Here’s what you need for week 1, England + Ireland:
Books (find at your local library or order below on Amazon):
- All Aboard the London Bus by Patricia Toht
- Finn McCool and the Great Fish by Eve Bunting (or listen to the L+L read aloud here!)
- Pop-up Shakespeare by Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor
- (+) Shakespeare Can be Fun! A Midsummer Night’s Dream For Kids by Lois Burdett
Supplies (use what you have, but here are links to shop if you need anything):
- paper + access to a printer (don’t have one? we like this model)
- 2 medium-sized cardboard boxes (one shoebox size and one a little bigger are ideal)
- red paint
- cardstock (white, black, silver/gray, brown and yellow needed)
- string or yarn
- 3 paper towel rolls
- rubber bands
- scrap piece of cardboard
- laminator + 2 laminating sheets (optional for upgraded flag activity)
- black, red, and blue permanent markers (optional for upgrade flag activity)
- a paper plate
- 2 toilet paper rolls
- scissors
- brown paint
- paint brush
- two wooden dowels (10-12 inches long)
- white felt (you could also use white paper)
- red marker
- hot glue gun + glue
- coloring materials (crayons, markers, or colored pencils)
- glitter glue, gem stickers, feathers, and other materials to decorate a mask (optional)
- hole punch
- masking tape
- pencil
- glue stick
- brown or black yarn
- googly eyes
- ingredients for this recipe
Here’s what you need for week 2, Castles:
Books (find at your local library or order below on Amazon):
Note for grownups: We’re suggesting specific books below, but if you can’t find these at your local library, most other books for kids on this subject will serve the same purpose. You want the book to have lots of illustrations about castle life. They should include pictures and details about the people who lived and worked in the castle (lords, knights, peasants) and parts of their life, like entertainment, hunting, and battles.
- See Inside Castles by Katie Daynes OR Castles – Usborne Beginners by Stephanie Turnbull
- (+) The Usborne Book of Castles by Lesley Sims (If you plan to homeschool in the future or have a child who really loves Medieval Times, we highly recommend this book for your home library!)
- Who Wants to be a Princess? What it was Really Like to be a Medieval Princess by Bridget Heos (or listen to the L+L read aloud here!)
Supplies (use what you have, but here are links to shop if you need anything):
- a cardboard box, paper towel rolls, recycled pieces of cardboard
- washable paint + washable gray paint
- ribbon
- markers
- 2 straws
- paper + access to a printer (don’t have one? we like this model)
- coloring materials (crayons or colored pencils)
- construction paper
- aluminum foil
- pipe cleaners
- feather (if you don’t want to buy a bunch of feathers, you could make one out of construction paper)
- cardboard tube (a paper towel tube will work, but a sturdier option like a wrapping paper tube or the tube from a roll of plastic wrap works best)
- 9×11 or 9×13 foil cake pan
- 2 12-inch wooden dowels
- hot glue gun + glue
- foam stickers and/or gem stickers
- hole punch
- popsicle sticks
- rubberbands
- plastic spoon
- cardstock
- 2 paper towel or toilet paper tubes
- kraft paper (or recycled paper grocery bags)
- ruler (optional)
- counting blocks (optional, but recommended)
- glue
- gold plastic cups
- gold duct tape
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