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

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

Read Mrs. Pepperpot Stories by Alf Prøysen and Astrid the Unstoppable by Maria Parr, learn about Norway’s magnificent fjords, and study the geography of Norway through mapwork and notebooking activities.

Along the way, you’ll enjoy the music of the Hardanger fiddle, meet composer Edvard Grieg, create Rosemaling folk art, make Norwegian waffles with jam, and design a Viking longship in an exciting engineering challenge.

✅ 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:

• Norway Notebooking Page: Students record important facts, color the national flag, document their favorite discoveries, and draw scenes from Norway’s geography, culture, plants, and wildlife.
• Norway 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: Read Mrs. Pepperpot Stories and Astrid the Unstoppable while completing guided discussion questions and extension activities.
• Circle Round: Listen to several folktales from Norway and 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 Norway.
• Science Notebooking: Discover how glaciers carved Norway’s spectacular fjords and complete a science notebooking activity.
• Elapsed Time Task Cards: Build real-world math skills by solving elapsed time problems connected to places throughout Norway.
• Music Appreciation: Learn about the Hardanger fiddle, Norway’s traditional folk instrument, and explore the music of famous composer Edvard Grieg.
• Creative Arts: Explore Rosemaling folk art and create your own artwork inspired by Norway’s popular decorative painting style.
• Cooking Class: Learn how to make Norwegian waffles with jam.
• Math & Games: Design and build a Viking longship while learning about the engineering and craftsmanship behind Viking ships.

✅ Bonus Materials:

• Printable Global Explorers Cookbook Page for Norway
• Discover Norway: Bingo Challenge activity sheet
• Norway 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.