Story of the World-week 20

We studied about the Minoans.  We watched a short video on modern Bull jumping.  We built our own labyrinth out of blocks.  We exploded a volcano because the Minoans possibly left Crete because of a nearby volcano!  It was the world's worst science kit! The paints were dried out and the chemical reaction didn't work.  But,  we added some baking soda and vinegar.

Story of the World-Week 19

This week we studied about Babylon and the Hanging Gardens.

We made our own Hanging Gardens

Story of the World-week 18

This week we studied about the Assyrians again.  They were back with a vengeance!  King Ashurbanipal collected books to make the first library, but they also used new weapons to destroy the city of Nineveh and other cities.  We built siege towers out of legos and made our own books to put into the library.  This week we also read books about Jonah, since this was probably the time when he was alive. 

We read:

This was a darling book about Jonah and the whale.  The boys got a kick out of it!

Story of the World-week 17

This week we studied about the Phoenicians.  They were known for their commerce and their trading of expensive good.  The boys loved that they made purple die out of snails and that it stunk.  "You stink like a man from Tyre" became a popular insult.

We made purple die out of blueberries and died pasta and string to make necklaces.  

We read