DIY CC Geography Maps {week 1 and 2}

We started homeschooling last year and we are loving every minute. Our curriculum is called Classical Conversations and it is fantastic. I wanted to share this printable DIY CC Geography Maps for weeks 1 and 2. All you need is a glue stick, one piece of blue, green, brown and red construction paper and the free printables I have below!

Even if you don’t use Classical Conversations, you may want to make these maps at home – one for the Fertile Crescent (CC week 1) and one for the Assyrian Empire (CC week 2).

Fertile Crescent Map:

-Print the Seas on blue paper.
-I used dry erase markers on the CC Trivium table to show the kids the area on the map we were making.
-Cut out the section of the Mediterranean Sea from the and paste to the left of the map.
-Use pencil to draw where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run.
-Rip small pieces of blue paper and paste down the flow of the Rivers. We talked about how the water in the river is always choppy, moving, and flowing along the landscape.
-Cut 2 small circles (about 1″ in diameter) to represent Mesopotamia and Sumer.
-Use black marker to draw a big downward crescent (just like the shape of the fertile crescent) in the blank area of the map and write the word “fertile” inside.

Assyrian Empire Map:

-Print the Seas on blue paper.
-Print this page of Assyrian Empire symbols. (This really is a symbol found in Assyrian Empire art. It has a warrior using a bow and arrow, just like the sign in the Timeline song!)
-Us dry erase markers on the CC Trivium table to show the kids the area on the map we were making.
-Cut out the section of the Red Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf from the Seas printout, then paste them where they are on the section of map
-Cut out one Assyrian Empire symbol and paste to the top of the map.
-Cut 1 small circle (about 1″ in diameter) to represent Babylon.
-Use black pencil to write Assyrian Empire to the bottom of the map.

(Quick printable reference: Click here for the Assyrian Empire symbol. Click here for the Sea outlines)

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We can’t wait to check science off for the month after a trip to the exhibit.