Summer Camp wk 3 - Asia

Here are my notes for our remaining three continents of World Geography Study this year. Welcome to "Foods of the World" week 3 - Asia.

Because Asia is such a vast continent, we are doing a quick Four Directions tour! We chose countries from the East, the South, the West, and the North.

PDF outline maps of Asia

Booklist: Japan

Booklist: India

Booklist: Russia




Montessori Research & Development:

Flags of Asia


Waseca Biomes:

Asia Biome Puzzle

Asia Stencil

Asia Biome Cards
(complete list of The Peoples of the Biomes)
(complete list of The Plants & Animals of the Biomes)


Nienhuis Montessori:

Colored Globe of the Continents






Bringing a Persian Epic to the World, With Help From 483 Puppets
The New York Times - Mar 14, 2025

Mon - China, South Korea, Japan

AM - The Empty Pot retold by Demi

field trip to Cahokia Rice - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Cahokia Rice and the River: Intertwined Story of Improvement & Adaptation
Grounded by the Farm - Aug 16, 2023

Rice and River: A family’s approach to the changing agricultural landscape
The Daily Egyptian - Nov 19, 2024


label outline map of Asia




read New Clothes for New Year's Day by Hyun-joo Bae

recipe - Korean Banana Milk




PM - Thank You, Miyuki by Roxane Marie Galliez

do Tasting Meditation (PDF) with mochi

Tue - India

AM - Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Sha

look at bilingual books in English/Hindi

recipe - Oothapams (Ivory Lentil Pancakes)
India

recipe - Paneer (Homemade Indian Cheese)
India




read Tiger Trek by Ted Lewin
(available for FREE at Internet Archive)

give out peacock feathers

Watercolor Peacock painting




PM - Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami

recipe - Papaya Halwa
India

peoples of the biomes (cards) - people of the Thar Desert

Wed - Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq

AM - Buzaak Chinie (The Porcelain Goat) retold by Asma Salehi

read from p.97 of Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide

taste dried mulberries and fresh camel milk (camel milk FAQs)


recipe - Sharbat-e-Golab (Persian Rosewater Syrup Summer Cooler)
Iran

recipe - Gheysava (Eggs with Dates and Cinnamon)
Iran




PM - peoples of the biomes (cards) - Ma'dan

read The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter

Art History Kids, June 2023 - Zaha Hadid: Architecture with a Twist

p.27: Architecture + Landscape

Rooftop Hats (PDF)

more lesson ideas for Zaha Hadid are here

Thu - Russia

find puppets for retelling of The Frog Princess / The Tsarevna Frog


I had such great fun making the witch's hut on its little chicken feet!


AM - The Snow Child: A Russian Folktale retold by Freya Littledale

recipe - Millet Porridge with Butternut Squash & Golden Raisins
Russia




read Branislav the Dragon: A New Tale of Old Russia by Mary Lou Masey

recipe - Rasolnik (Russian Dill Pickle Soup)
Russia




PM - read Japan, India, Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia from My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World by Rebecca Bond

watch a charming puppetry version of Peter and the Wolf (2008)

Of course, we have lots of play time as well! What a fun & interesting week!

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