We are very lightly doing anything right now. Here are a few of the activities to recap:
Vacation Bible School starts this week. I will go with them. We are all looking forward to it.
Part of the writing and language arts lesson is to have them "Write It Big". Here they are writing one of the words BIG…
For history, we read a little bit about the ancient Egyptians and Romans. We learned:
Egyptians:
- both men and women wore makeup
- at a party, scented fat was placed on guest’s heads. As it melted, it covered them in scent.
- Rich children learned to read on write on paper made from papyrus reeds.
- they used picture writing called hieroglyphics.
- Kings were buried in pyramids.
- When a king died, he was wrapped in linen and became a mummy.
- Robbers would try to steal the treasures buried in the tomb with the king.
Romans:
- most did not have kitchens and ate at markets.
- rich people has art on the floor made of colored stone, called mosaics.
- wealthy Romans lay on couches for meals.
- A man wore a toga, a woman wora a stola
- The Roman army was very organized and conquered much land
- Gladiators were men who fought to the death for sport.
The boys wanted to see examples of mosaics, so we looke dup some on the computer. We found a "make your own mosaic" site.
‘R’s version:
A’s version. When I asked him what it was, he said it was "a ladder climbing up to a chicken."
Read Alouds
We are enjoying reading the Hardy Boy mysteries. We finished book one and have started book two.
Looks like a great day 😉