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Here’s a list of the resources we used, videos we watched, and activities we did in our study of Norway.

Travel Book Pages

Every time we begin our “travels” to a new country, we always do the same 5 things:

1) Find the flag sticker for the country we are going to travel to, and stick it in our Pretend Passports.

2) Set up a pretend airplane and sing our “All Around the World” song as we pretend to fly to our destination.

3) Assemble our first travel book page, with the name of the country, the flag, country outline, and the pictures of people dressed in traditional costume.

>> Norway Travel Page 01 - Country Profile Page

4) Have a fun little country themed scavenger hunt! (featured below)

5) Assemble our second travel page book. Although, this page we usually do on our LAST day of learning about the country, since the kids like to pretend that they took all these pictures while they were visiting the country, so this second page is a place for them to “scrapbook” their memories of what they did on their adventure.

>> Norway Travel Page 02 - Scrapbook Page

Norway Scavenger Hunt

Norway Scavenger Hunt. We always like to do a scavenger hunt when learning about a new country. This is the scavenger hunt we put together for Brazil.

Fun Facts About Norway (Tyler Klooster)

Fun Facts About Norway. This short video shares some fun and interesting facts about the country of Norway, as told by a true Norwegian.

Let’s Take a Journey: Norway (Miacademy)

Let’s Take a Journey: Norway. Let’s learn about what life is like for kids in Norway.

Hogie Goes to Tromso (Hogie the Globehopper)

Hogie Goes to Tromso. Join Hogie and friends as they go in search of the Northern Lights in Tromso, Norway.

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What Are the Northern Lights? (Colossal Questions)

What Are the Northern Lights? Have you ever stopped and wondered: what are the northern lights, and what causes them to appear? Welcome to Colossal Questions, the show that answers all of life's most pressing questions!

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Northern Lights Art for Kids (Taming Little Monsters)

Northern Lights Art for Kids. Learn how to make a fun and simple Northern Lights art picture using pastels. Kids will love smudging the colors together and creating a beautiful nightscape.

To read the instructions with step-by-step pictures, visit: https://taminglittlemonsters.com/northern-lights-art-for-kids

Four Facts to Know About Reindeer (SciShow Kids)

Four Facts to Know About Reindeer. It's getting really cold where Jessi and Squeaks live, and that has her thinking about a super cool animal that's always ready for super cold weather: Reindeer!

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Blippi Visits a Reindeer Farm (Blippi)

Blippi Visits a Reindeer Farm. Join Blippi as he feeds reindeers, teaches some fun reindeer facts for kids, and rides in a Santa sleigh.

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A True Norwegian (Visit Norway)

A True Norwegian. Want to behave like a true Norwegian? How to look like a Norwegian to really blend in? What is "a Norwegian arm"? Dag has been in Norway for a while now, and wants to show you what he has learned about Norwegian behavior and how to blend in.

Meet the Indigenous People Herding Reindeer in Norway, Finland, and Sweden (Good Morning America)

Meet the Indigenous People Herding Reindeer in Norway, Finland, and Sweden. We shine a light on the Sami people, the only people allowed to herd reindeer in Norway.

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The Sami People in Northern Scandinavia (DW Travel)

The Sami People in Northern Scandinavia. Life above the Arctic Circle: DW's Diana Pineros visits the Sámi, an indigenous people in northern Europe, where it's icy cold in winter. The Sámi have been reindeer herders for centuries. To this day, many members of the Sámi community remain true to their culture and live in harmony with nature.

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Top Ten Viking Facts (Professor Propeller)

Top Ten Viking Facts. Learn some interesting facts about the vikings!

Amazing Viking Facts for Kids (LearningMole)

Amazing Viking Facts for Kids. A short, animated video, that teaches kids about the vikings in a short story form.

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Visiting a "Real" Norwegian Viking Village (Visit Norway)

Visiting a "Real" Norwegian Viking Village. Who is the best Viking, Tobias or Gabriella? The duel is ON in the Viking Village Njardarheimr in Gudvangen, Norway!

Viking Clothing | Vikings for Kids (Mr. Bradley - Learning Made Fun)

Viking Clothing | Vikings for Kids. Viking clothing were not just made to survive in harsh climates but were also worn for status, appearance and to be comfortable. Different clothing was worn for different occasions. Sometimes it was worn to show off wealth while other times it was worm for practicality. Join Mr. Bradley for a fun episode to learn about the vikings.

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Viking Paper Craft

Viking Paper Craft. The kids really had a lot of fun making these paper vikings. I purchased the pattern from Teachers Pay Teachers, then cut out the pieces and let the kids each glue\assemble their vikings and color them any way they wanted. After that, I actually laminated the completed project so that the kids could play with them. They had hours of fun – both creating and playing with their viking characters.

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Who Were the Vikings? (A Kid Explains History)

Who Were the Vikings? In this episode of "A Kid Explains History", Quinn teaches kids all kinds of interesting facts about the vikings and some important details about their history.

The Littlest Viking Read Aloud Storybook (Let’s Read Stories)

The Littlest Viking. Sven might be the littlest Viking, but he has no trouble making himself known. He has the loudest warrior cry and the fiercest set of teeth. He loves to pillage and plunder. A fun little story about what happens to the littlest and loudest Viking when an even littler and louder Viking arrives.

How To Be a Viking (Stories With Scott)

How to Be a Viking. Join Hiccup the Viking as he ventures out to sea for the very first time.

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Anna and the Scandinavian Hearts (by Wendy Jangaard Jensen)

Anna and the Scandinavian Hearts. I couldn’t find an online read-aloud video for this story (which is usually our preferred way of doing storytime in school), but this book was available on the Kindle (even with an option to read online with Kindle on the web), so we just did that.

It was a cute little story that teaches kids about “symbols” and the different meanings that different symbols have. More specifically, the book tells about the symbol of the woven heart that is often found in Norway and other Scandinavian countries.

Since I really wanted to do the “woven heart” craft with the kids (below) I found this short story to be a great introduction to that.

Scandinavian Heart Basket Craft | Video Demo & Pattern

(Teachers Pay Teachers)

Scandinavian Heart Basket Craft. There are lots of free options for learning how to do this particular craft, but I went ahead and purchased the pattern (comes with a video demo) from the Teachers Pay Teachers website since it just made the whole project very simple and straight-forward with no advanced prep (or practice) needed. I just printed the pattern sheets and was ready to teach the class!

Woven Paper Hearts Craft (Sparkle and Splatter)

Woven Paper Hearts Craft. Woven paper hearts are a very popular holiday item in Scandinavian countries, including Norway. It is an old Scandinavian tradition to make woven heart baskets (from paper or felt) and fill them with candies or nuts and hang them on the Christmas tree.

Download a Woven Heart Basket Pattern Here!

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Coloring Book: The History of Norway (Logan Stover)

Coloring Book: The History of Norway. A coloring book that has cute pictures for kids to color as well as information for learning about the country of Norway – learn while you color!

Wild Cats - Eurasian Lynx (Leo the Wildlife Ranger)

Wild Cats - Eurasian Lynx. Leo the Wildlife Ranger is one of the cutest shows for teaching young kids about animals. In this episode, kids will learn about the Eurasian Lynx, a wild cat that can be found in Norway.

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Brigadier Sir Nils Olav III (bitividi)

Brigadier Sir Nils Olav III. Learn about Sir Nils Olav III, the knighted penguin at Edinburgh Zoo, who has received multiple promotions, and currently holds a very high position in the Norwegian Kings Guard.

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The Norwegian Royal Family (Royal News Network)

The Norwegian Royal Family. Learn about Sir Nils Olav III, the knighted penguin at Edinburgh Zoo, who has received multiple promotions, and currently holds a very high position in the Norwegian Kings Guard.

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The Moose Feud Between Norway and Saskatchewan (Global News)

The Moose Feud Between Norway and Saskatchewan. Aired on January 24, 2019, this news broadcast tells about the feud between Norway and Canada over the title for the World's Tallest Moose statue.

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Weird Tourist Attractions in Norway (How to Norway)

Weird Tourist Attractions in Norway. Who wouldn’t want to see the world’s biggest toothpick, a stunning toilet, or visit a stockfish museum? Norway has plenty of beautiful tourist attractions—but also a bunch of pretty weird ones. Tobias and Gabriella take you through a few of their favourites, like the big moose that got us into a moose war with Canada!

What is a Fjord? (Visit Norway)

What is a Fjord. This video explores the unique geographical features of fjords in Norway. The hosts explain what fjords are, how they were formed, and why they are so special to Norway.

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Norwegian Food and Snacks You Must Try (Visit Norway)

Norwegian Food and Snacks You Must Try. Norwegian snacks? Dag and Katarina try different kinds of traditional Norwegian snacks, from very weird to super delicious! Have you ever tried some of these?

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Most Popular Norway Foods. Learn about the most popular foods served in Norway.

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Kringle Recipe | Norwegian Cookie (Sons of Norway)

Kringle Recipe | Norwegian Cookie. Here’s a recipe for making a delicious Norwegian treat that’s not too sweet, and really soft (almost cake like). The recipe is super simple (even my 3-year-old was able to roll and twist the dough to shape the cookies), and I have to say we really enjoyed both making AND eating these cookies!

Kransekake | Norwegian Wreath Cake (That Bread Lady)

Kransekake | Norwegian Wreath Cake. This video teaches you how to make the Norwegian Wreath Cake (called Kransekake). The exact recipe (and even a link for where to buy a mold to shape the rings easier) can be found at The Bread Lady website.

The World’s Largest Gingerbread City (DW News)

The World’s Largest Gingerbread City. An entire miniature gingerbread city in Bergen, Norway. Visitors can marvel at the over 2,000 delectable creations including castles and churches on display during the Christmas season.

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Bergen's Incredible Stave Church (Life in Norway)

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Where the Sun Never Sets | Midnight Sun in Norway (Visit Norway)

Where the Sun Never Sets | Midnight Sun in Norway. From mid-May until the end of July, the sun never sets in Northern Norway. Life in this part of the world is very different. When the sun never sets, does the day really end? For many, it is an excellent excuse to stay outside all night long!

Midnight Sun in Tromso (Life in Norway)

Midnight Sun in Tromso. A short video that was taken just 1 minute before midnight, to show what the city of Tromso is like during the summer months with its ‘midnight sun’.

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Trying Cross-Country Skiing For the First Time (Visit Norway)

Trying Cross-Country Skiing For the First Time. Gabriella is a bit skeptical before trying cross-country skiing for the first time. But since she is in Norway, and there's nothing more Norwegian than cross-country skiing, she will give it a go. Luckily, she has Tobias with her, born and raised with skis on his feet!

Norwegian Folk Music - Gudbrandsdalen (NTV - Hello Norway)

Norwegian Folk Music - Gudbrandsdalen. Listen to some beautiful traditional music from Norway. In our classroom, we like to listen to traditional music playing in the background as we’re working on our travel books or other activities.

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Edvard Grieg | Best Works of Norwegian Classical Music in Beautiful Fjords of Norway (History Music Radio)

Edvard Grieg | Best Works of Norwegian Classical Music. A collection of some of the best classical music from the Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg.

14 Musical Instruments of Norway (Learning Music Hub)

14 Musical Instruments of Norway. Learn about some of the interesting instruments from Norway.

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Norway National Anthem (BlueMarble Nathions)

Norway National Anthem. Listen to the national anthem of Norway, with English translation on the screen.

Hnefatafl | Viking Chess

Hnefatafl | Viking Chess. Since we’ve been learning a lot about Vikings in our study of Norway (and the kids saw this game featured in one of the videos we watched), we decided to learn how to play Hnefatafl, otherwise known as “Viking Chess”.

Here’s a link to the printable game board I found online:

>> Copenhagen Hnefatafl Print-and-Play

To set up our game, I simply printed out the play board, cut it out, and covered the entire thing with packing tape (to sort of laminate the board). Then I just used one of the wooden kings from our chess game and the rest of the pieces I nabbed from our Othello game.

(You can also purchase the game on Amazon)

How to Play Viking Chess | Hnefatafl (Triple S Games)