Cross open grasslands and discover how homes, animals and traditions connect with Mongolia’s landscapes.
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Digital download · a printable Parent Guide and Wonder Companion Journal for your child
Digital downloadMongolia lies between Russia and China, with a modern capital and vast rural landscapes. Its steppe, mountains, Gobi and dramatic seasons invite questions about how people travel, build homes and care for animals in different conditions.
This printable Wonder Lesson brings maps, gers, horses, wildlife and living traditions into a shared exploration. The Parent Guide and Wonder Companion Journal help families locate the country, discover a portable home’s design and ask how geography connects with everyday life without imagining every family lives in the same way.
Mark Mongolia on a map, compare landscapes and notice how the parts of a ger work together. The Parent Guide supports the questions while the journal gives children space to record facts, draw a home design and reflect on what surprised them.
Use current Mongolian sources alongside traditional practices so children see a living, varied country. A drawing, simple model or conversation about an animal can be enough to begin; choose food and further videos only if they suit your family.
The free companion resources introduce children in Mongolia, quick country facts and the structure of a ger. Share The Khan’s Daughter folktale, learn about savoury milk tea and revisit the country with the Kahoot.
A documentary visits Kazakh nomadic families in western Mongolia and includes eagle hunting, so an adult should preview it. Follow questions into moving a home, hardy horses, Gobi camels and dramatic seasons, then consider how your own routines might change.
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There is no fixed age recommendation. Choose the maps, animal questions and design activities that suit your child, helping with reading and writing where useful. An adult should preview the folktale and documentary before sharing.
Two printable PDFs: a four-page Parent Guide and a three-page Wonder Companion Journal, seven pages in total. This is a digital download, not a physical book, model or game kit.
Printing provides the journal’s map, fact-file, design and reflection spaces. You can read the guide on a screen and use your own paper or notebook for responses if you prefer.
There is no fixed completion time. Explore one map, home design or animal at a time, or return over several days. You do not need to watch every video or try every extension.
Begin with pencils, colouring materials and a map. A model can use simple craft materials, but drawing a ger is enough. Milk-tea preparation is optional; check ingredients for allergies and let an adult handle heating and hot liquids. The lesson does not require real anklebones or hunting equipment.
Yes. The videos, read-aloud, quiz and further prompts are free to access with or without purchasing the printable lesson. The Parent Guide and Wonder Companion Journal are the paid download.
The nomadic-life documentary includes eagle hunting and may not suit every child. Preview it and skip it if needed; you can still explore the maps, ger design, horses, folktale and other resources. Keep the practice tied to the specific communities shown rather than assuming it represents all Mongolian families.
Where Is Mongolia? is one of the wonder-led adventures in The Wonder Curriculum Volume One. The complete family set travels through science, nature, history, art and the wider world, with every adventure designed to be used in any order.
Download the Parent Guide and Wonder Companion Journal and explore Mongolia’s geography, homes, animals and living traditions together.
£6.99
Digital download · a printable Parent Guide and Wonder Companion Journal for your child
