Regrouping
I’m still recovering mentally from a computer crash which left with no choice but to do a hard reinstall of Windows XP thus lose ALL of my files. Yes, it was gut wrenching and I’ve learned my lesson about backing up data.
Moving on…
A member of my local hs support group recommended a site called Letter of the Week for free language arts curriculum. Well, I became more intrigued with their Country of the Week lesson plans. It’s still a work in progress, but they have 2 or 3 countries complete. The full list of countries they plan to include is listed and I was able to take the core breakdown and we will learn about a place not on the list–Trinidad and Tobago. Why T&T? Z’s paternal grandmother is native to Tobago. I’ sure we would’ve gotten to eventually, but I thought it’d be a fun way to start this new learning activity. I’m still hunting down a few resources online for enrichment but here’s the plan so far:
Reading List:
Trinidad and Tobago Patricia R. Urosevich
Trinidad and Tobago Sean Sheehan
A Wave in Her Pocket: Stories From Trinidad Lynn Joseph
An Island Christmas Lynn Joseph
Jump Up Time: A Trinidad Carnival Story Lynn Joseph
Web Resources:
Other Activities:
make a flag from construction paper
listen to calypso music online
make a lapbook
