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How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

January 3, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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The first thing to do before we build this triorama is to pick your favorite story from Greek mythology. Also, look at my pages Trioramas: How To Create Engaging Visual Narratives For Kids for more ideas and Greek Mythology Unit Study and Greece Lapbook & Fun Hands on LEGO Zeus.

Or you can just go with a peek into Mount Olympus with a few myths and legends.

You can make a triorama any size you like.

How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

I thought this one would be a fun one to make into a mini scene, this one stands just 6” at the point.

A triorama is like a diorama.

It can be made in 2 ways.

It can be a 3 dimensional triangle shape made from a single square of cardboard, paper, cardstock, or poster board.

Or you can create 3 sections depending on your needs.

They are a unique way to highlight a scene from a favorite book, movie, an animal’s habitat, or so many other things.

This Brick Greek Myths book was a big hit and provides wonderful inspiration.

How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

Before we begin with our triorama, let’s break down what Greek mythology is.

It is a collection of stories about the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece.

These stories have been passed down for centuries and are still popular today.

The Greek gods and goddesses were very powerful and had control over different parts of the world.

Zeus was the king of the gods and ruled over the sky.

Poseidon was the god of the sea, and Hades was the god of the underworld.

The gods and goddesses had many adventures and often got themselves into trouble.

They also had many children, some of whom became gods and goddesses themselves.

MOST FAMOUS OF GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

Next, look at some of the most famous Greek gods and goddesses.

  • Zeus: King of the gods and ruler of the sky
  • Poseidon: God of the sea
  • Hades: God of the underworld
  • Hera: Queen of the gods and goddess of marriage
  • Athena: Goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts
  • Apollo: God of music, poetry, and healing
  • Artemis: Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and chastity
  • Aphrodite: Goddess of love, beauty, and pleasure
  • Hermes: Messenger of the gods and god of trade and travel
  • Ares: God of war
How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

Also, add some books to your study.

When I can find them, I prefer living books.

GREEK MYTHOLOGY BOOKS FOR KIDS

10 Books for a Fun Greek Mythology Unit Study

You’ll love adding one or two of these resources or books to your homeschool unit study about Greek mythology.

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D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths

Kids can lose themselves in a world of myth and magic while learning important cultural history in this beloved classic collection of Greek mythology. Now updated with a new cover and an afterword featuring never-before-published drawings from the sketchbook of Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, plus an essay about their life and work and photos from the family archive.

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The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus

Long, long ago in ancient Greece, people began telling wonderful stories to explain the mysteries of life. These myths featured gods and goddesses, mighty beings who look human but have amazing powers and live forever. Now you can meet these extraordinary characters and hear their legends, brought to life again by Aliki in this splendid, panoramic look at the amazing stories and characters of Greek legend.

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The Mighty 12: Superheroes of Greek Myth

Meet the most impressive of the gods and goddesses of Olympus-and even a few monsters-and see them revealed for what they really were: ancient superheroes with the power to shift shape, move mountains, and change fate. In this innovative introduction to Greek mythology, energetic poems and dynamic comic book style illustrations create a seamless blend of the ancient and contemporary that depicts the gods in all their super-human glory.

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The Greek Mythology Bible: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece | Discover Traditions, Myths, Historic Mortals and Mythical Creatures

This is a good choice for a comprehensive reference source.

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Brick Greek Myths: The Stories of Heracles, Athena, Pandora, Poseidon, and Other Ancient Heroes of Mount Olympus

Meet the Greek gods and goddesses as you have never seen them—in LEGO form! Enjoy these fascinating myths, reimagined through elaborate scenes and colorful LEGO bricks in one thousand color photographs!This book shares a unique retelling of some of the most widely known and loved Greek myths, from the stories of Athena, Poseidon, and Pandora to the twelve labors of Hercules.

  • Watch Athena spring from the head of Zeus
  • See Poseidon as he rules the seas with his mighty trident
  • Maintain hope with Pandora as her curiosity gets the best of her
  • Beware the Nemean Lion as Hercules repents for his misdeeds.
  • Be awestruck by the amazing Mount Olympus
  • And much more—all created with LEGO bricks!
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (w/poster)

The Percy Jackson Series is perfect for independent reading time, it follows the adventures of a young demigod (half mortal, half Greek god) Percy, and his friends.

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Greek Myths

From the terror of Medusa and the Minotaur to the Labors of Heracles and journeys of Theseus, the stories in this collection have thrilled and enthralled people for centuries with their high drama, hazardous quests, and unforgettable characters (both mortal and immortal).

Under Olivia Coolidge’s skillful pen, the landscape of early Greece and its famous legends bloom with vigor and are perfectly suited to the adventure-seeking reader.

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Clash of the Titans

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus volunteers to lead a daring band of warriors to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash on earth.

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Wonder Woman (2017)

Wonder Woman was inspired by Greek Mythology.

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Mythical Realms TOOB - 8 Piece Set

Enter a magical Greek realm where creatures, beings, and gods you thought were merely lore come to life! The Mythical Realm Toob includes figurines of a chimera, griffin, phoenix, unicorn, sea dragon, and minotaur, along with Poseidon and a mermaid.

Additionally, look at more activities to with this Greek mythology triorama.

COOL GREEK MYTHOLOGY CRAFTS & ACTIVITIES

  1. Wow what a unique take on a shoebox craft, Theseus and the Minotaur: Ancient Crete Shoebox Craft.
  2. Learn How to Make a Trojan Horse Craft | Fascinating Trojan Horse History, was it myth or reality? Find out!
  3. A good video can be such a wonderful source of knowledge and inspiration, introduce your child to myths with Greek Mythology for Kids | What is mythology? Learn all about Greek mythology.
  4. Make this simple Greek Mythology Inspired Labyrinth Craft to go along with “Basileo and the Labyrinth”
  5. These Silhouette puppets to act out Greek myths are a very unique way to retell the mythical tales of larger than life characters like Hercules, Zeus, Poseidon, and monsters like pegasus, chimera, and minotaur.
  6. Free Greek Mythology Unit Study and Greece Lapbook & Fun Hands on LEGO Zeus
  7. Make a Staff of The Gods that changes from the bolt of Zeus to the horn like bi-dent of Hades or Poseidon’s classic trident all in one scepter.
  8. The Kids Greek Mythology Craft: Pandora’s Box Shoebox Craft highlights one of the most known Greek myths about what can happen when curiosity gets the better of you.
  9. A Greek Mythology Medusa Mask is an easy way to recreate the story of the monster Medusa who was believed to turn men into stone with one look.

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Finally, look at how to make this fun Greek mythology triorama.

HOW TO MAKE A COOL GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIORAMA

You will need:

  • 2-8.5×8.5” pieces of cardstock
  • scissors
  • Colored pencils/markers
  • Mythical Realm Toob
  • Cotton stuffing
How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

First, fold your paper from corner to corner so that it forms a triangle and press a firm crease along the bend.

How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

Open the paper and fold in the opposite direction and repeat the crease so that there is an x crease across the paper when opened.

Cut along one of these creases just to the center point.

How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

Now you can draw out your backdrop on the two triangles above the cut crease.

Because we wanted to make Mount Olympus, we drew some simple mountains in the background and some Greek temples.

How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

Next, add some details and color with colored pencils, markers, or crayons. You can also cut out some buildings and trees to give some dimension to the backdrop.

How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

Fold either side of the cut corner inward and secure with glue, press firmly to form the base.

How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

Because our triorama was set in Olympus we wanted to make it look as if it was coming out of the clouds.

So, we lightly colored the base a blue green and added cotton stuffing to make it look like clouds.

How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

Finally, add in your figures that you have chosen to use.

How to Make a Cool Greek Mythology Triorama With Kids

To add a little more effort to the finished project you can require that your child retell the story they have portrayed or give 5 facts about Greek mythology, etc.

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How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

January 2, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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Turn your favorite Shakespeare play into a triorama book report for a unique project. Also, look at my pages Trioramas: How To Create Engaging Visual Narratives For Kids for more ideas and 4 Week Free Shakespeare Unit Study & Best Hands-on Ideas.

Trioramas are an amazing way to show off whatever topic you are learning about.

They are often done for creating a diorama like a scene of an animal in its habitat or something similar.

But they also make a great backdrop for a book report.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

We chose Romeo & Juliet, but you can opt for any of his works you like, giving it a unique design to match the setting and characters.

You can assign this unique style of book report for all of these or even for other popular plays and books.

I will give you a quick rundown on the 3 most popular of Shakespeare’s works, additional activity ideas, and the how to create your own triorama book report.

BOOKS ABOUT SHAKESPEARE

First, look at some of these books about Shakespeare.

6 Books About Shakespeare For Kids Who Love to Read and Be Read To

Add one or two of these books to your unit study or learning day.

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A Child's Portrait of Shakespeare (Shakespeare Can Be Fun series)

Who is William Shakespeare?" For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has asked that question of her elementary school students in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, leading them on a voyage of discovery that brings the Bard to life for boys and girls ages seven and up.

A Child's Portrait of Shakespeare, written in rhyming couplets is suitable for staging as class plays as well as reading aloud.

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Tales from Shakespeare (Wordsworth Children's Classics)

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb was written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style, and their literary quality has made them popular and sought-after ever since their first publication in 1807.

This edition contains the delightful pen-and-ink drawings of Arthur Rackham.

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Favorite Tales from Shakespeare

Retellings of the exciting stories of Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, and Hamlet are augmented by full-color illustrations

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Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare

Nobody knows exactly when or why William Shakespeare left his boyhood home of Stratford-on-Avon for the great city of London, but it didn't take long for him to make a name for himself. His plays are now performed almost every day in just about every part of the world; even people who've never seen them use words and phrases he introduced into the English language.

How did a man from an unremarkable family create a legacy that the world, even 400 years after his death, has never forgotten? There will always be unsolved mysteries about Shakespeare, but what we do know of his life, his times, and his theater makes for a very dramatic story.

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How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare

Ken Ludwig devised his friendly, easy-to-master methods while teaching his own children. Beginning with memorizing short passages from the plays, his technique then instills children with cultural references they will utilize for years to come. Ludwig’s approach includes understanding of the time period and implications of Shakespeare’s diction as well as the invaluable lessons behind his words and stories. Colorfully incorporating the history of Shakespearean theater and society, How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare guides readers on an informed and adventurous journey through the world in which the Bard wrote.

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Romeo and Juliet

Joining Bruce Coville's earlier prose adaptations of Shakespeare's plays is this picture book treatment of the Bard's most popular work ever. The tender story of the young star-crossed lovers from warring families, Romeo and Juliet has moved audiences to tears for four hundred years. And Coville tells it in a way that will surely whet the appetite of young audiences, who will then find even greater enjoyment in the original. As with his earlier adaptations, Coville expertly combines his own dramatic language with key lines from the play. Dennis Nolan, who illustrated Coville's version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, contributes stunning paintings, including a gatefold of the famous balcony scene. In addition to A Midsummer Night's Dream, which Publishers Weekly called "A first rate entree to the Bard," Coville also retold The Tempest and Macbeth. Of the latter, School Library Journal said, "Coville's muscular sentences, full of dramatic word choices, make this a good read-aloud." Both Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream were honored as ALA Quick Picks for Young Adults.

And look at these other trioramas.

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Next, look at some of these works of Shakespeare.

3 POPULAR WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE

This play is a tragic love story about two young people from feuding families who fall in love at first sight.

ROMEO AND JULIET

The story is set in Verona, Italy. And it tells the story of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Romeo and Juliet are from two families who have been feuding for generations.

Despite their families’ hatred for each other, Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly marry.

Their love is forbidden. They must keep their relationship a secret from their families.

However, their love is doomed from the start, and they eventually take their own lives rather than live without each other.

Romeo and Juliet explores a number of important themes, including: The power of love, the dangers of prejudice and hatred, the importance of family, the consequences of rash decisions

It is a timeless story of love, loss, and tragedy.

The characters are relatable and interesting, and the themes are relevant to teens’ lives. Romeo and Juliet is also a great way for teens to learn about Shakespeare’s writing and the Elizabethan era.

MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is full of humor, romance, and adventure, and it tells the story of four young lovers who find themselves caught up in a magical forest on a midsummer night.

The story begins with Hermia and Lysander, two young lovers who are forbidden from being together by Hermia’s father. They decide to run away together. And they are followed into the forest by Demetrius, Hermia’s former love interest, and Helena, Demetrius’s current love interest.

Once in the forest, the four lovers are caught up in a magical world of fairies and elves.

The fairy king, Oberon, and the fairy queen, Titania, are having a fight, and they use their magic to play tricks on the lovers. The lovers are confused and enchanted. Too, they fall in and out of love with each other.

In the end, Oberon and Titania resolve their fight, and the lovers are reunited. The play ends with a wedding and a celebration.

It explores a number of important themes, including: the power of love, the dangers of jealousy, the importance of forgiveness, and the nature of dreams.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

It is a funny, romantic, and exciting play with a lot of magic and adventure. The characters are relatable and interesting, and the themes are relevant to teens’ lives. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is also a great way for teens to learn about Shakespeare’s writing and the Elizabethan era.

JULIUS CAESAR

Julius Caesar is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays, and it’s a great introduction to Shakespeare for teens. The play is full of action, adventure, and political intrigue, and it tells the story of one of the most famous assassinations in history.

The story is set in ancient Rome. It tells the story of a group of conspirators who plot to assassinate Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. Caesar is a powerful and popular leader, but he is also ambitious and ruthless. The conspirators believe that Caesar is a threat to Rome’s democracy, and they are determined to stop him.

Julius Caesar explores a number of important themes, including the dangers of ambition, the importance of loyalty, and the nature of power. The play is also a reminder that even the most

Teens will love Julius Caesar because it is a fast-paced and exciting play with a lot of action and adventure. The characters are relatable and interesting, and the themes are relevant to teens’ lives.

Julius Caesar is also a great way for teens to learn about Roman history and culture.

Also, look at more activities to go along with this Shakespeare triorama book report.

TRIORAMA BOOK REPORT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

  • 4 Week Free Shakespeare Unit Study & Best Hands-on Ideas
  • Introduce Shakespeare with a Free Escape Room
  • How To Teach Your Homeschooled Children Shakespeare
  • Shakespeare Mixed Media Art Project
  • Shakespeare Unit Study Starters
  • It’s a Bard Knock Life: DIY Shakespearean Collar
  • Amazing Globe Theatre model!
  • How to Draw William Shakespeare

Finally, look at how to make this book report.

AMAZING SHAKESPEARE TRIORAMA BOOK REPORT

You will need:

  • 12×12 color or patterned cardstock
  • White cardstock
  • Craft paint/paint brushes
  • Printed pages of Shakespeare quotes
How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

First, fold cardstock from corner to corner and press the seam tightly.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

Unfold and fold it again across the opposite corner.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

Open the cardstock and cut up one of the corner creases all the way to the center.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

Before we glue the triorama into place it is easiest to draw the design on the backdrop, you can paint or color it before folding or after.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

Bend the creases so that one side of the cut flap slides under the other, glue in place.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

To create a fun backdrop we typed up some of our favorite Shakespeare quotes.

Then we printed and ripped them into strips as if they were torn from the pages of his play.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

Glue them down onto the backdrop of the triorama.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

The final piece is to draw out your characters and props on white cardstock, color them in if you wish or leave them as sketches.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

Cut each one out, like you would a paper doll but leave a ½” long strip across the bottom.

How to Make an Amazing Shakespeare Triorama Book Report

Fold the strip under and glue it into place on your scene.

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How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

January 1, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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I have a unique project for you today, an animal habitat triorama, to showcase 3 different types. Also, look at my page Trioramas: How To Create Engaging Visual Narratives For Kids for more ideas.

Surely you know what a diorama is, but have you ever had your children make a triorama?

It is the same basic principle as a diorama, but it gives you three different sections to work in.

How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

This is a great activity to compare and contrast the differences in whatever your topic is.

Dioramas and trioramas can be adapted for preschoolers through high school teens.

And they are a wonderful hands-on activity that can be used for most subjects and topics of interest.

For today’s activity, we are doing a land, sea, and water animal triorama to learn about their various habitats.

The 8 major habitats are polar, tundra, evergreen forests, seasonal forests, grasslands, deserts, tropical rainforests, and oceans.

You can let your child choose which 3 habitats they highlight and which creature for each one.

Our animal habitat triorama consisted of ocean/coral reef for our sea turtle in the water.

The rainforest in the canopy for our cockatoo in the sky.

And woodlands for our fox on the land.

ALL ABOUT ANIMAL HABITATS

Animals live in all sorts of different places, called habitats.

Their habitat provides them with everything they need to survive, like food, water, shelter, and a place to raise their young.

Some animals live in forests, which are like big, green jungles.

 Forests are home to many kinds of animals, like deer, squirrels, bears, and owls.

Other animals live in grasslands, which are like big, open fields.

Grasslands are home to animals like lions, zebras, elephants, and giraffes.

Deserts are hot, dry places where animals like camels, snakes, and scorpions live.

Tundra is a cold, snowy place where animals like polar bears, caribou, and Arctic foxes live.

Oceans are home to all sorts of sea creatures, like fish, whales, dolphins, and sharks.

Animals have adapted to living in their specific habitats.

For example, polar bears have thick fur to keep them warm in the cold Arctic tundra.

How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

Camels have long legs and wide feet to help them walk through the desert sand.

Marine mammals like whales and seals have streamlined bodies to help them move through water efficiently.

AMAZING RESOURCES FOR YOUR ANIMAL HABITAT TRIORAMA

First watch, All About Habitats: Kids’ Guide to Tundra, Deserts, Grasslands, Forests, and More to help your child better understand the different habitats.

Water

Freshwater habitats are rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, swamps, wetlands, bogs and lagoons.

Marine Habitats include oceans, seas and coral reefs.

  • Ocean Anatomy
  • The Big Book of Blue
  • Ocean Creatures
  • Great Lakes Animals

Land

Terrestrial habitats (or where creatures live on land) include forests, deserts, grasslands, mountain, tundra and polar ice.

  • The Big Book of Beasts
  • Nature Anatomy
  • Rainforest Animals
  • Desert Creatures

Sky

An aerial habitat is a type of habitat that exists in the air, this would include birds, insects, and bats and would be within all of the other habitats.

  • The Big Book of Birds
  • An Anthology of Exquisite Birds
  • Bird Figures

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Next, look at these fun animal habitat activities to try.

MORE ANIMAL HABITAT ACTIVITIES TO TRY

  • Fun Arctic Habitat Diorama and Fascinating Facts About Walruses
  • Take a look at two very different habitats with the Arctic Animals & Forest Animals: Comparing Animal Habitats.
  • Awesome Serengeti African Savanna Fun Facts | Free Color By Number
  • Enjoy some Hands-on Learning on Animal Habitats for Preschool.
  • See my How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall for a different style of display like the triorama.
  • Fun Hands-On Bee Activities for Kids Make a Mason Bee Habitat
  • Free Color By Number Penguin And Penguins Antarctica Habitat
  • Learn how animals hide within their habitat with these 8 Animal Camouflage Activities and Resources & Fun Camouflage Art
  • The Wonders of Nature: Free Color by Number Sloth Rainforest Habitat Page
  • 5 Easy Bat Stem Activities and Create a STEM Bat Habitat
  • Simplify and highlight just one habitat by following the tutorial on How to Make an Easy Wetlands Paper Plate Habitat Diorama.
How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

Finally, look at how to make this fun animal habitat triorama.

HOW TO MAKE A WATER, LAND, AND SKY ANIMAL HABITAT TRIORAMA

You will need:

  • Three paper plates
  • Scissors
  • Land, sea, and water plastic animal figure
  • Craft paint
  • Paint brushes
  • Construction paper, rocks, twigs,
How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

First fold your paper plate in half and press across the crease to get a sharp fold.

Open the paper plate and repeat folding it in half in the opposite direction.

You’re going to want to do this three times.

How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

Along the lines cut from the edge of the paper plate to the center.

How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

Bend your paper plate so that the cut section has the two flaps laid one on top of the other, repeat with all three plates.

How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

Then, hot glue your folded plates back to back.

Do this on a hard surface so that the bottom is fairly flat and level.

How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

Now use paint or markers or crayons to color each section to resemble the water and land.

How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

Allow paint to dry.

The next step is to start adding a little more detail to each section.

You can do this by cutting or tearing shapes out of construction paper, cotton balls, for clouds, additional paint, details, small rocks, and small twigs, etc., the skies the limit.

How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

I like to use whatever we have on hand for this project so that means we gathered rocks and twigs from the yard,

How to Make a Water, Land, and Sky Animal Habitat Triorama

Once you have everything glued into place, just add your land and water animal into the proper section and your triorama is ready for display.

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13 Living Geography Books For Kids Who Love Exploring

December 31, 2024 | 1 Comment
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These 13 living geography books for kids just scratch the surface of all the amazing books that are out there to inspire a love of learning about the world around them. Too, look at my page Homeschool Geography for hands-on and simple ideas and tips.

From learning geography in beautifully illustrated picture books to tackling it through rich literature there is plenty to choose from.

13 Living Geography Books For Kids Who Love Exploring

And quality picture books for older children can be just as beneficial as reading aloud literature can be for younger children.

Living geography books are a dynamic and captivating approach to geographical education, they change the way children interact with and understand the world around them.

A good living book seamlessly blends traditional textbook content with a narrative or conversational tone and fosters a genuine curiosity about our planet.

Living geography books go beyond rote memorization and they should flow, capture the imagination, and tell facts while they give us the story.

LIVING BOOKS ENGAGES ALL LEARNING STYLES

Unlike traditional textbooks, living geography is engaging for all learning types.

  • Visual learners can benefit from the rich imagery and interactive diagrams.
  • Auditory learners can utilize accompanying audio recordings or narrated explanations.
  • Kinesthetic learners can engage with the tactile elements and manipulative features.
  • Traditional learners can still read the informative text.

This multi-faceted approach makes them appealing for everyone.

Living geography books can provide a window into the diverse cultures, landscapes, and ecosystems of our planet.

 By exploring different regions and their unique characteristics, your child can develop a greater awareness of global issues and a deeper appreciation for cultural diversity.

13 Living Geography Books For Kids Who Love Exploring

Then, add some hands-on activities to these books for an awesome unit study.

Some of these are unit studies and some are hands on ideas.

GEOGRAPHY IDEAS TO PAIR WITH LIVING GEOGRAPHY BOOKS

  • Free My Little Book Of Landforms Images With Names
  • Explore the World: Free Continent Printables to Color by Number
  • 6 Ancient Israel Fun Activities Middle School: How To Make A Topography Map
  • Free 4-Week Kid’s Australia Unit Study Who Love Hands-on Learning
  • Free 4-Week Kid’s Paddle To The Sea Unit Study
  • Discovering Geography Through a Field Trip to Incan Ruins
  • How to Make Paper Mache Mountains to Celebrate Chimborazo Day
  • STEM and Geography: How to Build an Ancient Viking Ship
  • Hands-on Geography Mesopotamia: Fun Salt Dough Map
  • Hands-On Geography: Australia Awesome and Deadly Animal Art
  • Fun Outdoor Activities For Middle Schoolers Geocaching and Nature Study
  • Hands-on Geography Wool Earth Craft to Celebrate Earth Day
  • Hands-On Geography Activity: Make a Pangaea Puzzle
  • How To Make A Swiss Family Robinson Map | Easy Swiss Geography

Finally, look at these living geography books.

13 Geography Living Books

Add some of these living geography books to your home library. All ages will love them.

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Paddle-to-the-Sea: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Sandpiper Books)

Follow the journey of a little turtle through all the great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, not only covering; landforms but also dipping into science, and uses figurative language to help children think and understand the story better.

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Seabird: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

A carved Ivory Gull tells of oceans all over the world and three generations of sailing families in America. 

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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

In more of a story book fashion we are led around the world to gather ingredients from all over to make an apple pie and it even includes a simple recipe for an apple pie.

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Tree in the Trail

The history of the Great Plains and the Santa Fe Trail is told in text and pictures by focusing on a cottonwood tree and the events that happen around it.

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Complete Book Of Marvels

Explore the wonders of the world with America's foremost adventurer, Richard Halliburton. In the Complete Book of Marvels Halliburton takes you with him on thrilling journeys to countless wonders of the world, including natural features like Gibraltar, the Grand Canyon, and Mount Fuji, and famous or forgotten temples and ancient cities, and monuments bigger than life. He follows in the footsteps of Demetrius and traverses the Great Wall.

Replete with historical facts, maps, and a treasure trove of unique restored photographs of both well-known and hidden wonders, Halliburton journeys with the reader by his side to reveal the beauty and mystery of the world's greatest sights as if for the very first time. As a youth Richard Halliburton dreamt of seeing the many mysterious lands and exotic locales beyond the horizon, and by the time he was a teenager he set out to do just that. During his life, his voyages took him to an enormous variety of truly marvelous places, from familiar American landmarks to the far reaches of the globe.

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Where We Live: Mapping Neighborhoods of Kids Around the Globe

This fascinating look at 16 children’s neighborhoods around the world broadens readers’ understanding of global cultures. This unique illustrated map book explores the neighborhoods of 16 real children from around the world. Author Margriet Ruurs, who met many of these children in her travels, tells the story of each child’s neighborhood by highlighting the places that are important to them, such as where they live, go to school and play, as well as interesting facts about their lives, including the food they eat, their religious practices and the sights and smells they encounter every day. From big cities, such as Amsterdam and Beijing, to small communities, such as Salt Spring Island in Canada and the village of Komanyana in Zambia, each place is special to the children who live there.

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Minn of the Mississippi: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

The history of the Mississippi River Valley is told in text and pictures through the adventures of Minn, a snapping turtle, as she travels downstream.

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National Parks of the USA (Americana, 1)

Packed with maps and fascinating facts about the flora and fauna unique to each of the 21 parks portrayed, this lushly illustrated coast-to-coast journey documents in large format the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places—and shows why they should be preserved for future generations to enjoy. Explore Florida's river-laced Everglades, travel down the white water rapids of the Grand Canyon, trek across the deserts of Death Valley, and scale the soaring summits of the Rocky Mountains with this book that brings you up close to nature's greatest adventures. Divided by region (East, Central, Rocky Mountains, West, Tropics, and Alaska), a pictographic map at the start of each section shows the locations of the parks to be covered. Each park is introduced by a stunning, poster-worthy illustration of one of its scenes and a summary of its makeup, followed by individual illustrations of the animals and plants that make their homes there.

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Strawberry Girl by: Lois Lenski

Strawberries -- big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start picking them. But her family has just moved to the Florida backwoods, and they haven't even begun their planting. Don't count your biddies 'fore they're hatched, gal young un! her father tells her.

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Wow Canada!: Exploring This Land from Coast to Coast to Coast (Wow Canada! Collection)

The multi-award-winning Wow Canada! has steadily wowed readers with its original, witty, and fabulously informative cross-country excursion. This thoroughly updated edition is filled with amazing facts, historical wonders, and descriptions, photos, and illustrations of Canada's most famous sights and hidden gems — it's the perfect accessory for that family car trip across Canada. Eleven-year-old Guy and his family travel from province to province —and even up to Canada’s territories! Guy is the ideal narrator, curious but cool and always armed with a wry comment. Incredible sidebar material offers moments of respite from the family’s high-speed travels, making Wow Canada! both the perfect car trip guidebook and a fantastic armchair travel book.

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How the States Got Their Shapes

Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake?

We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state
borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. Even the oddities—the entire state of Maryland(!)—have become so ingrained that our map might as well be a giant jigsaw puzzle designed by Divine Providence. How the States Got Their Shapes is the first book to tackle why our state lines are where they are. Here are the stories behind the stories, right down to the tiny northward jog at the eastern end of Tennessee and the teeny-tiny (and little known) parts of Delaware that are not attached to Delaware but to New Jersey.

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A Child's Geography of the World

A Child's Geography of the World is a general course in geography for juveniles. Hillyer was headmaster at the famed Calvert School and wrote a series of books as part of the curriculum for his students. This title was the result of many years of teaching the subject to young children and of several more years in authoring it. The books is now considered in a classic in home schooling.

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Geography: An Illustrated A-Z Glossary: An Introduction To Earth's Geographical Features For Kids

Welcome to Geography: An Illustrated A-Z Glossary by B.C. Lester Books! This book takes you across the world's main landforms and biomes, each with a colorful illustration acWelcome to Geography: An Illustrated A-Z Glossary by B.C. Lester Books! This book takes you across the world's main landforms and biomes, each with a colorful illustration accompanied with a child-friendly definition.

What is a mesa? Or an estuary? What is the difference between a swamp and a marsh?

Covering over 100 geography terms, this book has all the answers! This book is a great, concise introduction to the natural features of Earth for children and is a nice way to spark or develop an interest in geography for kids accompanied with a child-friendly definition.

What is a mesa? Or an estuary? What is the difference between a swamp and a marsh?

Covering over 100 geography terms, this book has all the answers! This book is a great, concise introduction to the natural features of Earth for children and is a nice way to spark or develop an interest in geography for kids.

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2025 New Year Homeschool Goals FREE Printable (Get it Together Girl)

December 30, 2024 | Leave a Comment
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The 2025 new year homeschool goals printable is ready. You’ll love the other forms I have for my free Homeschool Planner.

This homeschool life planner goal form is one of my very favorites for one important reason.

It focuses on what to TURN LOOSE in the new year.

Many goals forms tout what to change, what to do and what to improve.

2025 New Year Homeschool Goals FREE Printable (Get it Together Girl)

I reject the constant push to be stressed. In fact, as homeschool families we are very hard working.

Besides, it’s important to accept current circumstances and lower our expectations, not lower our standards.

So, as in the past years I encourage you to focus on what to let go as well.

I’ve created my 2025 new year homeschool goals free printable.

In addition, look at some of these fun accessories I use in my planner.

HOMESCHOOL PLANNER ACCESSORIES

Too, I don’t use an expensive printer to put together my homeschool planner each year.

15 Gorgeous Homeschool Planner Supplies

Whether you add a bit of eye candy or consider it essential supplies, you'll love some of these ideas.

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Poppin Zip Folios, Aqua

Set of 3 slide-tab reusable plastic envelopes

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Poppin Page Markers, Set of 8

Poppin Page Markers, Set of 8
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Retractable Gel Luxe Pens

Love how these write.

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Bubble Shape Sticky Notes

8 Bright Colors: Including blue, light blue, green, yellow, orange, rose red, pink and purple; colorful memo pads that look good and are hard to ignore.

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Light Soft Color Erasable Highlighter Pen

Highlighter Pen, 6 Color Set 
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6-in-1 Multicolor Ballpoint Pen

I love these because every color you need is available in one pen.

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Plastic Binder Dividers with Pockets

You can add dividers to your planner by cutting off just a bit of it and it still can be coil bound, but let the office personnel where you take your planner to be bound to trim it for you.

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Eco-friendly Wood & Plastic Free Rainbow Pencils

RAINBOW PAPER PENCIL:The inner body of pencils is made of rainbow -like recycled papers.Premium #2 HB grade lead for smooth writing and drawing.

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Highlighter, Pastel Colors Chisel Tip Marker Pen

USA Brand ZEYAR, AP Certified. BRIGHT COLORS: the assortment of Great bright Fluorescent or Macaron inks protect and emphasize your handwritten texts, No shadow on the next
page

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Bible Highlighters and Pens No Bleed

These work beautiful on your planners. Bible Safe Dry Highlighters: These no bleed highlighters are great for journaling and memorizing verses

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Glitter Washi

Package Include: you will receive 30 rolls of glitter washi tapes in 30 colors, each measuring about 2 meters/ 2.2 yards in length and 1 cm/ 0.4 inch in width, abundant in quantity, enough to satisfy your daily decorating and crafting needs

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BOSOBO Mouse Pad

► PERSONALIZED MOUSE PAD: Measure 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1inch ( 200mm x 200mm x 3mm), small size but perfect size for work and game. Elegant geometric shape and exquisite illustration add personality to your office, perfect for all style desktop, office, home, computer, keyboard and mice.

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Canon PIXMA TR150 Wireless Mobile Printer

You don't need an expensive printer to print your homeschool planner. I've used this mobile printer for years.

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Eco Highlighter Pencils

Eco Highlighter Pencils - Set of 5 Colors - Will Not Bleed or Dry Out - Includes Wooden Sharpener
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Semikolon Sticky Page Tab Markers

I've used these for years and love them.

And then look at 3 reasons why doing less in the new year reduces burnout.

3 REASONS TO EMBRACE LESS IN THE NEW YEAR

1. The constant push to do more reduces clarity; it does not increase productivity.

Don’t get me wrong, sometimes we have to push through.

Then again, we’re used to doing just that. We’re not used to saying this is my best and it’s perfect.

With reduced pressure comes clarity of purpose.

2. Self-care is a must for adults and our kids.

Gone should be the days of the mindset that self-care is negative and selfish overtones.

Simply, to be the best home educator we need time to rejuvenate.

3. Intentional homeschooling is what brings success.

And when we homeschool intentionally, we don’t lose sight of our goals.

Remember cutting back doesn’t mean less progress, it means forward progress with purpose.

Also, look at these other forms to add to your planner.

The best part of my free 7 Step DIY Homeschool Planner is I show you step by step how to put it together.

FORMS TO PAIR WITH THE 2025 NEW YEAR HOMESCHOOL GOALS FREE PRINTABLE

  • Click here to build your unique free 7 Step DIY Planner. This is my original planner which has over 450+ free pages and growing every year!
  • 2025 Planning Schedule
  • 2025 Two Page Monthly Calendar
  • 2025 to 2029 Colorful Printable List Of Major Holidays (5 Years One Page)
  • 7 Step Free Homeschool Planner – Top 5 Questions Asked Are Answered
  • 3 Free High School Planner Cover Designs
  • Free Homeschool Editable Progress Report Card for Teen
  • Gorgeous Free Homeschool Objectives Printables and Educational Goals
  • 3 Beautiful and Free Homeschool Planner Covers with quotes
  • Beautiful Printable Week At a Glance Form
  • Colorful and Editable Homeschooled Student Attendance Record
2025 New Year Homeschool Goals FREE Printable (Get it Together Girl)

HOW TO GET THE FREE 2025 NEW YEAR HOMESCHOOL GOALS FREE PRINTABLE

Now, how to grab the freebie. It’s a subscriber freebie.

That means when you sign up to follow me, you get my emails in your inbox and you get this freebie.

1) CLICK HERE ON THIS LINK TO SIGN UP ON MY EMAIL LIST & TO GET THIS FREEBIE.

2) Grab the freebie now.

3) Last, look for all my emails in your inbox. Glad to have you following me!

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