Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Science & History

We finished up our muscle unit with an episode of "The Magic School Bus Flexes Its Muscles". The kids really love this series. The point of this episode was to explain that bones, joints, and muscles are body parts that work together to allow us to move.
Jayden and I worked on a lapbook called Human Body: Muscles. It is a speedy lapbook from Currclick. We love speedy lapbooks. Jayden really loves lapbooking and the speedy lapbooks are short and simple, and not at all overwhelming.



In history we read about Sargon of Akkad, the first Sumerian dictator. We learned (yes we, because I learn too!) that the Sumerians were not united prior to Sargon's dictatorship and often fought one another. We also discussed military dictatorship.

Jayden is always incredulous when we discuss timelines. Whenever he sees dates like 3000 BCE I can see the wheels turning in his head. Caitlin doesn't get it quite yet, so I explain that this was over 5,000 years ago. I don't think she grasps just how large that number is, but she is always impressed with big numbers.

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