My kiddos have been so excited to learn about the Eskimos, and all the amazing creatures of the arctic.
We’re using Evan-Moor History Pockets as a basic guide for our studies on Native Americans
As well as Draw, Write, Now Book 4 (Animals of the Arctic)
And of course a slew of library books (Click Here for our picks)
We’ve already kicked off our year of learning so we’ve got some great projects to share with you!
Starting off with these fun Puffy Polar Bears:
We’ve even included a recipe for making your own Puffy Paint, and Texture Paint here!!
Very Simple, but quite beautiful results!
Stay tuned for more Arctic Fun!!!
(Psst….You did see our adorable Eskimo File Folder Game didn’t you?)
ooh definitely checking out the puffy paint link! One other book that is so great with your theme is The Three Snow Bears. Homeschool Share has a free lapbook to go with it. Our kids loved it. =0)
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/unit_three_snow_bears.php
me again, =0) I checked the puffy paint link. Genius! How long did your polar bear take to set/dry? =0) Thanks
Cute! I passed this post onto my sister. :)
I really enjoy seeing your file folder games, so creative. When I first looked at this one I was surprised to see the term “eskimo” because we don’t use it anymore, we use Inuit. This is because we’ve been taught that our northern Canadians find ‘eskimo’ insulting. So, I looked it up on Wikipedia and it explained that American’s use ‘eskimo’ while we and Greenland use Inuit. I found that interesting. It also said that ‘eskimo’ is an umbrella term for Inuit and another group. Isn’t learning fun? There is so much to discover.
Keep up the good work.
p.s. our professional football team are still the Edmonton Eskimos…not the Edmonton Inuits–that just doesn’t have the same ring eh?
This is fabulous! I think I’m going to try this (but add some colorings) for a homeschool co-op I’m teaching this month. We’re studying animals (Mammals this week) so I think I’ll let each child draw their favorite mammal and paint it.
Thank you for the clever (and inexpensive) idea!