Papua New Guinea Unit Study | Geography Curriculum & Hands-On Activities for Kids

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

Discover the spectacular birds-of-paradise that live in its forests, learn about the ancient Kuk Early Agricultural Site, and explore the country’s landmarks and geographical features through mapwork and notebooking activities.

Along the way, you’ll explore the art of the Sepik River region, learn about traditional bilum bags, discover the sounds of the kundu drum, and learn how to prepare coconut kaukau.

✅ What's Included:

• Papua New Guinea Notebooking Page: Students record important facts, color the national flag, document their favorite discoveries, and draw scenes from Papua New Guinea’s geography, culture, plants, and wildlife.
• Papua New Guinea 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.
• The Writing Revolution Resources: Build writing skills with sentence-based exercises that connect directly to what students are learning about Papua New Guinea.
• Birds of Paradise: Discover the remarkable birds-of-paradise found in Papua New Guinea, learn about their unique features and behaviors, and complete a guided science notebooking activity.
• Elapsed Time Task Cards: Build real-world math skills by solving elapsed time problems connected to places throughout Papua New Guinea.
• Kuk Early Agricultural Site: Explore this ancient archaeological site and discover what it reveals about the development of agriculture and farming in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
• Art Appreciation: Explore artwork from communities along the Sepik River and learn how artists use materials such as wood, fiber, shells, pigments, and feathers to create distinctive works of art.
• Music Appreciation: Discover the kundu, a traditional hourglass-shaped drum, listen to it being played, and experiment with creating a simple repeating rhythm.
• Creative Arts: Learn about bilum, traditional looped string bags made in Papua New Guinea, and practice the basic idea of looping and weaving with a simplified hands-on activity.
• Cooking Class: Learn how to prepare coconut kaukau, a popular dish in Papua New Guinea featuring sweet potato and coconut.

✅ Bonus Materials:

• Printable Global Explorers Cookbook Page for Papua New Guinea
• Discover Papua New Guinea: Bingo Challenge activity sheet
• Papua New Guinea 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.