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Posted: Jan 21 2014 at 9:03am | IP Logged Quote Karen T
Catherine: the Great Journey by Kristiana Gregory (one of those diary books)
Anastasia's Album by Hugh Brewster - don't miss this one! (although be careful with little ones, about the executions)
Tchaikovsky Discovers America by Esther Kalman (and there is a music CD of this)
DK Eyewitness Russia by Kathleen Berton Murrell

DVD Russia Land of the Tsars
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A couple old Russia threads for ideas:
Looking for picture books on Russia
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Thanks Mary and Karen for the suggestions. I am excited about our Russia study.

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Yay!! I was hoping to get some ideas here! Thanks!!

Some of Patricia Polacco’s works are influenced by her Russian ancestry...
Babushka Baba Yaga is one of our favs!

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My daughter is adopted from Russia and I sometimes coordinate a camp for kids adopted from E. Europe, so I'm always pinning possible craft and other ideas about that area. Here are some of my pinterest boards:

http://www.pinterest.com/cherylsbasile/ee-camp-ideas/
(Russian architecture, ballet, etc. crafts)

http://www.pinterest.com/cherylsbasile/world-geography-homes chooling/
(General geography but ideas could be adapted for Russia)

http://www.pinterest.com/cherylsbasile/ee-camp-ideas-sochi-w inter-olympics/
(Last summer's EE Camp theme was Sochi Olympics. This is mostly photos of mascots, etc.)

http://www.pinterest.com/cherylsbasile/olympics/
(General Olympic theme activities)

Hope that helps!

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Here is a list of multi-level books on Russian History (from Homeschool Connections Blog).
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And here is a list of picture books about the Olympics.
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What about Russian food ideas? Any good links for a traditional dinner for opening night?

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Blini (a Russian crepe), Beef Stroganov (that's what we will be having on Saturday, since Friday is a meatless day), Schi (a type of cabbage soup--might be good for Friday), shashlyk (shish kabobs, which originated in the Caucasian Mountains, which are near Sochi), golubtsy (stuffed cabbage rolls), kotlety (kind of a breaded hamburger). You can find tons of recipes here:

http://www.ruscuisine.com/

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/world-cuisine/european/eastern -european/russian/

We plan to eat different Russian meals throughout the Olympics and use the matryoska (nesting doll) dishes I got from Cost Plus World Market a few years ago.

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