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Learning new things is easier for young students when tied into a common theme. That's why unit studies are so popular and successful. So what about Galloping the Globe? It's a unit study centered around geography. It encourages a detailed look at a selection of countries from the six populated continents, as well as the North and South Poles. This study also looks at Christmas around the world. Using the countries being studied geographically as the basic platform, the authors have included ideas, references, projects, and activities for integrating Bible, people/history, science, literature, vocabulary, internet sources, maps & flags, cooking, music/art, games, puzzles, and crafts into the curriculum. An aspect to this unit study that is similar to the TrailGuide To... series is the student notebook approach, where the child will produce a notebook full of art projects, reports, biographies, geographic dictionary pages, and much more. This is intended to be something they can show to other people, reinforcing and reviewing what they have learned as they explain various facts to friends and family. This is a fairly flexible course, with a suggested sample schedule of studying one country a week or every two weeks. While geography is the main focus of this unit study, the course does a good job of including the resources needed to study the other subjects, too. Answers are included and the consumable work pages are reproducible (and are also downloadable using the QR code in the back of the book, which makes it even easier to use with multiple children). Some of the recommended websites and book suggestions might be out of print or no longer available; however, these are only suggestions and in most sections there are more books suggested than necessary. A list of the core resources used throughout the course is found in the front of the book and is also listed below. 266 pgs, pb. ~ Zach
Core resources:
Considering God’s Creation (available from Eagle’s Wings)
Our Father’s World by Rod and Staff (SKU # ORFTWD)
Missionary Stories with the Millers
Profiles from History: Volume 1
Big Book of Books and Activities (out of print but used primarily as an enhancement to student notebooking)
Usborne Internet-Linked Science Encyclopedia
Zoo Guide (available from Answers in Genesis)
Aquarium Guide (available from Answers in Genesis)