(aka Shrove Tuesday... we had a little chat about the history of the day and why people made pancakes and what Lent is about, but it was pretty brief. Mostly the fun was just centered around really yummy pancakes.)
Mama's a traditionalist, but the girls went a little crazy with sugar sprinkles and chocolate chips. :-)
School Work today...
The life cycle of a butterfly
Reviewing the value of Canadian coins:
What is a Map?
Early Maps - Let's draw a map to show a friend where to find us
History - "People who lived in caves" - I do want them to know these random bits of human history but I'm glossing over this stuff a bit. In my opinion it's more important to learn the history of actual documented civilizations and cultures, and the human history recorded in the Bible, than it is to learn ideas and theories about what life might have been like at this or that point in pre-history. That said, like most kids she found the idea of cave-dwellers rather interesting.
Our history book: A Child's History of the World
by Virgil M. Hillyer, and the companion workbook
from Calvert School.
by Virgil M. Hillyer, and the companion workbook from Calvert School.
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