; and discuss the principles of learning while reading Nicola I. Campbell’s book Shi-shi-etko and Neekna and Chemai by Jeannette Armstrong. Your family will investigate animal adaptations and begin to explore the world’s biomes, starting with Canada’s Great Bear Rain Forest.

In Mexico you’ll explore son jarocho music with the Villalobos Brothers, meet Frida Kahlo and practice painting self-portraits, learn how to make arroz con leche, discuss food chains, learn about the desert ecosystem, make a piñata, and much more!

And that’s just to start! With a total of 14 unit studies, your family will have all the support and resources you need to explore North America. Together, you’ll learn about different peoples and their cultures and share engaging stories and folk tales from around the world. You’ll meet artists and musicians, sample global cuisine, create art, and play games together.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

• 14 comprehensive unit studies with a flexible online curriculum database that will provide all the support and resources you need to explore North America together
• A unit planner for every country included in the Global Explorers: North America program
• An explorer's journal for students
• Montessori 3-part map cards for North America
• Sentence strategy worksheets based on Judith Hochman's The Writing Revolution method for each country and Circle Round folk tale
• Book discussion guides for The Girl From Chimel by Rigoberta Menchú, Salsa Stories by Lulu Delacre, and Island Treasures: Growing Up In Cuba by by Alma Flor Ada
• "Making Words" activity sheets to practice spelling
• A Global Explorers cookbook template, plus blank recipe and shopping list cards
• Montessori-inspired "Infinity Street" place value task cards for country populations
• A virtues coloring poster
• Biomes Around the World food pyramid templates
• Global Explorers Club boarding passes and reading tickets
• Country-specific elapsed time task cards
• Map drill sheets
• Global Connections discussion questions to prompt independent student research
• Vocabulary journal sheets
• North America stationary paper
• Compass rose templates
• Suggested supplemental science lessons and learning extensions for each unit

Plus, when you purchase a curriculum unit, you’ll be able to use the Global Explorers Club’s Notion database, a flexible, all-in-one online workspace that allows you to easily keep track of each unit study and make changes as needed. You can easily customize each unit to your needs!

THE NOTION DATABASE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

• A prep list for each unit lists what materials are recommended.
• Each country-specific book list allows you to easily keep track of which books are available to you. Together, you can rate each book you've read and add additional notes if desired.
• A task list provides a general overview of the suggested lessons and activities for each country.
• The course schedule contains comprehensive lesson plans for all the suggested activities included in the North America program. Once you assign dates, you can view the lessons in a calendar and drag-and-drop to move them around as needed.
• Plus, you can easily keep track of learning extensions and web bookmarks related to each country. It's easy to add new ones, too!

You'll also receive exclusive access to the Global Explorers Club Resource Library where new educational materials are added each month. Members will be able to access these resources for free, forever.

You can learn more about the Global Explorers program here.

Want a more detailed look at the North America curriculum unit? Visit the Global Explorers Club: North America page.

Want to know how to organize all the materials? Read How to Prep the Global Explorers Club: North America Curriculum Unit.

Plus, you can preview the Global Explorers Club's Notion database and see how easy it is to stay organized for every unit study!