Can you believe that we saw so many turtles on a log yesterday? How many was it?
What is an amphibian and a reptile?
Is a turtle a reptile or amphibian?
http://redpath-museum.mcgill.ca/Qbp/herps/herps.html
What are some interesting facts about turtles?
We will be studying Jacques-Louis David.
2003-2004 TERM 3 Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825) (pronounced ZHOCK lu-WEE dah-VEED) (This term’s composer: Schubert)
1. Belisarius, 1781 Information about the painting
2. Oath of the Horatii, 1784 Information about the painting
3. Death of Socrates, 1787 Information about the painting
4. Portrait of Levoisier and His Wife, 1788 Explanation of the picture
5. Napoleon Crossing the Alps (or the “St. Bernard”), 1800
6. The Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine in Notre Dame, 1806 and 1807
Additional Interest (Optional)
A. Napoleon In His Study, 1812 or larger image here: The National Gallery of Art has an online “NGA Kids” activity to go with this painting.
B. Students who have read The Iliad will find this painting of interest: Andromache Mourning Hector, 1783
C. Students who studied Plutarch’s Brutus will find this painting of interest: The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons, 1789 or here
D. David’s most well-known painting is probably too dark for most younger students, but HEO students may opt to study it: The Death of Marat, 1793 or here
2003-2004
Lovely Milly, Hi darling! I love you!
Hey Rawl handsome!! I love you Rawl!
Hi Hoppity Hazel! I love you Hazel Anne!
Can you find the white wild flower we found on our nature hike?
![[photo of White Snakeroot]](http://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/udata/r9ndp23q/white/white-snakeroot-100_1943a-t.jpg)
Make sure Rawl that you have Milly help you do letter practice on star fall!
It was so fun that you children loved looking for “Secret Stairs” on our hike! Rawl it made me so happy how excited you were, you started the idea!
Rawl, I loved how excited you got to find “Mysteries” too, and that you are brave enough to touch things like frogs and dead slugs. I am glad you earned enough tokens to get your scooter!! Or rent it for the day!
Hazel I was so glad that you told Naomi that she was your friend, I know that made her feel happy inside, it brought her the holy ghost!
Hazel I was so proud that you didn’t complain about walking, and that you went up the hills so quickly that the alligator could never bight your bum!
Milly I am so glad you’ve learned to ride your bike, and that you are sooooo good at swimming and excited to swim in the lake!
George, thank you for being such a good sport about our adventures!
KIDS:
Here is a neat game Uncle Cory found invented by a child, like you!
Stories to listen to or read, and pages to color:
Milly, Happy Thanksgiving week!!!
What are you going to draw this time for little ‘t’?
Please go draw your paper of t’s now!
Instead of games, today lets spend time only doing thanksgiving crafts. Choose a project:
Milly, you can read these this week. This first one is a little play with pilgrim girls!
Girls of the Mayflower, A play by Amy Puetz
And Listen to this Story called The Path of Praise
….Now Hannah is learning about how many pilgrims came, and what their names were! Really cute, you’ll love what idea they are ganna do!
So remember how we learned about starlings, the birds that stay all winter?
Tell mom what you remember about starlings.
Here are a few videos of starlings that sort of talk!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQCHD1TuHo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcRfBU59LhM&NR=1
Please do your page of p’s we forgot to do last week!
HISTORY:
Yesterday you asked me a few questions while we were reading Tirzah.
How did the Hebrews make brick from straw? Go here.
Oren was learning to write on papyrus, which is paper made by the Egyptians.
This was from when I was a history teacher last year. The first part is Babylonion writing, so this stone is what the writers that lived in Mesopatamia, not Egypt, looked like, remember what their handwriting was called? Did you remember Cuneform? Good job. They didn’t write on papyrus but in clay, because there were not many trees there, Egyptians used trees to make their papyrus.
Visit a Great museum site with Babylonian artifacts!!
Egyptian Papyrus
Boy making and explaining how to make actual papyrus
Egyptian papyrus demonstration, how you can tell if its authentic
Informative, simple cartoon describing how papyrus was made (younger students may prefer)
MAKE YOUR OWN PAPER FOR FUN:
For those students who want to, I sent home an Egyptian alphabet. If your child makes some paper, have them write their name or a message on their paper, and bring it to class to put in their binders.
Here is a more accurate papyrus making activity:
“To make your own papyrus, gather reed-like materials such as corn husks, paper, napkings, paper towels, etc. Cut the material into 1 inch stips side by side on a table (do not overlap) to make the size of paper you want. Anchor the strips with tape or have another child hold them. Weave another set of strips into the first as if you were weaving fabric. (If you use paper, soak the woven mat in water and let it dry.) Pound the mat with a rock or anything hard and flat. Turn it over and pound the other side. Hang the mat to let it dry. (Corn husks should dry brown.( You may sew the dry mats together to make bigger pieces if you wish.)” (American Heritage Homeschool Curriculum pg 147)
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Milly you asked if Indian Corn could be used to make Popcorn. Click here to find all you can do with it!
Milly, please do your cute page of p’s!!!
Milly, you love ballet, don’t you! Ballet was ‘formalized’ or came together, in France.
This is a picture of the Continent Europe, can you find the COUNTRY France?
Here are all the Continents. Can you find Europe? How about North America, the Continent we live on?
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If you use a chair, you can practice the ballerina positions!!! I bet you learned them already, but practice again while you watch this!
Do you want to wear your ballet outfit to dance?
Here is something to watch while you soak your feet in the cold remedy Mama made you.
Click here.
You can also you can practice the arm positions! Its trickier to do the arms and the feet at the same time!
Click here.
Learn to Plie.
The Tendu Step.
The Rond de Jambe.
The Degage Step.
Click on any more you want to do.
Now, do your lower case ‘b’ paper. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
So you Love the letter “M”? I wonder however why?
You chose to study Muppets,
Here is a movie you’ve always thought was funny!
Someone who makes puppets is called a puppeteer. Do you know the name of the person who created the muppets? Click here to find out!
What was his name? Can you tell me about him or what he did?
Can you do your funny, cute ‘m’ page?
Have you done your Montessori, which incidentally starts with M too?
If so you can play some games!
