We were studying the process of the mail system, that is what happens to our mail after we mail it. So, we were interested in how the price of stamps changed over time, from 1917.
Recently in History Category
Megan learned about the culture of Kenya, Tanzania and West Africa. She learned about the fact that they were herders. We read a book about this tonight called "the herd boy. " She learned they carried carried water long distances on their heads.
Megan was read the second story in this book and the story was about Oklahoma. Some of the historic facts she learned was that Oklahoma became the 46th state added to the Union, that there are 50 states total, she learned that the state is nicknamed "the sooner state" and why this is true. That when the government had a land run (late 1800s), some of the people arrived early to claim the land before the designated time. Also, that there are lots of Indians in the state, 350,000 (10% of the population).
When we got here, we spent time seeing where Georgia was in respect to Alabama. We also looked at the other states again. Then , we went to play in the water area where Megan's imagination let loose. We fished for fish. We played with puppets, having an owl chase mice, a peacock complain that we were taking her eggs. The peacock chased the mice whom started taking her eggs. We played making cake. We played in the room where you take balls up by basket and shoot them down into a bucket.
When we were done with that, we did a bit of reading charts on Alabama in the 1850s. We read which jobs males had the most back then. I will ask megan what she remembers, but I remember 66, 600 farmers, over 2000 merchants and laborers, and only two chemists. We also learned there was popular fish was catfish and that they relied heavily on forest products. We learned that dairy products were among their top commodity. They also produced a lot of sweet potatoes. Alabama is also known , of course, for its cotton.
We also discussed the flat boat, the keel boat and the steam ship. We went on a keel boat and examined pellets. We had to guess at what they were , but we were right to probably beaver and raccoons. They had tools for hunting beavers and muskrats.
Megan also learned how they debated about where to put the first Alabama capital. It ended up being in Cahawba, Alabama. Then it moved to Tuscaloosa, and finally to Montgomery, where it is today.
Megan finally did some game where she guesses, by putting her hand in a box, what is in that box. That was in an event about Helen Keller . We then played in a multi-tiered wooden doll house.
They have a wall of presidents and we studied them .
Tonight I read to Megan "the story of the world" on the eqyptians and the Nile River.
We are ahead of Pandia Press on this but on Tuesday of this week, we did a Chinese culture day because its the time the Chinese celebrate the Autumn Moon Festival. Basically this is a festival celebrating the moon and there is a story behind it. This meetup was a little too chaotic for my taste, but it was my fault. Because of this, we are doing the Chinese at home instead. So today we read a comic book type of book with a story and Chinese facts built in. It was called Good times Travel Agency " Adventures in Ancient China" by Linda Bailey.
It talked about key features in Chinese history. It focused on the Han Dynasty, which as we found out, was a time of great creativity in China. The Han Dynasty was between 202 B.C.E. - 220 A.D. A dynasty is a ruling family . The rulers were called Emperors. China believes that they are the center of the universe. And back in this time, any outsiders were called Barbarians. They called their land the "Middle Kingdom". China stayed under the rule of emperors for over 2000 years (221 B. C. to A.D. 1911) , making it the longest continuous empire.
We were doing lifeof Fred and the book, chapter 13 dogs, talked about the hanging garden of Babylon. I did not have a book, so we watched a utube video on them. I will try to add it later for reference.
Today, we constructed a paper version of a pop-up ziggurat.
Today we bought some and used some boxes they we already had and started stuffing these boxes to construct a Ziggurat.
History
Ancients
Evan-Moor History Pockets
Copy pages 11, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, and 31
Ancient Egyptians and their neighbors
Gather Supplies needed for projects (Ancient Egyptians and their Neighbors)
Ancients
Evan-Moor History Pockets
Copy pages 11, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, and 31
Ancient Egyptians and their neighbors
Gather Supplies needed for projects (Ancient Egyptians and their Neighbors)
Ziggurat
1 large box like a cereal box
1medium box, like a cornstarch box
1 small, like a baking soda box
1 tiny, like a small match box or jewelry
3-4 days worth of newspaper
Scissors
Duct tape
Wooden board 3 inches wider and 2 inches longer than the largest box
Glue
Clean sheet of paper
Fat book
Artificial clay
Cornstarch
Baking soda
Tempra or acrylic paint
Math Sumerian style
20 toothpicks
10 large paper clips
10 thick rubber bands
Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House # 7)
Living in Prehistoric Times (Usborne First History)
Journey through history: Prehistory to Egypt by Gloria and Oriol Verges
Your Mother was a Neanderthal (Time Warp Trio #4)
How do we know where people came from ? by Mike Corbishley
The Cave Painter of Lascaux (Journey through time) by Roberta Angeletti
Books
Ancient Mesopotamia, Let's See Library Ancient Civilizations by Robert Noyed
Sumerians by Jane Shuter
Mesopotamia (Find out About Series) by Lorna Oakes
The City of Rainbows: A Tale from Ancient Sumer by Karen Sharp Foster
Ancient Mesopotamia, Let's See Library Ancient Civilizations by Robert Noyed
Sumerians by Jane Shuter
Mesopotamia (Find out About Series) by Lorna Oakes
The City of Rainbows: A Tale from Ancient Sumer by Karen Sharp Foster
Science RSO
Copy pages 80, 82, and 84
Copy pages 80, 82, and 84
pencil
colored pencils
4 stacking styrofoam cups
yarn- any color, about 3 yards
dry beans or seeds- one each of two different types
tape or glue
Books:
One of greek myth Medusa, to find out what the medusa shape is named for.
