I thought this day would never come. We actually read the very last chapter of Story of the World. I felt a little choked up; I won't be reading this book again until Daniel is Evie's age and Lula is Fiona's! Evie and Shane will be slogging away on independent study the next time I read this book. Today's topic was the Spanish Armada and the war between England and Spain.
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| Sifting for treasure |
I had a little "hands on" activity ready to go...
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| I love the look of intense concentration on Daniel's face |
I tossed a handful of jewels in the sandbox for Daniel and Lula...
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| Freeplay: Daniel decides to sort the jewels by shape. I was pleasantly surprised! |
...and then we painted little treasure chests and filled them with fake jewels.
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| Lula was happy with a piece of paper |
The girls played and played with the jewels, and I even heard rumors of a pirate stealing some of Evie's jewels! Then the kids went down to the pond for a swim...
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| The Spanish Armada |
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| Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard of Effingham |
...which led to a "hands on history" activity that I actually had to stop. The English were bombarding the Spanish Armada with mud balls and the Spanish didn't like it.
I'm still a little surprised we made it through the whole book. I remember when I first created my excel spreadsheet with all the little details and activities I wanted to do. Every few weeks, I would update my spreadsheet and check off the chapters we read and activities we finished. And now...well, we're done with history until next September!
