Middle East Week

 This week in our Around the World Homeschool Curriculum we did the Asian side of the Middle East

Books:

Of course, we still read our spines, but we also read some picture books.

Maryam’s Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani

Marwan's Journey

The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid

Cultural Contributions from the Middle East: Hospitals, Algebra, and More (skimmed)

The Proudest Blue

Lost and Found Cat

Let's Look at Syria

Activities:

He looked at his Learning Globe

Flags  from Little Passports

Dubai page from Seek and Find Around the World

Recipe:

This week we tried Mujadara from his Global Feast Cookbook. Everyone liked it.

Read Aloud:

We started the Turtle of Oman, but had to finish next week because it was a little long. It is about a little boy who has to move to the United States and has a lot of feelings about it. While I think relating to the emotions is good for kids, it did kind of end up feeling a little drawn out and repetitive. A lot of the silly and mindful talk from the grandpa, while pretty for me, was way over my 5.5 year old's head.

Art:

This week we did some Middle East inspired Geometric Tile Art from Babble Dabble Do.

Videos:

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