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Goodbye, South America

Homeschooling

1 Feb

We ended our study of South America on Monday. It was a fun unit!

We focused on Brazil, read Nate Saint’s story, and visited the HCJB Technology Center, which just happens to be in our city! A good friend of ours is involved there and was at one time a missionary in Ecuador. We got a personalized tour of the mission center, including a slide show with pictures of Ecuador. Very cool!

Monday we wrapped up the unit with a mini Brazilian “Carnaval.”

We made colorful costumes:

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(Very simple to do–take old pillowcases, cut a V in the closed end, cut semi-circles along the sides for arms, use puffy fabric paint to decorate.)

We watched a video showing the grandeur and pageantry of the Carnaval in Brazil, and we also watched a couple of salsa dance instruction videos.

After lunch we tried a Brazilian desert called Abacate Batido (Whipped Avocado Dessert) which is made of–surprise!–avocados, whipping cream, powdered sugar, and lime juice. My students were not impressed. I, however, didn’t think it was all that bad!

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Goodbye, South America! It’s been an enjoyable trip!

 

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  1. Becky @ From Ministry to Motherhood says

    February 1, 2012 at 6:14 am

    It looks like you had a blast! Where are you headed next month? πŸ™‚

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    • Lisa says

      February 1, 2012 at 6:01 pm

      We are traveling to Europe! Should be fun!

      Reply
  2. Kristin says

    February 1, 2012 at 11:58 am

    How fun! I have read Nate Saints story along with Elisabeth and Jim Elliots story…..so amazing!
    I’ve been trying to comment but some just won’t let me through. Thought I would try again here.

    Reply
  3. Kristin says

    February 1, 2012 at 11:59 am

    WOO-HOO! I made it through! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  4. H-Mama @ Family Team says

    February 1, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    how fun, lisa. make room for 2 more girlies next time? πŸ˜‰

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    • Lisa says

      February 1, 2012 at 6:02 pm

      That would just be all kinds of fun wouldn’t it? I think our girls would enjoy one another!

      Reply
  5. Michelle @ Changed By The Maker says

    February 1, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    Sounds like fun! My boys love working in units, and they love geography. I have one son who, I bet, would have even liked the avacodo dessert! Thanks for sharing. I found you at Look What We Did!

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    • Lisa says

      February 1, 2012 at 6:03 pm

      The dessert was pretty interesting–sweet because of the powdered sugar, but tart from the lime juice. Thanks for stopping by today!

      Reply
  6. Julie says

    February 1, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    We make an avocado based chocolate moose and it is delicious. We mix mashed avocados, finely chop dates, maple syrup and cocoa powder. The dessert you made sounds good to me.

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    • Lisa says

      February 1, 2012 at 6:04 pm

      I like avocados, so your chocolate mousse sounds really good!

      Thanks for stopping by today!

      Reply
  7. Rebecca says

    February 1, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    Hmmm….I’d like to try the dessert!

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    • Lisa says

      February 1, 2012 at 6:05 pm

      It was really interesting! Tart and sweet at the same time! We didn’t end up eating very much of it, but it was fun to try.

      Reply
  8. Theresa says

    February 1, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    I love the costumes. I love that you used pillowcases–we saw an activity the other day that required sewing a tunic. My girls can sew, but I can’t. I just passed the activity by…but we totally could have used pillowcases!!

    I like avocadoes…but with whipping cream…not sure. But I would have tried it too, I always like when we can try recipes from the country we are learning about!

    Thanks for linking up!

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  9. Susan says

    February 1, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    Looks like you did a well-rounded tour of South America!
    Thanks for linking up πŸ™‚

    Reply

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