So, sometimes, I have these grandiose ideas for school projects {like discovering cold fusion or jump starting the NASA space program again} but they usually get drowned out by the things we 'have to' get done. {i.e. things my children need to know in order to be functioning members of society} Every once in awhile I get my act together and actually get something organized.
Case in point?
Countries of the world project.
Our curriculum focuses a great deal on the different cultures of the world. {Which I love} I also want them to know more about each individual country. So each week {or every other week, or once a month, or once a year, or this might, in fact, be the last time} we are going to pick a country to talk about and make a visual for; their flag, customs, food, language and anything else the kids find interesting.
The first country Sam picked was Russia
{Sporting a pic from St. Basil's Cathedral, in the Red Square}
Shep chose Japan
{Sporting a pic from the Japanese flag}
{Again, shirtless, I do not notice these things until I look at the pictures.
He started the day with a shirt on, honestly and truly.}Working hard and checking out each others projects
{Shep's a lot safer with those scissors than the picture leads on...yikes}In a {time} zone.
The finished projects.
A journey to Mother Russia
A journey to the land of the rising sun.
You'll get in on the action soon sister.
{She wanted the scissors.}
Sol was content to watch and play.
{Today :o)}
Good work boys, cannot wait to explore the world with you all.
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A child building a sandcastle is not 'working hard'. It doesn't seem to him to be a task. It simply fills his imagination at the time ti'st going on, and anything else is an irritant."
- Sir Jonathan Wolfe Mille-
with the cousins
last week.
So good.
Went too fast.
But oooohhhhh so much fun.
