February

In February we learned about Alexander the Great's bravery and his ability to tame the wild stallion Bucephalus to make him his own horse.

We learned about the places Alexander managed to conquer, as well as how his empire was divided after his mysterious death.

 Of course we made our own Bucephalus Stick Horse.

And what is a horse without a couple of knights?

 We also read about the People of the Americas.

 

In this chapter we learned that the Nazca lived in South America. They made enormous drawings on the ground. Some of the drawings included spiders, monkeys, birds, and flowers. The kids made their own Nazca paintings. First they drew a picture with white crayon on white paper, then we used water colors to "decode" their pictures.  

In science we learned about the water cycle. We watched the Magic School bus episode "Wet All Over". 

Miscellaneous pictures from this month include art:

reading:

 

 singing:

math:

and, of course, Valentine's Day!