A Trip Around the World

Morgan with her passport

Jaden showing her "Mexico" flag sticker which indicates that she has learned about Mexico.

Jaden's passport

Map of the world, where we find the country before learning about it (above) & the Mexican flag that Jaden colored (below)

I am including "Countries and Cultures" in their homeschool curriculum. I am using "A Trip Around the World", passports, and the flag sticker book. In "My Father's World", this curriculum is set up for grades 3 through 8. However, my children are clearly enjoying it!!! The book has words in the country's language, recipes, activity pages, history and points of interest notes, etc.

Morgan walks around the house with her passport saying she went to "mekiko". I am looking forward to studing the next country. I have a feeling we will study "mekiko" all year long, since I have so much info to give. I will do the other countries, too, but continue on with making things from Mexico & learning about the culture. The girls looked through my Mexico photo albums, and we discussed some of the things that I thought they would enjoy there. For example:

1. In "el centro" they sell blow up animals and other fun things

2. On September 16th, everyone walks to "el centro" for "el grito" and fireworks go off all around.

3. There are popsicles sold everywhere & they are made of real fruit!

4. In Colima, they have a big rock that is so slippery it is used as a slide.

5. In Guadalajara, they have horse-drawn carriages you can ride around in.

6. The churches are like palaces and decorated with glass and gold.

7. There are luxury buses you can take from city to city throughout Mexico. They play a movie while you travel & they sevre you a brown bag lunch- From Colima, you can catch one of these buses and be on the beach in Manzanillo within 45 minutes.

8. The street vendors sell delicious things like: bacon wrapped hot dogs, churros, jicama, ice cream, cookies, donutes, and more!

9. In Guanajuato, the houses are built into the mountains and the scenery is indescribable!!

That is just a little of what I remember. If you get a chance to travel throughout Mexico, there are over wild things I have never seen before!! For example, in Michoachan, they have a club on the water. You get on the boat by a certain time, then, the boat takes off on the lake for a few hours or so. Meanwhile, they play music and people dance or go outside and watch the water and chat.