Welsh Rabbit for Breakfast, Anyone?

We explored the land and traditions of Wales today and had two major questions: Is Wales a separate country? Why oh why is it called Welsh rabbit when there is no rabbit about it?! We kicked off the morning with a bit of welsh rarebit or rabbit, as it can sometimes be called. As I …

Could We Travel to Iran?

As a continuation of our cultural exploration, we decided to learn about a country which represents one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The history, food, and landscape of Iran left all of us asking – could we visit there? It looked so tremendous! We started off by watching a pretty cool video that …

Beautiful Bolivia

Bolivia had a lot more to offer than I expected! As a continuation of our worldwide country lessons, we had the chance to learn about Bolivian culture and food yesterday. We did a super quick review of the country’s history with this great YouTube video. The boys were definitely struck by their bad luck in …

Ghana and the Golden Stool

As I’ve mentioned before, we have been taking a day here and there to learn about a random country in the world and answer these questions: Where in the world is this country? What does their flag look like? What is the capital? What are their favorite foods to buy and foods to make? What …

Taking a Deep Dive into St. Patrick’s Day

Over the summer, I would have the boys try to learn a little about the world. We would choose a country and then look at: Where in the world is this country? What does their flag look like? What is the capital? What are their favorite foods to buy and foods to make? What bands …