Marshall Academy of Excellence
Galloping the Globe Resources
Introduction

We have completed the introduction to Galloping the Globe, which includes map-reading 
skills, globe activities, early explorers, and science exploration focusing on insects and 
butterflies.  

GtG is a complete geography curriculum guide with wonderful recommended resources.  
We have chosen to use many of those listed in the text, but our library, while wonderful, 
is small.  However, have found some wonderful things there that were in addition to the 
suggested texts in GtG.  

Introduction

General Topics:

Maps and Mapping - by Deborah Chancellor.  
In addition to reading the text, we did the 
"Treasure Map" and "Compass" activities from 
the back.  I tried burning a hole into my map 
for effect - Kate still remembers how well *that* 
turned out!
DK Eyewitness: Explorers - by Rupert 
Matthews
Usborne Children's Picture Atlas

    

Activities:

We made a paper mache globe with instructions from Enchanted Learning.
We made honey buns to go along with our study of bees (suggested by reading 
the Magic School Bus in a Beehive book).  The recipe for these can be found in the July 2005 
issue of The Baking Sheet.  
Butterfly waxed paper crafts from Enchanted Learning.

Explorers (we added the following texts about some of those 
featured in GtG):

Leif Erickson - by Dan Zadra
Ferdinand Magellen - by Claude Hurwicz
The Voyage of Columbus: In His Own Words - a pop-up by Stacie Strong 
(a serendipitous book sale find!)
Sir Francis Drake - by Tanya Larkin
A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus - by David Adler
My Best Book of Pirates - by Barnaby Howard (a Kingfisher Book)

Literature:

And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon - by Janet Stevens (what happens 
in the nursery rhyme when they get lost and don't come back!  Cat, Cow, and Dog 
use a map - drawn by Fork - to find their way around fairytale land.)
The Once Upon a Time Map Book - by B.J. Hennessey.  (A fun book!  
Travel through six "once upon a time" places, like Oz or the top of Jack's 
Beanstalk, in search of treasures.  For more skilled map readers or learners
with lots of help.)
Madlenka - by Peter Sis (a little girl loses her tooth and travels around her block
to share her good news with many ethnic neighbors.)
Mapping Penny's World - by Loreen Leedy (a child makes maps of the many places 
that she and her dog visit.  Covers various types of map styles.)
Magic School Bus: Inside a Beehive - by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degan (One of 
the books from the popular series.)
Waiting for Wings - by Lois Ehlert

Science:

Butterflies and Moths (Usborne First Nature)
Creepy Crawlies (Usborne First Nature)
Insect Sticker Atlas (Usborne)
We colored and labeled several butterfly and insect printouts from
Enchanted Learning covering the butterfly life cycle, the body parts of
insects, and the "accurate" depiction of a Blue Morpho butterfly.

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