The block provided the perfect backdrop for my students to remember what it was like to be in the classroom after months away. We worked on some of our old habits and routines, and set some new ones in place. And I had a great time finding new ways to teach the block (which I’ve taught four times before!)

Here’s what you’ll find in this curriculum guide.

• Primary content resources
• Background thoughts about WHY you teach the block
• An overview of HOW to teach the block
• A day-to-day content outline — straight from my teacher planner
• Daily review suggestions, including sample compositions and drawings
• Photos of sample main lesson book pages
• All of the documents I use to keep our work organized and productive throughout the block

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchase. You will also receive a download link in your email inbox after the purchase is completed.

This new format allows me to easily share a lot of the content that I used, in a way that is accessible to you. Because the guide is over 100 pages of information with lots of images and links, it is best used in digital format. Open the pdf on your computer or device and you can use the links to hop around through the document or click on of the resource links to open pages on the web. I do not recommend using this guide in printed form.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

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Get all of my Norse Mythology Curriculum Guides at a discount!

Here’s what you’ll find in these curriculum guides.

• Primary content resources
• Background thoughts about WHY you teach the block
• An overview of HOW to teach the block
• A day-to-day content outline
• Daily review suggestions
• Photos of sample main lesson book pages
• Some of the warm-up content I used during this block

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchase. You will also receive a download link in your email inbox after the purchase is completed.

Note: Each guide is over 100 pages of information with lots of images and links. It is best used as a digital resource, rather than a print-and-go resource.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

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In this conclusion to the dramatic Norse tales, we focused on three main stories — but they were good ones! They provided the backdrop for writing and other language arts skills. You’ll find the daily content presented in a handy chart, including the review and bookwork activities we engaged in each day. I haven’t included all of the daily lessons with the new content, because the new content presentation was fairly simple (just those three stories.)

We were learning entirely online for this block, though I didn’t find that this format interfered with our typical main lesson rhythm. If we had been in person we might have been able to take up more projects or perform our poems for friends and family, but we worked through the content and felt just as immersed in the material as ever.

Here’s what you’ll find in this curriculum guide.

• Primary content resources
• Background thoughts about WHY you teach the block
• An overview of HOW to teach the block
• A day-to-day content outline
• Daily review suggestions
• Photos of sample main lesson book pages
• Some of the warm-up content I used during this block

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchasing. You will also receive a download link in your email inbox after the purchase is completed.

Note: This guide is over 100 pages of information with lots of images and links. It is best used as a digital resource, rather than a print-and-go resource.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

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In block one, we had fun exploring the different types of animals and learning a little more about the human being along the way.

In block two, you’ll receive my Animal Project assignment, including the step-by-step process I used to lead my students through this project. I’ve also included some extra resources that made this block fascinating AND a link to the Google Slides presentations I used to present the various animals. (Yes, I showed them slideshows! We were on Zoom, after all!)

We were learning entirely online for this block, though I didn’t find that this format interfered with our typical main lesson rhythm. If we had been in person we might have been able to take up more projects or perform our poems for friends and family, but we worked through the content and felt just as immersed in the material as ever.

Here’s what you’ll find in these curriculum guides.

• Primary content resources
• Background thoughts about WHY you teach the block
• An overview of HOW to teach the block
• A day-to-day content outline
• Daily review suggestions
• Photos of sample main lesson book pages
• Some of the warm-up content I used during this block

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchase. You will also receive a download link in your email inbox after the purchase is completed.

Note: Each guide is around 100 pages of information with lots of images and links. It is best used in the digital format, rather than a print-and-go resource.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

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In this guide, you’ll receive my Animal Project assignment, including the step-by-step process I used to lead my students through this project. I’ve also included some extra resources that made this block fascinating AND a link to the Google Slides presentations I used to present the various animals. (Yes, I showed them slideshows! We were on Zoom, after all!)

We were learning entirely online for this block, though I didn’t find that this format interfered with our typical main lesson rhythm. If we had been in person we might have been able to take up more projects or perform our poems for friends and family, but we worked through the content and felt just as immersed in the material as ever.

Here’s what you’ll find in this curriculum guide.

• Primary content resources
• Background thoughts about WHY you teach the block
• An overview of HOW to teach the block
• A day-to-day content outline
• Daily review suggestions
• Photos of sample main lesson book pages
• Some of the warm-up content I used during this block

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchase. You will also receive a download link in your email inbox after the purchase is completed.

Note: This guide is around 100 pages of information with lots of images and links. It is best used in the digital format, rather than a print-and-go resource.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

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In this second Norse Mythology block, we dove deep into just a few stories — some of which aren’t often told. We used them as a background for our cultivating our written work and composition was a big focus during this three-week block.

We were learning entirely online for this block, though I didn’t find that this format interfered with our typical main lesson rhythm. If we had been in person we might have been able to take up more projects or perform our poems for friends and family, but we worked through the content and felt just as immersed in the material as ever.

Here’s what you’ll find in this curriculum guide.

• Primary content resources
• Background thoughts about WHY you teach the block
• An overview of HOW to teach the block
• A day-to-day content outline
• Daily review suggestions
• Photos of sample main lesson book pages
• Some of the warm-up content I used during this block

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchasing. You will also receive a download link in your email inbox after the purchase is completed.

Note: This guide is over 100 pages of information with lots of images and links. It is best used as a digital resource, rather than a print-and-go resource.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

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