The Global Explorers Club: South America Unit Study

Are you ready to explore South America together? Grab your passports and begin your trek through South America in Venezuela, alongside the famous explorer Alexander von Humboldt. You’ll read about his journey along the Orinoco River, study the ecosystem of the Andes, meet Teresa Carreño, and explore Angel Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall.

Next, you’ll head to Colombia where you’ll read Juana & Lucas together, meet teacher and librarian Luis Soriano Bohórquez, begin to study the Inka Empire and its legacy, explore cumbia music, and learn how to make empanadas.

In Ecuador, you’ll continue your adventures with Alexander von Humboldt, learn about Andean music, meet artist Julio Toaquiza, and study Charles Darwin and the Galápagos Islands. You’ll work with basic mapping skills, including latitude and longitude, create your own fieldwork journal, investigate ocean and wind currents, vegetative zones, and more.

When you study Peru, you’ll meet Julio C. Tello and begin learning about archeology, continue to explore the Inka Empire, make clay llamas, try your hand at Peruvian embroidery, and make Papas a la Huancaina in cooking class.

And that’s just to start! With a total of 9 unit studies, your family will have all the support and resources you need to explore South America. Join the Global Explorers Club today to begin your study of South 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:

• 9 comprehensive unit studies with a flexible online curriculum database that will provide all the support and resources you need to explore South America together
• A unit planner for every country
• An explorer's journal for students
• Montessori 3-part map cards
• 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 Incredible Yet True Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, Juana & Lucas, and Fuzz McFlops
• "Making Words" activity sheets to practice spelling
• A Global Explorers cookbook template, plus blank recipe and shopping list cards
• Montessori-inspired "Infinity Street" country population place value task cards
• Country-specific elapsed time task cards
• A virtues poster
• Biomes Around the World food pyramid templates
• Global Explorers Club boarding passes and reading tickets
• Map drill sheets
• Global Connections discussion questions to prompt independent student research
• Vocabulary journal sheets
• South America stationary paper
• Compass rose templates

Did you know that the Global Explorers Club utilizes Notion to make planning, organization, and record-keeping a breeze? 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.

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 South 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 South America unit? Visit the Global Explorers Club: South America page.

Want to know how to organize all the materials? Read How to Prep the Global Explorers Club: South 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!