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Reaching Higher is a free, monthly homeschool ezine to encourage and equip homeschoolers, bringing you the best advice, articles, websites and encouragement we can to help you as you raise your young ones and build your family legacy! If you enjoy this e-zine, please pay it forward and send it to a friend. Little Footprints l Heritage Program lHighschool Program l Projects Issue #37 - May 2010
2010 Soccer World CupThis year South African schools come to a grinding halt for 5 weeks for the June/July holidays made longer than normal to accommodate our country hosting the FIFA world cup soccer 2010. How will this impact us as homeschoolers? In our homes, not much as we will not be taking the same holidays as the schools, but it does give us more time to do informal studies around the countries participating in the world cup as well as taking time for other subjects like art and music appreciation and nature study that get a little ignored during term time. For soccer lovers this is the perfect time to launch your family into a delight directed unit study on soccer. We have looked for some of the best resources for you to get started: World Cup Unit Although for the 2006 World Cup, this link still has lots of soccer relevant material. Countries taking part in the 2010 World Cup Should you wish to look at some of the cultural groups represented in our Bafana Bafana Soccer Team, Wikipedia has a list for you. You can combine this with one or more of our people groups lapbooks which will give you plenty to do to cover the 5 weeks of school break! Click here for Xhosa Lapbook Click here for Zulu Lapbook You can also take advantage of our lists of educational outings arranged by region. Don’t forget to submit your own. And lastly, don’t forget our delicious South African recipes to flesh out your delight directed study. Happy holidays and Laduuuma! www.south-african-homeschool-curriculum.com Footprints On Our Land - South African Homeschool Curriculum "The way you help heal the world is you start with your own family." ~ Mother Teresa Copyright © 2011,www.south-african-homeschool-curriculum.com All rights reserved.  |