by Tamarah Horton | Aug 25, 2014 | Passport to Africa, SERVE
Give Away Your Birthday What’s better than getting gifts for your birthday? Giving gifts. How about giving the gift of clean and living water to a community in Africa? The challenge is simple. Give up your birthday by asking others to give your “age” to help you fund...
by Tamarah Horton | Sep 3, 2014 | Passport to Africa, SHARE
Welcome to our Passport Adventure Club! As the name implies, we’re going to go on an adventure! What kind of adventure? Well, we’re going to travel somewhere! Wondering where? Hold on! I’ll tell you that in just a minute. First, let me tell you what we hope...
by Tamarah Horton | Sep 4, 2014 | MAP, Passport to Africa, Uncategorized
Let’s begin to learn about the geography of the second largest continent on earth, Africa. In the old days, we used salt dough to make a physical map of Africa. Today, a handy material called Model Magic is available. Let’s begin….. What you will need:...
by Tamarah Horton | Sep 18, 2014 | MAP, Passport to Africa, Uncategorized
This week we will complete the Dough Maps of Africa that were formed last week. Specifically, this week students will paint and label their maps. You will need… Model Magic map from previous week Yellow, orange, green, blue and black acrylic paint Paint brushes...
by Tamarah Horton | Sep 19, 2014 | MAP, Passport to Africa
Want to make a map of Africa out of some “old school” salt dough? It’s super easy to make! Here’s how……. Combine 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup salt 3/4 cup water Mix ingredients together with a spoon. As the dough gets thicker,...
by Tamarah Horton | Sep 27, 2014 | MAP, Passport to Africa
For this activity, students will need to use an Africa Reference map (R-1f). Let’s go on a scavenger hunt! A scavenger hunt is a game in which you look for a list of items and the first person to find everything on the list is the winner. The twist...
