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Category Archives: Story of the World
Catapult Project
This is a great project with a really simple design, for those of you with kiddos out there who like to build things. This catapult is made with popsicle sticks and thin ribbon, plus a bottle cap to put the … Continue reading
Pin ItAncient Rome: Togas and More
We’ve been learning about ancient Rome and doing some fun projects. This week we made laurel wreath crowns and a toga, then the kids dressed up like the Roman emperors we’ve been studying. This would also be a great go-along … Continue reading
Pin ItMake a Cardboard Hobby Horse
Inspired by a story we read about Alexander the Great and his horse, a huge, wild black stallion that only Alexander could ride, Firefly and I decided to make a horse that he could ride. Perfect for a 7 year … Continue reading
Pin ItAncient Greece Activities
We’ve been working our way through the chapters in our history curriculum that cover ancient Greece. Here are some of the fun projects we’ve done to go along with them. We made a paper parthenon from our History Pockets: Ancient … Continue reading
Pin ItResources for Learning About Ancient Greece
We are gearing up to learn about ancient Greece over the next several weeks. I’ll be posting about the activities that we do, but thought that first I’d share the books and resources that we will be using. First, we … Continue reading
Pin ItEasy Volcano Experiment
We made the easiest, fastest, most fun volcano experiment in our kitchen today. It was so easy, we made many volcanoes, again and again. Now by easy and fast, I am not referring to the volcano experiment we did earlier … Continue reading
Pin ItAncient Assyrian Activities
We are on Chapter 16 of The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times, where Assyria returns to power. The king is Ashurbanipal and he conquers many cities, up and down the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, including the powerful … Continue reading
Pin ItPhoenician Fashion
The Phoenicians used a certain type of snail from the sea, in a particularly stinky process, to extract minute amounts of purple dye. The dye was used to color fabric, usually made into clothing for royalty, since the dye was … Continue reading
Ancient Phoenician Boat Craft
Next up in our ancient history studies is Ancient Phoenicia (Chapter 15 in Story of the World, if you’re following along). The ancient Phoenicians lived in Canaan, what is now modern day Lebanon. They were accomplished traders for their time, … Continue reading
Coming Up Next on Creekside Learning
I have so many fun things planned for the Creekside kiddos and, of course, I’ll be posting them on the blog, but here’s a sneak preview. My kindergarten-aged daughter, The Queen Bee, adores her favorite story characters, so I’ve been … Continue reading
The New Kingdom of Egypt
This weeks’ ancient history studies found us learning about some amazing people in ancient Egyptian history: King Tutankhamen, otherwise known as King Tut, and Hatshepsut, Egypt’s first female pharoah. The kids were fascinated with them both. Tutankhamen became a pharoah … Continue reading
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Next up in our ancient history studies is the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (chapter 12 in Story of the World, Ancients), which dates from 2040 to about 1720 BCE. The Egyptians invaded the Kingdom of Nubia during this time. Nubia … Continue reading
Adventures in Ancient Africa
Next stop on our ancient history adventures has taken us to Africa. We’ve really enjoyed the stories about Anansi the Spider. One story is included in the Story of the World Text. In addition, we’ve read Gerald McDermott’s Caldcott Honor … Continue reading
Spooky Spiders – No Trip to the Craft Store Necessary
I wanted to do an easy, spidery craft with the kids, using what we had around the house, rather than making yet another trip to the craft store. They’re getting to know me there, and it feels kind of like … Continue reading
Ancient China Activities
Our ancient history studies took us to China last week. We had so much fun, that we extended it into this week as well. There is really so much you can do with ancient China and Firefly was very interested … Continue reading
