Today, we are nestled into home and the snow is wafting about. It's really delicious to be homeschoolers on days like this. For christmas (thanks, Nunu), the kids received "The Story of the World" -- a complete world history on CDs. This morning, we're taking our second run through the first set of 7 CDs. The kids have loved it. Nani: "Well, I've certainly learned alot of stuff." Egyptian history is a favorite.
The facts keep coming pouring out:
Nani: "Daddy, every year the Nile river overflows and a special dirt called silt washes up on the banks and that allows people to plant wheat and stuff."
Kieran "See, mom? That's when India and Egypt met up. Cuz we were wondering about that."
Last month, we focused on the continent of Europe, which was wonderful for the holidays. We learned so much about European holidays through a trip to the museum, reading, watching travel DVDs and baking all sorts of european delicacies. (Norwegian cresent moons. Thumbs up. Crepes. Thumbs down.)
We capped our European month with an Italian New Year's Eve -- Italian music and homemade pasta.
This month, we are jumping into Africa. The Story of the World has been great so far. This afternoon, we're diving into our huge stack of National Geographics to read various articles about African countries.
Thanks for reading!
Love,
Amy et al.
Yeh! I like learning about what you are learning. You have curiosities and you are asking questions and finding out some answers, ones that are interesting.
ReplyDeleteSome day Kieran will write on your blog about what is happening, and so will Nani. And also, Kieran and Nani can take digital images, choose a good one, and add it. Bravo!