Expedition Australia Download N Go
I might be alone in this but have you ever had one of those terrible horrible no good very bad days? You know when if you have to drill math facts one. more. time. your head will explode? Or reviewing consonant diagraphs is going to send you over the phonetic edge? Toss in a few dirty diapers, an empty bag of chocolate and a 2 yr old wielding the mighty marker and I think we might all be ready to move to Australia. Oh, the kiddos want to come to? Well I have the perfect way to travel!!
Download N Go Expedition Australia is a week long hands-on adventure by Amanda Bennett and the Old Schoolhouse.
This hands-on unit study is designed for K-4th.
This item can be purchased at www.downloadngo.com. The unit study is $7.95 but there are special offers that you buy more than one study, you will save money! Fabulous!
Some other Download N Go items are: Davy Crockett, Pizza Party, Simply Soccer, Ben Franklin, Expedition Mexico and more.
Expedition Australia gives you all the information and activities you need to take a week long journey Down Under. Books suggestions for each day, links to online videos, articles, coloring sheets information and printable lapbook activities. All you need are basic crafts supplies to begin this exciting expedition! Now that is a beautiful thing! Mrs. Bennett has done all the leg work so you can enjoy the learning alongside your children.
The unit study is broken into 5 days. Each day you will journey to different areas of interest…from the Great Barrier Reef to the Bush. Each day you will meet an Australian animal and learn some Australian vocabulary. Learn how to make a boomerang and sing the Australian national anthem.
I will be honest that when I first mentioned doing this Australian Expedition my 10 year old groaned and looked as if she were in great pain. Until she heard the word “lapbook”. She quickly packed her bag and jumped on the Australian wagon. She was joined by my 1st grader and my 5th grader. They loved all the video links and mapping activities. Since my 1st grader isn’t reading independently, she needed me by her side for most of the learning. However, and I loved this, for my older 2 girls, this was definitely an independent activity.
I printed out all the lapbook items they needed and had a stack of books ready for them. On my desktop, I created a folder with links for them to visit each day. Although my 4th and 5th grader enjoyed the Australian Expedition it was a bit on the easy side of learning; which is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be “beefed up” to be more challenging for the 4th/5th graders.
I think it is perfect for the K-3rd crowd. Enjoyable, informative and engaging! I learned a few things myself.
One thing that I didn’t like was some of the “ads” on websites you were linked to. However, it is the internet and those things are often out of our control. Just a reminder to preview websites before you click on them with your children standing near. Also, and I know I am in the minority here, I don’t have a color printer. Most of the pages to print are in color. It would be nice to have the option of printing in black and white and having the children color if needed. For instance, there was a matching game that was all in color. I didn’t even print it out because it would have been pointless as everything would be black and not various colors. I hated it as it would have been an easy way to include my preschooler in that day.
In the end, I would definitely do another Download N Go and my children would agree.
**Disclaimer – I received this product free for the purpose of reviewing it. I received no other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are my personal, honest opinions.
