Ukraine Study

This is a little study on the country of Ukraine.  It is designed for younger elementary children and has lots of hands on activities.  The books were designed to be read aloud, but if you have a reader your child could read independently.  This should take about 40 minutes each day and last about 7 weeks if you spend two days a week on learning about Ukraine.  

Day 1

Europe Framed Continent Puzzle 38pc and explore Ukraine with Google Earth

Day 2

People Around the World pg 51-52

Window On The World (pb) pg 148-149

Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

Color map http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/ukrain/ukrain-d.pdf

Day 3

Make Cookie map of Ukraine. I made a large cookie cake and cut it to the shape of Ukraine. The boys then decorate the cookie cake and eat different parts of the country for several days.

Day 4

Rechenka's Eggs (Paperstar)

Egg dying
http://www.quillingpatch.com/2007/03/07/ukrainian-easter-egg-decorating-art-of-pysanky/http://www.learnpysanky.com/

Day 5

Make flag out of construction paper

Play Boomchyk's Kitchen and the Color Game at http://www.ukrainianpower.com/games.html

Day 6

How the Animals Built their House and Other Stories

Dance videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74bUC15XobE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRFUmI0C_W4&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vUPgbHDe9s

Day 7

Europe Framed Continent Puzzle 38pc

Alphabet game, zoo animal game http://www.ukrainianpower.com/games.html

Day 8

The Turnip

Ukranian Holidays http://www.kiev.info/about/holidays.htm

Kupala – jumping over fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5M_MPOuN-w

Day 9

The Fox Judge and Other Tales

Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bolTmpoW5Zg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SVMnoyaOWc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1oMKa-BSvU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stA_7gL9-ZE&feature=related

Day 10

Practice Old Woman Kutsia and fire jumping (pretend fire of course)http://www.geocities.com/childrenfolklore/games_ukraine_irina03.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5M_MPOuN-w

Day 11

Make costumes out of things found around the house - http://folkdance.byu.edu/PDF/Ukraine.pdf

Day 12

Watch Ukranian TV http://wwitv.com/portal.htm?http://wwitv.com/television/index.html?http://wwitv.com/tv_channels/b2613.htm

Day 13

Make paska bread, cruellers, apple cake

Day 14

Feast – make cabbage rolls, pyrogies, mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy, noodles with cabbage, and chicken kiev

Play games (fire jumping/Old Woman Kutsia) and wear costumes

Field trip to festival 

Cabbage rolls, pyrogies, mushroom sauce on mashed potatoes, noodles with cabbage, paska bread, cruellershttp://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/5892/Recipe2.html, chicken kievhttp://foodgeeks.com/recipes/recipe/19959,ukrainian_chicken_kyiv_with_mushroom_sauce.phtml, sauerkraut, apple cake http://foodgeeks.com/recipes/recipe/19902,ukrainian_apple_cake_yabluchnyk.phtml

Also, I have created a playlist at YouTube of a video tour of Ukraine. You can link to it here. I don't have this scheduled in, but I put it on for my boys a couple times while they age lunch.

You can also view the playlist here: