Denmark Unit Study | Geography Curriculum & Hands-On Activities for Kids

Discover Denmark with our hands-on, literature-based unit study that includes lessons in geography, language arts, science, music, math, and more.

Explore the stories of Hans Christian Andersen and read and discuss Katrina Nannestad’s middle-grade novel When Mischief Came to Town, learn about wind energy, and study the geography of Denmark through mapwork and notebooking activities.

Along the way, you’ll meet composer Carl Nielsen, explore the history of LEGO, create julehjerter ornaments, bake Danish butter cookies, and learn how to play Barrel Cat and Capturing Chains.

✅ What You're Purchasing:

Our unit studies are literature-based learning frameworks built around carefully curated books, mapwork, journaling, and hands-on cultural activities. While books and select media resources are referenced, they are not included. Each country study provides flexible lesson plans, ready-to-use printables, and engaging activities that make it easy to explore the world together as a family or classroom.

✅ What's Included:

• Denmark Notebooking Page: Students record important facts, color the national flag, document their favorite discoveries, and draw scenes from Denmark’s geography, culture, plants, and wildlife.
• Denmark Mapwork Activity: Students will locate major cities, geographical features, and cultural landmarks on an outline map and are encouraged to personalize their maps with illustrations, labels, and symbols that reflect what they’ve learned about the country.
• Literature Study: Explore the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, and read and discuss When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina Nannestad.
• Circle Round: Listen to “Nilsa and the Troll” and then follow up with guided writing activities based on Judith C. Hochman’s The Writing Revolution method.
• The Writing Revolution Resources: Build writing skills with sentence-based exercises that connect directly to what students are learning about Denmark.
• Science Notebooking: Discover how Denmark became a world leader in wind energy and complete a science notebooking activity exploring how wind turbines generate electricity.
• Elapsed Time Task Cards: Build real-world math skills by solving elapsed time problems connected to places throughout Denmark.
• Music Appreciation: Explore the music of Danish composer Carl Nielsen.
• Creative Arts: Design and decorate traditional Danish julehjerter.
• Cooking Class: Learn how to bake Danish butter cookies, which are popular around the world.
• Global Games: Play Barrel Cat, a traditional Fastelavn celebration game, and learn how to play Capturing Chains, a traditional playground game.

✅ Bonus Materials:

• Printable Global Explorers Cookbook Page for Denmark
• Discover Denmark: Bingo Challenge activity sheet
• Denmark Unit Overview Sheet
• Access to our optional digital planning tool in Notion
• Plus, more than a dozen extra printable resources, such as book passports, food chain pyramid templates, and more!

Format: Printable PDF + Optional Digital Access

Best For: Homeschoolers, co-ops, enrichment, Montessori continent studies, and classroom geography units

Why Choose Global Explorers?

At the Global Explorers Club, we believe geography should be an adventure and not just a list of places to memorize. Our secular, literature-based unit studies allow children to explore the world through living books, hands-on activities, mapwork, and meaningful cultural experiences. Designed for flexible, family-style learning, each study encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and a deeper appreciation for the people, places, and traditions that make our world unique.