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

Explore the geography, culture, and traditions of Ukraine with our literature-based country study.

Read The Mitten and other Ukrainian folk tales, discover why Ukraine’s rich chernozem soil is known as one of the most fertile in the world, and learn about the country’s landmarks and geographical features through mapwork and notebooking activities.

Meet Ukrainian folk artist Maria Prymachenko, discover the sounds of the bandura, create pysanky eggs and Petrykivka-inspired artwork, eat roasted sunflower seeds, learn the Hopak dance, and more.

✅ 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:

• Ukraine Notebooking Page: Students record important facts, color the national flag, document their favorite discoveries, and draw scenes from Ukraine’s geography, culture, plants, and wildlife.
• Ukraine 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 traditional Ukrainian folk tales and, for older students, read The Blackbird Girls with guided discussion questions and extension activities.
• Circle Round: Listen to several folktales from Ukraine 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 Ukraine.
• Science Notebooking: Discover why Ukraine’s famous black soil is so fertile, explore the role of healthy soil in agriculture, 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 Ukraine.
• Artist Study: Learn about Ukrainian folk artist Maria Prymachenko and create artwork inspired by her colorful paintings.
• Music Appreciation: Discover the history of the bandura, listen to traditional Ukrainian music, and learn the Hopak dance.
• Creative Arts: Create pysanky-inspired egg designs and explore Petrykivka folk art.
• Cooking Class: Roast your own sunflower seeds while learning why sunflowers have become an important symbol of Ukraine.

✅ Bonus Materials:

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