South America: Panama and Peru wk 11 of 16 (World Geography / Social Studies)

This is wk 11 of a 16 week hands-on homeschool unit on world geography and cultural studies. This week explore South America: Panama and Peru. This is included in your 33 wk per yr. schedule. I use these pins to home school my kids and for our KONOS curriculum homeschool co-op. Use these fun lessons with your classroom, family, after school program, or co-op! Enjoy!
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Peru: Activity: Listen to the music of the peruvian instrument, the zampona. Very beautiful pan flute music - Petruta Küpper - Einsamer Hirte. Best paired when making a DIY craft making panpipes yourself.
Teaching Children about South America
Peru: Activity / Craft: Zamponas - Long before the conquistadores or Incas, the music of the woodwind instrument we call the Panpipes was echoing in Peru. The siku or zampoña (Spanish), is from the Aymara speaking peoples who lived around Lake Titicaca on the Peruvian / Bolivian boarder. The strong totora reeds, indigenous to the lake, were used to make these instruments. The instrument was used in religious rituals, agricultural, war, and to maintain a good relationship with their false Gods.
Moon Rope/Un Lazo a La Luna: Bilingual English-Spanish
Peru: Moon Rope/Un lazo a la luna: Lois Ehlert. An ancient Peruvian tale. Ages 5- 9
Howler Monkeys | National Geographic
Activity Panama. Imitate a Howler Monkey. YouTube: Howler Monkeys | National Geographic. Howler monkeys are the loudest of all monkeys. They call to let others know where their territory is, alerting them to stay away. The calls sound like a loud whooping bark or roar. After one group of howlers call, another group answers.
What Is the Panama Canal? (What Was?)
Panama: What Is the Panama Canal? (What Was?): Janet Pascal. Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the world’s most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal! Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Panama: Meet the Howlers!: April Pulley Sayre. This book serves a dual purpose, with two distinct sections on each page. The larger font provides a bit of a fictional story about a family of howler monkeys. The smaller font is the non-fictional section that gives factual information on this group of fascinating primates. And truly, there is a wide range of information provided - funny. Ages: 5-8
Conejito: A Folktale from Panama
Panama: Conejito: A Folktale from Panama by Margaret Read MacDonald Ages 6-9. Based on a folktale from Panama, this lively retelling has a delightful blend of Spanish and English.
It's hard to be green...
Panama: Rock art: frog craft... only paint them gold when learning about golden frogs
Attenborough: Golden Frog: Fighting & Mating | Life in Cold Blood | BBC Studios
Panama: Attenborough: Golden Frog: Fighting & Mating - Life in Cold Blood - BBC ...Panama is home to many unique animals that are found only in Panama. The mysterious golden frogs have gleaming, shimmering skin and are thought to bring people good luck. The numbers of golden frogs is declining and so are the numbers of sea turtles.
Experience Panama - Megastructures Panama Canal by National Geographic
Panama: Experience Panama - Megastructures. Panama Canal by National Geographic
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Panama YouTube- National Geographic. Panama has the most diversified wildlife of all the countries in Central America. It is home to north as well as South American species