Friday, February 27, 2009

Show and Tell ~ Parthenon

My Show and Tell for today is about our studies of Ancient Greece. Our progress with our Ancient Greece studies is going a little slower than I thought with the arrival of a nasty virus and high fever which has struck three of the children so far. However, we have squeezed in some fun learning.

We built two replicas of the Parthenon, which was built to honor the goddess Athena. The first one was premade out of paper.


The second we made out of biodegradable peanut pellets and cardboard. It is a little lopsided, but it was about to be destroyed anyway. Since the real Parthenon was destroyed in 1687 by an explosion during an attack on Athens, we had to burn ours down as well. You would expect nothing lesson from us, right?




Yes, the kids really loved this lesson. Now they want to build other famous buildings that were burned down in history. Hmmm. Anyway, we are limping along and hopefully all will be back to normal by next week.

Blessings, Dawn


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  1. shortFebruary 27, 2009 at 5:47 AM

    They will always remember this lesson. What a great idea! I hope you all feel better soon!!!


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  2. PamFebruary 27, 2009 at 5:58 AM

    My son would love to burn down a replica model. : )

    He is buiding a western town right now, but after all his efforts he might want to keep it. lol

    Pam

    http://momsmutterings.blogspot.com

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  3. solidrockFebruary 27, 2009 at 8:17 AM

    Fabulous hands on stuff! Love it!

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  4. ClemonsFebruary 27, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    I love it. Real living history. Once my children made a model of Egypt in the sandbox. They used the garden hose to make the Nile flood. They made themselves a wet sandy mess but it was worth it for the education and the memories.

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  5. CandyFooteFebruary 27, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    Awesome project!


    I wanted to let you know about a contest with a chance to win one of my ebooks.

    Hurry though, it ends tomorrow!

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    ~Candy~

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  6. JimmieFebruary 27, 2009 at 12:13 PM

    You get the award for coolest mom in the whole world -- burning your HS project! I love this! Now they'll want to do the Titanic, the Hindenberg, Pompeii. Actually, there is a website that offers paper models of disasters. My bookmarking site is down at the moment or I'd share the link. Oh -- found it http://www.spitefuls.com/disaster.html

    Your kids will ADORE these possibilities. LOL!

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  7. HaflingerhorsesFebruary 27, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    Well, I've said it before, but you have got to be the most creative teacher out there.

    Antoinette

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  8. Stephanie10February 27, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    Okay, that's pretty inspiring, hands-on learning. It looks like something even I could (maybe) do.


    And I didn't know the Parthenon was destroyed in a war; I just figured time and weather got the best of it. So you taught me something new--thanks!

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  9. CanadagirlFebruary 28, 2009 at 6:12 AM

    School ALWAYS looks like fun at your house !! I pray you all feel better and stronger SOON. ((HUGS))


    Blessings and ((HUGS)) my SSiC

    In Him<><

    -Mary

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  10. tiredmomMarch 1, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    It seems something is going around a lot of places because we're sick, too. I'm so glad that your daughter is making such progress though!


    I LOVE your hands on projects. My son would still adore to do such a thing!

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