cave painting in the dining room!
One of the main things I really love about my kids at home is the direct involvement I have with them in learning. I LOVE to learn beside them and it’s been fun to share the excitement in history and writing (not so much in dictation).
Penny and I are reading Story of the World, it’s a classical approach to learning and begins with the Ancient times. I like the idea of her listening to me read and then basically narrate what she just learned. I also like children learning about HISTORY with lots of substance. We began the school year with an archaeological dig in our sandbox, sent out Family Tree forms to immediate family and have read many books on nomads.
Yesterday, as I was explaining the Fertile Crescent and how some of the nomads stayed and eventually became farmers, she was so troubled that they tamed animals to eat. Somehow, she was okay with them hunting, but to care for an animal and then slaughter them to eat really got her mind spinning. I can’t tell you how much it thrilled me to watch her connect information!
Anyway, today we read a book about the Cave of Lascaux.
She has been waiting for this day all week! We set up her “cave”, made paint out of chalk and decided on her drawing. We were both amazed that some of the drawings found in the cave were as big as 16 ft! So, she wanted to create the largest horse ever!
Of course, older brother and sister were lured to the dining room to see what she was doing. They were slightly jealous of all the fun…I am sure I can think of SOMETHING for them as they study American History.
In order to add interest to the dining room and not cause a conflict, Simon was invited to use his artistic talent.
Why not?
