| WEEK 6 Antarctica Reader: We Were There with Byrd at the South Pole by Strong RA: Conquest of N. and S. Poles - Landmark CG: 564-567 DK Geography: 268-269 GSA: Earth’s Landforms (mountains) Trail Guide to World Geo - Antarctica (week 26) A Tale of Antarctica Glimmerveen, Ulco Arctic and Antarctic Weller and Hart (Science Nature Guide) Stowaway - Hesse Life in the Freezer by Alastair Fothegill Destination: Antarctica Black Whiteness Perishing Poles (Horrible Histories) Film: Life in the Freezer |
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| WEEK 7 Japan Reader: Big Wave by Buck; Born in the Year of Courage by Crofford RA: Master Puppeer by Paterson MW pg. 48-55 CG: 494-503 DK Geography: 132-135, 184-187 Children Just Like Me: 46-47, 52-53 GSA: Earth’s Landforms (volcanoes) Trail Guide to World Geography Week. 22 Geo Thru Art -pg.19 (fish printing, Ink Painting), 20 (origami) Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan by Kuhn Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun by Blumberg BG: Benzai-Ten Count Your Way Through Japan by Jim Haskins Guide to Japan (Highlights) The Badger and the Magic Fan by Tomie DePaola MENU: Yakitori |
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| WEEK 8 Japan Reader: Cat Who Went to Heaven by Coatsworth; Sadako & the 1000 Paper Cranes by Coerr (Hiroshima) RA: Of Nightingales that Weep, Katherine Paterson (12th century) GSA: Earth’s Landforms (tsunamis, hot springs, geysers) BG: Ukemochi Geo Thru Art - pg. 21 (screen) 23 (Matsuri), 24 (Boys Festival, Folded Fan) Sign of the Chrysanthemum by Paterson (12th century) Silkworms by Johnson MENU: Miso Soup Teriyaki Chicken |
| WEEK 9 Korea Reader: Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park; Sondok: Princess of the Moon and Stars by Sheri Holman (Royal Diary) RA: Single Shard by Park; Tales of a Korean Grandmother by Carpenter CG: 492-493 DK Geography: 182 Children Just Like Me: 48-49 GSA: Earth’s Landforms (igneous & sedimentary rocks) When My Name Was Keoko Seasaw Girl Year of Impossible Goodbyes MENU: Daeji Bulgogi (Spicy Korean Pork Barbecue) |
| WEEK 10 China Reader: Lady of Ch'iao Kuo, Warrior of the South by Laurence Yep (6th century ) RA: Tales of a Chinese Grandmother by Carpenter MW pg. 56-63 CG: 480-488 DK Geography: 174-180 Children Just Like Me: 48-49 GSA: Earth’s Landforms (Metamorphic rock) Geo Thru Art pg. 15 (pagoda, Chinese roofs, museum of terra cotta) A Book About Pandas by Ruth Belov Gross Count Your Way Through China, Haskins, Jim Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley Little Pear by Eleanor F Lattimore Man Who Changed China:The Story of Sun Yat-Sen by Buck, Pearl The Mountains of Tibet by Moricai Gerstein The Story About Ping, Flack, Marjorie Ancient China Treasure Chest FILM: The Last Emperor FILM: Empire of the Sun MENU: Broccoli with Garlic Sauce Egg Drop Soup |
| WEEK 11 China Reader: Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Lewis RA: Spring Pearl-The Last Flower by Lawrence Yep GSA: Earth’s Landforms (minerals) Geo Thru Art pg. 16 (hall of prayer) Red Scarf Girl--Ji-Li Jiang (RL5-8) Eric Liddell Child Bride--Ching Yeung Russell (RL4-6) sequel to First Apple First Apple--Ching Yeung Russell (RL3-5) The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen by Alexander Lloyd The Man Who Sold a Ghost by Hsien-Yi and Gladys Yang Chinese Tales of the 3rd and 6th centuries The Silk Route by John S Major MENU: Chicken Chow Mein |
| WEEK 12 China Reader: Li Lun Lad of Courage by Trefflinger RA: Chinese Cinderella-Tale of an Unwanted Daughter by Mah GSA: Earth’s Landforms (fossils) BG: Chang O Geo Thru Art pg.17 (Great Wall of China) Rainbow People by Yep collection of traditional Chinese folktales MENU: General Tso’s Chicken |
| WEEK 13 China Reader: Mission to Cathay by Polland RA: Ties that Bind Ties that Break by Lensey Namioka GSA: Earth’s Landforms (soil) BG: Hsi Wang Mo Geo Thru Art pg. 18 (dragon) MENU: Sesame Pork Rice |
| WEEK 14 China Reader:House of 60 Fathers by Hengyang RA: The Kite Rider- by Geraldine McCaughrean (13th century) GSA: Earth’s Landforms (mineral resources) BG: Kuan Yin Geo Thru Art pg. 21 (scroll) MENU: Hoisin Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry |
| WEEK 15 China Reader: Homesick by Fritz RA:The Examination by Malcolm Bosse (Ming Dynasty) GSA: Earth’s Landforms (weathering and erosion) FILM: Chariots of Fire - Lib MENU: Cantonese Roast Pork |
| WEEK 16 Reader: Walk Across the Sea by Susan Fletcher RA: Man Who Changed China: The Story of Sun Yat-Sen by Pearl Buck (Landmark) CG: 489 GSA: Earth’s Landforms (effects of erosion) The Abacus Contest by Priscella Wu |
| WEEK 17 Mongolia Reader: Genghis Khan & the Mongol Horde (Landmark) RA: I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade by Diane Wilson MW: pg. 40-47 CG: 490-491 Trail Guide to World Geo - Mongolia mapping DK Geography: 181 Children Just Like Me 50-51 The Mongols GSA: Earth’s Landforms (caves) |
| WEEK 18 Russia Reader: Water Sky by George RA: Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan MW: pg. 186-191 CG: 392-401 DK Geography: 138-143 Children Just Like Me: 30-31 GSA: Earth’s Landforms (glaciers) BG: Zorya Geo Thru Art pg. 28 (architecture), pg. 29 (Matryoshka Doll, Russian Pins, Ukranian Bark Painting) Count Your Way Through Russia by Jim Haskins Another Celebrated Dancing Bear by Gladys Scheffrin-Falk Singing Tree by Kate Seredy The Place Where Nobody Stopped--Jerry Segal (RL3-6) Days of Terror by Barbara Smucker (RL5-8) Anastasia’s Album Tales of a Russian Grandmother FILM: Dr. Zhivago |
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