Creating for and with my kids is kind of my thing. Some of my best childhood experiences were sitting with my mom at the kitchen table crafting something, so
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Want to fold your own Little Hanzo helmet? Follow along with this easy origami samurai helmet tutorial video. All you need is a square of paper!
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As we have studied ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent, Egypt, Europe and Asia this school year we have done various projects recommended by our Story of the World Activity guide. Most of the projects aren't quite as big or time consuming as the Chicken Mummy, but they have been great for providing a bit of insight into the ancient world. Many projects have involved recipes, stories, games, clothing, writing and art of ancient civilizations. ~ This spring we have spent a good deal of time studying the Romans. We took advantage of having Daddy home and Grammy and Grand-Dad here for Good Friday to complete a project on how to build a Roman aqueduct and road. We had a good time with these two projects, but I am glad we tackled them with all the extra adult hands! ~ The Romans were the first people to use cement in their building projects and roads. As such, we began by mixing sand dough which served as a homemade cement. We were able to use it for our "Roman Archway and Aqueduct" as well as our "Roman Road." We began by mixing the ingredients outdoors and then heated it over the stove indoors to complete the mixture. The Romans built archways as water-conduits to bring water from river and mountain resources into their cities. So once we had mixed the cement we flattened it out and used our archway pattern (provided in the SOTW activity guide) to cut out the arches we needed for our aqueduct system. After cutting the arches out, we stood them up and stabalized them before baking and hardening them. The archways deposited the water into holding tanks (yogurt cup) and the water was then distrubuted throughout the city in a piping network (straws). Not surprisingly the kids had a great time pouring water in at the top of our aqueduct and watching it flow down into our holding tank and out the straws. This project really brought home to the girls how difficult it would have been to build full scale archways and aqueducts as much time as it took as to build this mini one! While the end product doesn't look quite as cool, I actually thought building the Roman road was an even better demonstration of ancient engineering at work. Roman roads were know for their quality especially in comparison to the roads built by other ancient civilizations. We began building our Roman road by using a styrofoam container which represented a ditch the Romans would have dug to begin their road(s). Next the Romans placed a layer of sand in the bottom of the ditch Next they placed small rocks, cement and finally large rocks to provide a smooth surface to travel over. What was especially interesting about this project was the recommendation to do each layer half as long as the previous one so that at the end you could see all four levels of the road at the same time. This project again really helped the girls understand and remember the process ancient people used to build something we think of as commonplace today. When we discussed Rome several weeks later in our co-op class we took this project in with us and Reagan was easily able to explain the process used by the Romans to build roads to her classmates. Thank you Grammy, Grand-Dad and Daddy for all your engineering assistance!
Kids can learn about the ancient Phoenicians and the alphabet that they developed as well as creating their own clay tablet with Phoenician writing.
The Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) was the last Chinese imperial dynasty. Click to see the key events of Great Qing and what caused the fall of Qing Dynasty.
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Many different cultures and empires used chariots as a means of transport. Chariots were smaller and lighter than horse-drawn carts, which made them faster. Because of their speed, chariots became a common military weapon and the Romans even raced them.
An easy, fun craft to learn about the ancient Phoenician art of glass making. A wonderful way to explore history and build fine motor skills.
This is part 1 of a 12 part a hands-on unit study on China. Study the early legends of China, create a dragon puppet, design a Chinese Dynasties scroll, & more while learning about Ancient Chinese History and the Xia Dynasty. Children's book suggestions and video clips. Chinese New Year ideas.
How can you make the Revolutionary War for children in a way that is both appealing and fun to understand? With a recipe, of course!
Right now I’m in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations.. Next stop, Ancient India! 🙂 During the summertime in Ancient India (and still to this day), a monsoon would come every year, raining buckets and buckets of water. In Eastern India, a second monsoon would
We did a bunch of fun Phoenician activities for our ancient history lessons, and the kids enjoyed all the hands on activities from it, especially the ship.
The Trail of Tears 1820 - 1845 Unit Study & Lapbook. Free unit study and homeschool lapbook on the Trail of Tears
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Summer between 2nd and 3rd grade; supplemental study; More about a homeschool unit study on Ancient China; includes printables for many of the mini-books shown.
Kids love learning all about chickens, they especially love to learn all about the chicken life cycle. Find 5 SUPER fun printables and activities to teach chicken lifespan through this post!
This guide shares 33 fun colonial kids activities (Colonial themed activities) including colonial games, colonial costumes, colonial food and colonial crafts.
Painting pottery, building temples & acting out Greek myths are just some of the activities we worked on in our Ancient Greece and The Olympics Unit Study Week 3.
From the looks of it, Swiss-born Yves Behar may have beaten Apple at its own minimalist design game. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 of his best creations.
We are working our way through the Ancient Roman Empire and having a lot of fun. Here are a few things we have been working on so far. We started off with a DVD which covered a lot of the topics in the books that I had already picked out. This was a great DVD. We are still using our Evan-Moor Ancient Rome History pocket. We read about daily life and the layout of the Roman houses. Here is a cookbook with a few foods that were eaten in Ancient Rome. This is a child's Bulla. It is a given by the dad as a good luck charm. If you had a boy, he would wear it until he was 14 and maybe wear it on special occasions. If you had a girl, she would wear it until she was 14 also and then pack it away with other childhood items. This is a really neat book I found by accident. The whole book is written like a newspaper.
As the United States Government sought to develop its economy after independence, the "Indian Question" posed a significant challenge to American expansionism. As the cultural landscape transformed so too did Native American policy during the one-hundred-year period after independence. Early expressions of good faith towards Native Americans and respect for…
With the Olympics coming up, I decided to share a post on Greek Olympics lesson ideas for kids. I thought it would be fun for my kids to learn about the history of ancient Greek Olympics,
Hello Everyone! It is so nice to have time to put some finishing touches on a couple of units that we have coming up! Another historical figure we will study after Eleanor Roosevelt is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a nation we celebrate his life daily! Thank you Dr. King! Officially we celebrate on the third Monday of January. I have posted about our activities before, but I went through and cleaned up, and added to my unit. Here are some pics from the updated unit! If you would like the 30 page free printable unit CLICK HERE!! :) My second offering for today is a unit our curriculum team worked on this summer. We had fun integrating reading and social studies and are finding it a natural way to teach and get everything in. This next unit is about other important historical figures. It includes posters about Alexander Graham Bell, Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, Garrett Morgan, and Richard Allen along with reading strategy practice activities. It also includes an invention home project packet for kids. The unit ended up to be over 50 pages! I am excited to include this unit in our curriculum in a few weeks!! Here are a few pics from the unit! For your free 52 page Inventors Unit CLICK HERE!! :) So glad I had time to share these endeavors! Hope you can use at least parts of either one! It is my joy to be able to share and help your journey in the classroom or homefront become a little less stressful. As always, please let me know if this is something you can use, if there are any typos or problems, and if you would like to see something else in particular on this little blog. I hear from teachers and parents from all over the world, and I am so grateful for all of you!! Joyfully! Nancy
This free Lesson Plan for Kids Discover Seven Wonders of the world will help you teach kids all about these no-longer-existing treasures of the ancient world, and will be introduced to a new list of modern marvels, which includes Machu Picchu and The Great Wall of China.
As you plan your Ancient China unit for middle school students, you'll love these 13 Ancient China Activities! These creative activities will engage your...
