Friday, August 31, 2007

Egyptians Lived on the Nile

    Spine:
  • Story of the World, Volume 1 (The Ancients), Chapter 2
    • *Two Kingdoms Become One



Map Work:
Cameron's

Cassia's



Coloring Pages:
Cameron's

Cassia's

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Nomads & Early Farmers

Spine:


  • Story of the World, Volume I (The Ancients), Chapter 1
    • *The First Nomads
    • *The First Nomads Become Farmers



Map Work:
Cameron's

Cassia's


Coloring Pages:
Cameron's

Cassia's


Illustration (8/30/07):

"A house in Catal Huyuk."

Friday, August 10, 2007

Art: Cave Drawings 8/10/07

You Make Cave Art! from Artistic Pursuits, lesson 18 (Art in Caves: European Cave Drawings). Earth-tone pastels on crumbled construction paper.

Cameron:
Buffalo and Deer


Cassia:
Abstract Wall Design


"Teacher" example:
Man and Giraffe

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Prehistoric Man

Narrations:



Prehistoric Man 8/13/07

Prehistoric men are the early humans. They lived after the dinosaurs. They were men who didn't wear clothes. They had fur! Some walked upright. Some walked on four legs.
Homo hablis was one who walked upright. He also used tools. The tools were made of stones, bones, and hard things.

Some prehistoric men hunted mammoths. Mammoth hunters used spears to hit the mammoth. Some mammoth hunters hunted woolly mammoths. They lived where it was really cold.


Most Useful Library Books:


Read-Alouds:


Most Enjoyed Videos:

  1. The History Channel's Ape to Man


Games and Activities: