Country Research Bundle

This bundle includes all 19 country research projects from Globe Trottin’ Kids. For each project, students complete a variety of activities as they research the geography and culture of a country. The activities are glued into a separate notebook (not provided), creating a wonderful artifact to share and keep.

Activities include:
Maps: (world, continent, country) labeling maps; creating a compass rose and a map key
Country stats: recording the population, area, products, and climate
Flag: coloring a sample flag; writing a description of what the colors and symbols mean
Currency: identifying and coloring a sample coin and bill
Language: learning common words/phrases
Food: planning a menu for a day
Sports: naming sports/activities that are popular
Animals: identifying, then classifying by group
Clothing: illustrating (or constructing) traditional clothing on paper dolls
Famous People: identifying individuals and their achievement(s)
Holidays: describing the traditions of several holidays
Culminating Activity Choices

Also included:
Student passport and passport “stamps”
Suggested websites for student research
4-point rubric
Answer guides (*Student responses will be varied, based on the resources they are using. Possible answers are provided.)

Globe Trottin' Kids country research projects can be used as an independent learning center, a small group cooperative learning experience, or a whole class activity.

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Skills Addressed (wording from CCSS)
- Conducting short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
- Recalling information from experiences or gathering information from print and digital sources; taking brief notes on sources and sorting evidence into provided categories.
- Using text features and search tools to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently
- Using information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why and how key events occur).

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Countries

Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Egypt
England
France
Germany
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Thailand