Summer Travel Unit Study - Morocco


Our first summer-travel-virtual-trip was Morocco. The Netherlands has a high percentage of Moroccan expats, so it's not hard to find resources on the country. Pippin even said cheerfully, "And I have a new friend from Morocco that I met at the playground!"


Books we got out from the library:

Omslag van 'De koffers van oma'

Omslag van 'Mijn familie komt uit Marokko'

Omslag van 'Duizend-en-één paarse djellaba's'



We bought this 'Marokkaanse couscous' meal packet from the supermarket, and Ay helped with peeling vegetables, tasting apricots, and poking the courgette. He also helped me with the garlic crusher and giggled wildly. I didn't take a picture of the final meal, but was honestly surprised that all the kids enjoyed it, since the spice mix was very different than anything we usually use. The couscous was definitely a hit. Honestly, I think that the amount of raisins and apricots mixed in with the meat and steamed veggies was the persuasive factor for the kids. But for an easy, healthy meal with different flavors than usual, it's worth adding to our list. 




We watched this vlog about a family traveling across Morocco, from the desert dunes to a pottery workshop to a blue-walled maze of streets and bazaars. Seeing other kids react to new places is something my kids enjoy watching. And hearing the Arabic in the background made me happy, after Arabic friends from my childhood, and then my travel in the Middle East as a grownup. I'd love for my own kids to experience the Middle East some day as well. 







I found a 'magic carpet' STEM craft with magnets here.  There was a lot of giggling involved, and Papa came over to add STEM input and join in the fun.










Geometric art with tape for Arabic tiles.







More cool free resources that I found on TeachersPayTeachers but we didn't do. Maybe next time we study Morocco. 





FREE Morocco Fact File | World Geography & Culture Printable







This English/French resource on Morocco looked like it would be fun to revisit when the kids study French. 







This would be perfect for the kids to write reports on. 







Since this was the first week of vacation and we had other things going on, it wasn't the most crazy or intense country unit study we've ever done. But it was fun. And though we didn’t yet go to the Turkish bakery in town for fresh baklava, it’s still on my list for this summer.

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