We actually accomplished some projects this week. Our first project was a Greek pot. Instead of doing the project listed in the CTG Teacher's Manual I decided to have the kids do a little simpler version from a project I found on the Michaels.com web site. It can currently be found here: http://www.michaels.com/Greek-Pot/kn1104,default,pd.html?cgid=projects&start=1
The kids each painted their pot white and let them dry. Then I cut out squares from blue sticky backed foam. The kids arranged the foam squares in patterns (somewhat) on their dry pots. Pretty easy. Not a lot of mess. My kind of project.
After learning about Esther my husband made the Hamantachen Cookies listed in the CTG Teacher's Manual. We ate them while watching the Nest DVD about Esther. They were very yummy and sweet.
Oh, and during our Bible reading of Esther we would say boo and make noise each time Haman's name was mentioned. The TM states: "For Jews today, Purim is still celebrated as a fun holiday. Jewish people go to the temple and listen to the story of Esther. When they hear Haman's name in the story, they make a lot of noise. They boo and hiss ans stomp their feet or shake a noise-maker..." So that's what we did.
CTG - Week 33
After reading about Greek Dramas the kids colored and cut out theater masks from History Pockets: Ancient Civilizations.
They also made 'Olive Wreath Crowns' that we used as 'prizes' for our Olympic Games we had our last day of school. That post is next.
The directions for the crowns can currently be found at Michaels.com here: http://www.michaels.com/Olive-Wreath-Crown/kn1102,default,pd.html?cgid=projects&start=1
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