DISCOVERING COUNTRIES AND CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD GROWING BUNDLE

Highlight countries and cultures throughout the year—AND SAVE 30%— with the Discovering Countries and Cultures Around the World MEGA-Bundle. Your junior explorers will love this comprehensive set that includes 39 books, 51 posters, and a whopping 201 cross-curricular activities designed to bring your multicultural studies to life. This set also includes the entire Holiday Traditions Around the World series (see description below) as a free bonus.

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FEATURED COUNTRIES:

• AFRICA: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
• ASIA: China, India, Israel, Japan, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam
• AUSTRALIA: Australia, New Zealand
• EUROPE: France, Germany, Greece, Ireland (FREE resource), Italy, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom
• NORTH AMERICA: Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States (The U.S. set includes an Activity Pack for K-1 and a separate pack for Grades 2-3.)
• SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Peru

NOTE: I’ve included the FREE resources—Snapshots of Ireland and the Discovering Ireland Activity Pack—in this bundle to complete your set.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED? Each country is highlighted with the following types of resources:

• SNAPSHOTS INTRODUCTORY BOOKS: Each book in the Snapshots of the World series includes a world map showing the country’s location, the country’s flag and other national symbols, cultural symbols—such as unique foods, landmarks, celebrations, or indigenous cultures—common phrases in the national or native language, a crossword puzzle comprehension review, and original illustrations suitable for coloring.

• CULTURAL SYMBOLS PHOTO POSTERS: Each Activity Pack includes an 11 x 17 inch colorful photo poster featuring six cultural symbols. There are also 9 additional posters that highlight special themes, including...
  • AUSTRALIA: Unique Animals of Australia
  • BRAZIL: Animal Classes of the Amazon and Life in the Layers
  • CHINA: Tastes of China
  • ECUADOR: Galapagos
  • EGYPT: Hieroglyphic Alphabet
  • GHANA: Adinkra Symbols
  • SPAIN: The Many Faces of Picasso
  • SWITZERLAND: United Nations by the Numbers

• CROSS-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: There are 4-7 cross-curricular enrichment activities for each featured country. The activities cover topics ranging from the Arts to Zoology and feature a wide variety of formats, including fill-in-the-blank, games and puzzles, cut and glue Venn diagrams, lift-the-flap books, picture-description matching, art projects, science experiments, and more. Here are a few examples of the titles included:
  • Ancient Aboriginal Arts/Australia
  • Colors of the Maasai/Kenya
  • Create a Mandala/India
  • Decoding Hieroglyphics/Egypt
  • Democracy/Greece
  • Dragon Tales/Vietnam
  • Earthquake! Chile
  • Famous French Artists/France*
  • From Cocoa Trees to Chocolate Bars/Ghana
  • Henri Matisse (Character Value of Perseverance)/France
  • Inca or Aztec? Venn Diagram/Peru
  • Inuit, People of the Arctic/Canada
  • Japanese Kanji Writing/Japan*
  • Landmark Locations Mapping/United States
  • Languages of Africa/Nigeria
  • Maya, Olmec, or Aztec?/Mexico*
  • Measuring Mountains/Switzerland
  • Peter and the Wolf/Russia
  • Picasso’s Pets/Spain
  • Ships of the Desert/Saudi Arabia
  • Spin the Dreidel (game and craft)/Israel
  • Taino Petroglyphs/Puerto Rico*
  • The Greek Alphabet/Greece*
  • The Legend of Romulus and Remus/Italy*
  • The Scientist Who Didn’t Wear Socks/Germany
  • The Voyages of Christopher Columbus/Jamaica
  • Viking Runes/Norway
  • What Is a Hemisphere? Ecuador*

*Included in preview

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FREE ADDITIONS: Whenever I add new countries or new activities to existing countries, I’ll send you a note which will appear in your My Purchases section; and you’ll be able to download them free.

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BONUS RESOURCE: Enrich your holiday celebrations with these multicultural activity books from the Holiday Traditions Around the World book series.

• Bringing in the New Year (highlighting New Year customs in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Japan, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, and the United States)
• Sharing the Love (Valentine’s Day traditions in Denmark, England, Germany, Ghana, France, Italy, Peru, Philippines, Slovenia, Taiwan, the United States, and Wales)
• From Eggs to Iguanas (Easter traditions from Australia, Bermuda, Colombia, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Poland, Nigeria, Sweden, and the United States.)
• Let Freedom Ring! (Independence Day celebrations in Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, France, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, and the United States.)
• Giving Thanks Around the World (featuring ways to say “thank you” in Brazil/Portuguese, China/Chinese, France/French, India/Hindi, Italy/Italian, Japan/Japanese, Kenya/Swahili, Mexico/Spanish, and the United States/Cherokee.)
• Radishes and Roller Skates (Christmas traditions in Bolivia, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine, the United States, and Venezuela.)

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TARGETED SKILLS: With so many activities from which to chose, the list of specific targeted skills is ENORMOUS, covering every subject in the curriculum. There are, however, a few common threads that run throughout this set, including…

• Promoting respect and appreciation for cultural differences
• Identifying national and cultural symbols of countries around the world
• Introducing common phrases in major world languages
• Identifying indigenous cultures of other countries
• Identifying world landmarks
• Reading charts and graphs
• Creating a Venn diagram
• Using context clues to complete a story
• Identifying fact vs. fiction in cultural legends and folktales
• Identifying traditional clothing of various countries
• Following written directions
• Locating countries on a world map
• Using a compass rose, and map key to complete a map
• Identifying unique animals and their habitats
• Describing the characteristics and locations of biomes and ecosystems
• Exploring holiday customs and celebrations around the world
• Building content-area literacy in social studies
• Critical thinking skills of comparing, contrasting, and classifying
• Reading fluency and comprehension

PREVIEW: I’ve included examples from the books, activities, and posters from various countries. In addition, each resource also has an individual preview, which you can view by clicking on its thumbnail in the list of “Products in this Bundle.”

IMAGE CREDITS: This bundle features realistic illustrations and real-life photographs. The illustrations are my own original drawings (©Dr.J). The photos come from a variety of sources, including copyright-free images, copyrighted images licensed under the Creative Commons, and copyrighted images that I have purchased for commercial use. Please see the Image Credits Pages, included with the Activity Packs, for a detailed list of image sources.

TECHNICAL INFO: The files are in PDF format. Each Activity Pack is combined into a zip file.

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RELATED RESOURCES: These resources also have a global/multicultural focus:

• FREE: FUN WITH FLAGS Rhyming Reader
• FREE: FUN WITH FLAGS Activity Pack
• Let's Explore the CONTINENTS POWERPOINT series
• SEVEN WONDERS of the Modern World
• THE SEVEN CONTINENTS
• CHILDREN’S GAMES Around the World
• TASTE THE WORLD! International Recipes for Jr. Chefs
• Teaching with TOOBS®: AROUND THE WORLD (World Landmarks)
• TOP TEN SPORTS Around the World

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