We are well into our school year. This year we are taking a trip through world history making stops along the way to learn more about each time. Each week we have a theme, and we make a "hideaway" to remember each stop. I'm going to try to document each stop we make by including a picture of our hideaways. I have to do this for the notebooks the boys are making, so it shouldn't be too difficult to post the pictures here also.
Week 1: They made cave drawings, and we made a cave under the table. We learned about early people and ancient Sumeria. We started with a study of creation, Adam and Eve, and the garden of Eden.
Week 2: We studied ancient Egypt, mummies, and Pharoahs. We made two trips to Gwinnett to pick up the boxes needed for most of our remaining hideaways. We used one box to make our pyramid. The boys also dressed up as the Pharoah, a servant, and a guard. This was impromptu and completely done on their own. They are really getting into this!
Week 3: We learned more about ancient China, India, and Africa. This week we made the Great Wall of China (which will be saved for the Berlin wall later this year).
Week 4: We studied about feuds and fights in Mesopotamia - Assyrians, Phonecians, Israelites. We made an artic igloo. I'm not really sure where the igloo idea fits in, but we had saved LOTS of milk jugs for this hideaway, and the boys had fun with it.
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Wow Debs! I'm so impressed once again. You're such a great Mom and Teacher! Love, Kathleen
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