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Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

March 18, 2023 | 2 Comments
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Your child will have fun learning about Daniel Boone hunting with this quick deer unit study. Look at more ideas on my page Daniel Boone – North American Explorer and for my unit studies on best homeschool unit studies.

If you are trailblazing through the woods exploring about Daniel Boone, you may want to head into learning about Daniel Boone hunting.

Back when people were moving westward and setting out on new trails the wild game was plentiful in the woods.

Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Daniel Boone would have no doubt encountered deer, squirrel, bear, fox, raccoon, rabbit, beaver, and wild turkey.

I have gathered up plenty of resources for you to focus on a deer unit study.

Boone was a very gifted hunter and deer were a plentiful and common target for the woodsman.

Ideas for a Deer Unit Study

You will find books, games, and hands-on ideas.

I will walk you through a fun art project focusing on the deer’s antlers.

If your family are hunters your child is no doubt already immersed in the world of the hunt.

But if they are just starting out there are a lot of great resources to introduce them to deer, their habitats, their place in the food chain, and more.

10 Fun Facts About Deer

Next, look at these fun facts about deer.

  1. Deer can reach short distance bursts of speed up to 30mph and jump over 10 feet.
  2. One in 30,000 deer are albino, the absence of pigment, which gives them white fur and pink eyes.
  3. There are more than 40 different species of deer in the world.
  4. A moose is actually a member of the New World deer subfamily.
  5. Male deer shed their antlers once a year. Males grow antlers from March – September. The antlers are shed in late winter.
  6. On rare occasions, a female will grow antlers.
  7. A common deer in North America is the white-tailed deer.
  8. A male white-tailed deer is called a buck, a female is called a doe and the young are called fawns.
  9. White-tailed deer are herbivores. They eat twigs, buds, and leaves of a wide variety of plants.
  10. Deer antlers are the fastest growing bone known and can grow as much as a ½ inch a day.

Then, look at some of these fun resources to learn about deer.

Deer Unit Study Resources

Add these books for a fun deer unit study or to learn about animals encountered along the trails of the Westward Expansion.

The Lost Deer Camp

I found this interesting looking hunting series of chapter books; The Lost Deer Camp (Hometown Hunters) would fit perfectly with a deer unit study.

Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural World

While Nature Anatomy does not have a ton on deer specifically it does have a small section on antlered animals including deer, and it gives a simple illustration of the Lyme Bacteria cycle that often plagues deer and gives another take on deer. There are also other common animals of the forest as well as information on the habitat.

MEROCO Forest Animal Track Game Flash Cards

Animal Track game is a educational game that will teach kids how to match animals with their tracks and where to find them!

Most animals do not want to come in close contact with humans, but if you learn to notice and recognize their tracks, you will be able identify which animals visit your neighborhood or like to walk along the same trails as you do. Animal tracks can become a window into an otherwise hidden world-the presence and habits of wild animals.

Tracks, Scats and Signs (Take Along Guides)

Become a nature detective with this illustrative, engaging and fun Take-Along-Guide. You may not know where to look, or what to look for, but animal signs are everywhere and this guide will help you learn how to read them. 

Deer Hunting for Kids (Into the Great Outdoors)

You’re perched in a tree stand when a huge whitetail walks below you. You raise your gun to aim. Do you have what it takes to bag this trophy buck? Now is your chance to learn what you need to know about deer hunting history, gear, techniques, safety, and more.

Late for the Sky Hunting-opoly Board Game

The board game classic with a Hunting twist

Choose traditional play or one hour version

Opoly-style play

Player pieces consist of crossbow, shotgun shell, backpack, boot, shed, binoculars

Tracker

For John Borne’s family, hunting has nothing to do with sport or manliness. It’s a matter of survival. Every fall John and his grandfather go off into the woods to shoot deer and put meat on the
table over the long Minnesota winter. But this year, John’s grandfather is dying, and John must hunt alone. John tracks a doe for two days, but as he closes in on his prey, he realizes he cannot shoot
her. For John, the hunt is no longer about killing, but about life.

About White-Tailed Deer

Deer are ruminant mammals which means it has a four‐chambered stomach.

In addition, deer are browsers which means they eat leaves and buds which are not easily digestible.

Their name white tailed deer comes from the fact that when they are in danger their white tail stands upright like a flag.

Too, antlers are grown by only male deer called bucks. However, both male and female reindeer have antlers.

Antlers are made of bone and is covered by a substance called velvet which is full of blood vessels to supply nutrients to the bone.

In addition, no doubt when Daniel Boone was hunting, he was familiar with the diet and habitat of the white tailed deer.

For example, they like open woods, old fields and anywhere along water sources. Deer use the wooded areas for cover and food.

And deer feed on nuts, berries, woody shoots and stems, acorns, honeysuckle, and poison ivy.

If food is planted like corn, soybeans and decorative shrubs they’ll eat that food too.

Next, deer normally make three different sounds which are maternal, reproductive and alarm.

Moreover, I have some fun deer notebooking pages to add to this unit study.

Deer Notebooking Pages

Further, your child can do his own research about deer and add his own notes or use some facts off my post here.

Grab the notebooking pages below.

Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Also, add in some fun hands-on activities.

Hands-on Deer Activities

  • This Easy Hands-on Science: Animal Camouflage Activity Hunt is a great introduction to understanding animal camouflage for younger children.
  • Grab this White Tailed Deer Print Out for younger kids to see the different parts of a deer as well as a footprint.
  • Make a hand craft deer for the littles.
  • If you have the opportunity to use some you have or borrow some antlers from a hunt or shed, let your child explore them by touching and seeing what they feel like, count the tips, and make other observations.
Fun Learning About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Quick Deer Unit Study
  • Turn a few fun deer toys into a wonderful activity by adding a little sand, moss, rocks, and sticks to a tray or bin to turn it into a deer themed sensory activity. Use a small piece of paper to give the woodland clearing a pond.
Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages
  • Discuss the differences between antlers and horns and if you have some let your kids explore how they are the same and different. Additionally, measure them and learn about math measurements.
  • Get outdoors with a field guide to locate wildlife and learn about when is the best time to view deer.
  • Learn how colonists and early Native American used parts of the deer in everyday life.
  • Further learn and match animal tracks.

Daniel Boone Hunting and Life Resources

Next, look at these other the life of Daniel Boone hunting and about his life resources.

  • Free Fun Daniel Boone Quotes for Beginning Cursive Copywork
  • Daniel Boone Facts For Kids About Colonial Life and Fun Kids’ Games (DIY Button Whirligig)
  • 10 Facts about Daniel Boone and Fun Hands-on Apothecary Salve
  • Make a Fun and Easy Salt Dough Daniel Boone Wilderness Road Map
  • What Did Daniel Boone Wear And Easy Fringe Shirt Activity for Kid
  • 30 Fun Resources for Learning About Daniel Boone
  • Daniel Boone Explorer Black Bear Unit Study and Fun Edible Bear Poop
  • Daniel Boone Activities Cooking Easy and Delicious Johnny Cakes on the Trail
  • Daniel Boone – North American Explorer
  • Amazing Daniel Boone Explorer Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Unit Study
  • Daniel Boone American Frontiersman History Lesson.
  • Daniel Boone Exploration DIY Easy Compass Activity and Survival Ideas.
Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Finally, I am going to walk you through creating your own multimedia deer art project.

We are going to focus on the antlers.

It makes a good springboard to talk about deer antlers, why they have them, and why they fall off.

This will be the easiest way anyone has brought home a 10 point buck.

Deer Art Project

You will need:

  • 11×14 canvas
  • Sticks and twigs of various sizes
  • Hot glue gun/glue sticks
  • Acrylic paint
  • pencil
Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Before you begin, sketch out the top of your deer head onto paper until you are happy with your design.

Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Retrace the design onto the canvas with a pencil.

Don’t worry about getting it perfect.

We are making our deer just peek over the edge and focusing on those antlers.

Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Water down blue paint and paint all around the drawing. But do not paint to the edges of your drawing.

Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Crumple up a rag or paper towel and pat the blue all over to lighten the paint.

Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Allow the blue paint to dry to the touch, it shouldn’t take long since you removed all the excess paint.

Begin painting to fill in the outline of the deer with brown paint and add details with black and light brown for highlights.

Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Let the paint dry completely and lay out the sticks until you are satisfied with your antlers.

Lastly, hot glue each piece down

Learn About Daniel Boone Hunting With a Fun Deer Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

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Free Titanic Lapbook and Fun Homeschool Unit Study Ideas

January 28, 2023 | 2 Comments
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Today I have a free Titanic lapbook. Be sure to grab my other page lapbook ideas and best homeschool unit studies.

It was the beginning of the twentieth century when the Titanic sank on April 14/15 of 1912.

Science was advancing in all areas of life.

Free Titanic Lapbook and Fun Homeschool Unit Study Ideas

And on October 1910, the New York Times published a review of the Olympic, Titanic’s sister ship.

It ended with the words “In short, so complete will be the system of safeguarding devices on board this latest of ocean giants that, when she is finally ready for service, it is claimed that she will be practically unsinkable and absolutely unburnable.”

Facts about the Titanic

Doing a Titanic lapbook and with these unit study ideas, your students can weigh the advances of science and still learn history.

For example, look at some of these facts.

  • Titanic was built in Belfast by the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff.
  • The largest movable man-made object ever made (at that time).
  • Passenger capacity: 2,435
  • Total crew: 885
  • Length: 882.5 feet
  • Width: 93 feet
  • Height from bottom of ship (keel) to top of funnels: 175 feet
  • The Titanic set sail on its famous journey at 12:00 noon on April 10, 1912.
  • On Friday April 12 and Saturday April 13 in clear weather, the Titanic sailed.
  • On Sunday, April 14 at 11:40 pm, the Titanic struck an iceberg.
  • There were 2227 passengers on board the Titanic at the time that it sank.  
  • The Titanic was designed to stay afloat with four watertight compartments flooded.

Too, look at some of these tear jerker books.

Books about the Sinking of the Titanic

Be sure to look over these books.

Most of them we found tear jerkers.

10 Resources and Books to Learn About the Titanic

Add a few of these unit study resources to bring your unit study to life about the Titanic.

A Night to Remember by Lord, Walter

It was almost a minute by minute description of what happened that night of the sinking of the Titanic.

Polar the Titanic Bear

A story of a boy, his teddy bear, and their escape the Titanic's sinking, originally told to the boy by his mother shortly after their family's escape from that tragedy, features beautiful illustrations and a fascinating glimpse into the past.

Exploring the Titanic

A best-selling, award-winning history of the Titanic disaster and discovery is presented in a hardcover edition and combines informative photographs and paintings with "you are there" text.

Luck of the Titanic

Valora Luck has two things: a ticket for the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world, and a dream of leaving England behind and making a life for herself as a circus performer in New York. Much to her surprise though, she's turned away at the gangway; apparently, Chinese aren't allowed into America.

Brick Loot Titanic Building Bricks Set Compatible, fits Lego

Contains 217 Building Bricks

High Quality 100% Compatible Bricks by Brick Loot

Made of top quality ABS Plastic

Collectible set, very nice size to display.

Fully Compatible with LEGO, Mega Bloks, and most major brick-building sets

The Bravest Man in the World

From master storyteller Patricia Polacco comes the tragic and beautiful story inspired by Wallace Hartley—the musician who played with his band to calm the passengers of the Titanic as the ship sank.

Dangerous Waters: An Adventure on the Titanic

A stowaway, a stolen book, a murderous villain: an adventure on the most famous shipwreck in history.

The Titanic: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: History)

YOU are aboard the Titanic, the world’s largest ocean liner. The ship is sinking, and the ocean water is freezing. Will you survive? Do you get on the lifeboat or try to wait it out? Do you come to the rescue of the ship or continue in your path? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what to do next. The choices you make will lead you to life or death.

Titanic Crossing

Sailing to America on board the Titanic, young Albert faces grown-up decisions about life and death when the magnificent ship is struck by an iceberg and begins to sink. Reprint.

Titanic: Fortune and Fate : Letters, Mementos, and Personal Effects from Those Who Sailed on the Lost Ship

Arranged according to the hopes and emotions of the passengers of the ill-fated Titanic, an album of photographs of artifacts from the ship, collected by Virginia's Mariners' Museum, tells the stories behind them and their owners. 100,000 first printing.

Titanic - Memorabilia Pack (Original Version)

    Titanic replica documents - A must for all those interested in Titanic.

    All documents are faithfully reproductions of original Titanic material.

Also, look at these hands-on ideas.

Hands-on Ideas for Learning About the Titanic

Hands-on ideas makes history come to life.

You’ll love some of these ideas.

  • Make an iceberg.
  • Sink or Float. This is good for younger kids to start understanding what makes one object sink or float over the other. For example, discuss weight, density, and shape.
  • Learn about buoyancy with an orange.
  • How to make a cardboard Titanic YouTube.
  • Learn about water resistance.
  • Titanic Sank April 15 – Free History Cards
Free Titanic Lapbook and Fun Homeschool Unit Study Ideas

About the Free Titanic Lapbook

Like most all of my lapbooks and lapbook ideas, I create my lapbook with multiple ages of kids in mind.

Too, I prefer graphics which are not baby-ish but that will be accepted by a wide range of ages.

First, I turned the file folder landscape for this one. It just fit the length of how a ship would look.

So all the minibooks fit with a landscape view.

Next, here are the minibooks that come in the download and can help you plan your unit study.

  • A beautiful outside color cover. 2 parts. One for the top flap of the file folder and the other one for the bottom of the file folder.
  • Growler and Berger Bits minibook.
  • White Line Star About the Passengers Pocket
  • Then and Now minibook
  • Titanic Sinking Timeline
  • Floating Hotel and Titanic’s Voyage
  • About First, Second and Third Class
  • Impressive Stats minibook
Free Titanic Lapbook and Fun Homeschool Unit Study Ideas

How to Get the Free Lapbook

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7 Fun Ways to Play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids

January 8, 2023 | Leave a Comment
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I have 7 ways to play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids. I have more fun game ideas for teaching history on my history games page.

The beauty of an interest-based study is that it can grow from a simple interest and from one book or even a game into a full fun unit that is easily adapted to your child. 

This one stemmed from a simple game that was purchased a while back.

I wanted to pull it back out to see if I couldn’t give it new life by figuring out a few different ways to play with it.

7 Fun Ways to Play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids

Ancient Egypt Go Fish is one of a line of history go fish games created by Birdcage Press.

Games are a wonderful way to work in historical information in a way that seems less like school and more like fun.

If you have a child that is drawn to Ancient Egypt like mine was, you will have no problem getting them excited about this game and these other resources that I have gathered for you.

Hands-on Ancient Egypt Activities

First, look at these fun hands-on activities.

  • Try this Egypt Crafts For Kindergarten Create a Fun Kid Sized Mummy.
  • Make a beautiful Cleopatra Cuffs and Collar.
  • Craft these Fun and Easy Hands-On Ancient Egypt Craft: Create Canopic Jars.
  • Pharaohs and Queens Ancient Egypt Lapbook and Activities
  • 11 Easy Hands-On Ancient Egypt Projects for Middle School
  • Egyptian Mathematics: Build a LEGO Math Calculator
  • Papyrus and Hieroglyph Activity
  • Mehen Printable Board Game (Hands-on History)
  • King Narmer Crown craft
  • Ancient Egypt Homeschool Unit Study

While Safari Toobs are geared at younger children I have found them to be so very useful even in later stages for everything from dioramas to game pieces, decorations for a theme, and even turned into jewelry.

7 Fun Ways to Play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids

They are probably one of the longest used homeschool items right up there with dictionaries and pencil sharpeners.

Fun History Games

Too, look at these games below which can be games that teach geography with history.

  • The Benefits Of Using Games That Teach Geography | Review Of Scrambled States
  • Kids Art History Board Game Ideas
  • Ancient Egypt DIY Simple and Fun Mummification Process Game
  • Entertaining Games in the Past How to Make an Easy Backgammon Game
  • Easy Hands-on Fun Ancient Greek Games for Kids DIY Knucklebones
  • Unit Study: French Revolution + Free Storming the Bastille Game
  • 7 Super Fun History Games to Bring the Past to Life
  • Ancient Egypt Mehen free Printable Board Game (Hands-on History)
  • Free Ancient Greece Go Fish Game – Ancient Greece Unit Study
  • 13 Free and Fun BEST Printable History Board Game
7 Fun Ways to Play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids

Finally, look at some fun ways to use this game to do homeschool history.

7 Ways to Play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids

First, play by the directions. There is enough content and information that you can count it as history for the day.

Besides, learning history should be fun.

    1. Play traditional Go Fish.

    Next this just like traditional go fish except the pictures are not the same on the card.

    2. Match up cards in the same categories to create sets.

    There are 6 different categories- gods, goddesses, symbols, pharaohs, mummies, and afterlife.

    Each category has a total of 6 cards each. The object is to collect as many complete sets as you can to win.

    There is a simplified play for younger children.

    Children can ask for one of a general category for example “do you have any mummies” etc…  to create simple pairs.

    There is a mini book that comes with the cards.

    It contains the instructions as well as a breakdown of each item on every card.

    Use the mini book like a textbook to learn more about Ancient Egypt.

    7 Fun Ways to Play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids

    There is a fun hieroglyphics chart in the book so that your child can write out a message.

    7 Fun Ways to Play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids

    3. Play memory.

    While the pictures do not match the numbers for each category are the same and items from the same category can be matched.

    7 Fun Ways to Play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids

    4. Pick a card to choose a history topic.

    Choose a card at random or let your child choose their topic.

    Then use the card as a topic of study to dive deeper into. Use the internet or resource books to study more about the topic.

    7 Fun Ways to Play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids

    5. Use the cards for art inspiration.

    Use the artwork on the cards as inspiration for your child to create from.

    Your child can make their own hieroglyphics, clay sarcophagus, or paint a picture of an ancient symbol or god.

    7 Fun Ways to Play Go Fish Egyptian Games for Kids

    6. Play War.

    Shuffle up the deck and divide it between two players.

    Have each player flip their top card at the same time, the player with the higher number wins the pair.

    Whoever has the most pairs at the end wins.

    To keep it educational at the beginning and end of each round players must flip through their deck and share one fun fact about Egypt.

    7. Ask random questions.

    Each player grabs a card at random, players ask up to 10 questions to try and guess the card.

    If they are able to guess correctly they get to keep the card and the player with the most at the end wins.

    Example questions- Is this card a symbol? Is this card a bug? Does this card represent a god that is a bird?

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    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    December 28, 2022 | 1 Comment
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    For the Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time book, we’re making a sun king fun medallion. Be sure to grab more Geronimo Stilton Books ideas and crafts on my page.

    Let’s take a trip with our mouse guide Geronimo to the Court of Versailles in 1682 CE in Back in Time, The Second Journey Through Time to meet King Louis XIV and learn about Palace of Versailles.

    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    Did you know that King Louis XIV (that’s #14 in Roman Numeral) was known as “The Sun King”?

    It was a nickname that he gave himself.

    And Louis XIV chose the sun as his personal emblem.

    The sun is the symbol of Apollo who is the god of peace and the arts.

    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    King Louis named himself such because he wanted the realm to revolve around him like the planets revolve around the sun.

    Be sure to grab Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time book.

    Facts about the Sun King Louis XIV 

    • Louis ruled for 72 years, he was just shy of 5 years old when it passed to him.
    • King Louis XIV died of gangrene on September 1, 1715.
    • Louis XIV built his extravagant Palace of Versailles after the civil war known as the Fronde when he had to flee from his palace in Paris at just 12 years old, He fled to the family hunting lodge 13 miles outside Paris.
    • He was very strict in his protocols at court and every moment of the day was precisely organized and planned out.
    • The king was an excellent ballet dancer.
    • He died at the age of 76 and was succeeded by his grandson King Louis XV.
    • A U.S. state is named after him. Louisiana was given its name by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier for King Louis.

    Then you’ll want to add a few more hands-on activities to understand about the French.

    Hands-on Ideas to Understand the French Empire

    For example, look at the hands-on ideas below.

    • Free Storming the Bastille Game
    • Free Homeschool History Cards – French and Indian War
    • 15 Hands-on History Ideas for Kids Studying the French and Indian War
    • Beethoven & The French Revolution Minibook 
    • French Revolution Unit Study + Free Copywork
    • Learn About the Geography of France by Creating A Solar Oven
    • Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Series Fifth Journey Fun Eiffel Tower
    • 10 Interesting French Crafts And Activities For Kids
    • Facts about France Geography Worksheet

    Besides, hands-on activities makes learning stick so be sure to include a few more with this book.

    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    Too, look at more Geronimo Stilton Book crafts.

    Geronimo Stilton Book Activities

    Next, look at these other crafts to go with the books.

    • The Journey Through Time Book And Knights Armor Engraving Fun Kids Craft
    • Journey Through Time Geronimo Stilton Time Warp Fun Lost City of Atlantis
    • Race Against Time Build a Fun Greek Water Clock
    • Out Of Time Fun Sir Francis Drake Ship Craft
    • Stilton Journey Through Time Series Fifth Journey Fun Eiffel Tower
    • 10 Things to Learn From The Fun Geronimo Stilton Chapter Books
    • The Fourth Journey Through Time Fun Cleopatra Collar
    • Learn About Mozart The Eight Journey Through Time Geronimo Stilton Series
    • The Geronimo Stilton Book Fourth Journey Fun Egypt Game
    • Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Craft a Fun England Tower Guard
    • Mouse in Space Fun Puffy Moon Craft (Glow in the Dark)
    • Down and Out Down Under Make a Fun Edible Coral Reef
    • Field Trip to Niagara Falls Summary And Fun Corn Craft
    • The Journey Through Time #2: Back in Time Colosseum Craft
    • The Race Against Time Geronimo Stilton Activities: Fun Edible Spine
    • #2: Back in Time Mayan Craft
    • The Curse of The Cheese Pyramid Barbie Mummy
    • Who Is Geronimo Stilton Rodent Notebooking Page

    Now, let’s learn how to make this fun sun king gold medallion.

    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    I hope you enjoy our journey with Geronimo and also making your very own medallion.

    Hot glue is a fun medium for art projects because you can use it for a lot more than just attaching two objects.

    It can be put into silicone molds to create shapes that harden once it dries or used free handed like we are going to do today.

    How to Make a Sun King Medallion Craft for Kids

    Since your child will create their medallion freehanded I am giving you some loose instructions and tips to help them create it.

    You will need:

    • Hot glue gun
    • Glue
    • Gold and black paint
    • Plastic bead chain or string
    • Silicone mat

    Directions:

    Gather all your supplies and don’t forget that silicone mat. It is the best material for peeling off your glue creations and is heat safe!

    Your child can create any shape medallion that they would like.

    Additionally, they can design their own crest to represent themselves, the family, or they can try to recreate a King Louis sun medallion like this one.

    The most important thing is to build up your layers by creating a first layer and letting it cool.

    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    Use toothpicks and craft sticks to try and add a little shaping or detail to the glue when it is partially cooled but not all the way.

    But if it’s too liquidly it will just keep pooling.

    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    Then add layer after layer until it is thick and shaped like you want it. We tried to get a general sun shape.

    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    Once the entire thing is completely cooled and hardened, peel it off the silicone and paint it gold with craft paint.

    It will probably take 2-3 coats to get good coverage.

    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    When it is almost dry use a paintbrush to dry brush on some black craft paint to age and patina your medallion, so it looks like an old treasured relic.

    Brush off excess, you just need a bit.

    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    Allow the paint to dry fully.

    Measure a piece of chain or string to create a necklace that can be slipped on and off over your head.

    Geronimo Stilton The Second Journey Through Time Sun King Fun Medallion

    Flip the medallion over and hot glue the length of chain or string to finish your necklace.

    What do you think?

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    Amazing Daniel Boone Explorer Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Unit Study

    December 16, 2022 | 2 Comments
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    This amazing Daniel Boone Explorer lapbook is such a fun lapbook. It can go with a study of colonial period, American Revolution or French and Indian War. I have many more lapbooks on my Homeschool Lapbooks page.

    Daniel Boone is one of the most famous figures in American history, a legendary frontiersman, hunter and explorer credited with opening up the area now known as Kentucky to settlers.

    Amazing Daniel Boone Explorer Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Unit Study

    And I especially love this excerpt from a 1910 article by Genealogy Bank.

    “He found more profit in the woods than in tilling the soil, and for months at a time he was away hunting beaver, otter, bear, deer, wolves and wildcats.

    Garbed in hunting shirt of deerskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, and with powder horn, bullet pouch, scalping knife and tomahawk, the world afforded him plenty.

    The bare ground or the bushes furnished him a bed, and the sky was his canopy. His skill with a gun or in throwing a tomahawk was marvelous. Of Indian fighting he had enough to satisfy.”

    5 Benefits of History Lapbooks

    But first, there are many benefits to using history lapbooks.

    1. If a child learns visually, a lapbook helps to cement important events in time.
    2. Hands-on learners grasp history points when they interact with mine timelines or maps placed in the lapbook
    3. Because minibooks can be placed in any order in the lapbooks, they can be placed in sequential order if you want your child to understand events
    4. Not all children do well with trying to memorize facts. So, by opening, closing, and folding the minibooks constantly, kids have an interactive way to relate to the historical facts.
    5. Lastly, lapbooks can be as large or as small as your child wants. If the topic has several events or persons, create more flaps. If you want to focus on a narrow topic then your lapbook adjusts to just the right amount of information for your learner.

    However, add some more facts about Daniel Boone’s life to your study or lapbook.

    Amazing Daniel Boone Explorer Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Unit Study

    Look below for more facts because he was the ultimate explorer.

    Daniel Boone Explorer

    First, Daniel Boone, a famous hunter from North Carolina, opened up a road through the forest, from the mountains of Eastern Tennessee to the Kentucky River.

    It was called the “Wilderness Road,” and over it thousands of emigrants went into Kentucky to settle. Boone, with others, built the fort at Boonesboro, Kentucky, and went there to live

    In his long, adventurous life, Boone was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, a captive of the Shawnees, who later adopted him into their tribe.

    Also, he was a successful politician.

    It was said that when he died in 1820 that all of America mourned.

    Amazing Daniel Boone Explorer Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Unit Study

    Additionally, look at my post here 30 Fun Resources for Learning About Daniel Boone.

    More Hands-on History Lapbooks

    Also, you’ll love these other history homeschool lapbooks.

    • Medieval Japan Lapbook for Kids and Fun Hands-on Ideas
    • Amazing and Free American Revolution Lapbook for Multiple Ages
    • Fun Pharaohs and Queens Ancient Egypt Lapbook and Activities
    • Free Native American Plains Indians Fun Lapbook for Kids (& resources)
    • 18 Colorful and Free Lapbooks for History Unit Studies
    • Free Awesome Ancient Greece Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Activities

    Lastly, look below at how to grab this free lapbook.

    Amazing Daniel Boone Explorer Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Unit Study

    How to Get the Free Daniel Boone Explorer Lapbook 15 page download

    Finally, how to grab the free lapbook. It’s a subscriber freebie.

    That means when you sign up to follow me, you get access my subscribers library and this freebie.

    However, not all my freebies are in the library (wink).

    I like to keep up to date with what is valuable to you so I can give you more because some freebies you must sign up again on the form below even if you are already a follower.

    It’s the only way I have of freely delivering them to you. Just follow the steps below.

    ► 1) Sign up on my list.
    ► 2) Go to your inbox and confirm your email from the automatic reply I sent you.
    ►3) Last, look for my reply AFTER you confirm your email.

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