amiechoke Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Hi there, We're using SOTW and last night, my kids and I were going through the activity guide together for the first time. We were *all* really intrigued by the ancient Egypt project where you build your own Nile and flood it once a week - has anyone tried this? Did it work? While I'm on the topic - what projects out of the AG did people enjoy? Cheers, Amie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IATeachingMom Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I'm dying to know too....we'll be in a similar boat soon too....maybe with HO, maybe with SOTW. So if anyone out there has great projects they likes for HO Ancients, level one. Add that to this as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I did the flood the Nile thing with my now 11yo when he was in 1st grade. He LOVED it and still talks about it occasionally. We also did the Dirty Dig for archaeology and they still do that themselves sometimes while playing outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensummervillian Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 We did it. It was a little tricky, but it worked. I'd recommend it because the kids loved it and they really got the lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 We don't use SOTW but we did make a model of the Nile and flood it (mostly) once/week. We loved it! Here's a tip: when we went to buy the grass seed we had to buy a really big bag that we didn't need. There was a lot of grass seed on the ground around the bags, though. We bought the soil we needed but then asked if we could just sweep up a couple of handfuls of seed. They were happy to oblige. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 We did the model Nile and dirty dig last year - here's the model Nile: http://2alyn.blogspot.com/2008/08/nile-isnt-just-river-in-egypt.html Some dirty dig pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 They're so cute, Amber! I don't have the activity guide yet...what are they digging for in the Dirty Dig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 They're so cute, Amber! I don't have the activity guide yet...what are they digging for in the Dirty Dig? Thanks! :001_smile: I just put some potting soil in an unused plastic bin for the Dirty Dig, since our soil is very thick and clayey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 While I'm on the topic - what projects out of the AG did people enjoy? Oh my gosh, which didn't we enjoy? We made a ziggurat that was fun. We did the archeological dig. We did a lot of the easier ones, like make a laurel wreath crown out of construction paper and the game boards that you copy. We enjoyed a Roman lunch one day as a picnic outside. That was fun! We made a volcano and the Pharos lighthouse. We did a lot of things with clay like made Saturnalia gifts of clay animals and clay tablets of cunneiform. We made scrolls and painted our names in Hieroglyphics, and we did cave art paintings. We made the homemade greek stickers which were more like stamps. Those are some that stick out in my mind. I am so looking forward to vol. 2 coming up in the fall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiechoke Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Wow, thanks for all the replies everyone - we're really looking forward to SOTW. I'm so glad it exists as a resource, because PS sucked the life out of history for me. My kids, on the other hand, are excited about starting it. (I'm pulling everyone out of school this year to begin HSing). Case in point: my oldest is so starved for history of any kind that when I took the SOTW books out of the library to review them, she stole them out of my library bag and read them herself. And then asked if we could start projects, maybe Egypt, she could go get the stuff, and she wouldn't even bother me, she'd just do them herself, and.... What is it about schools that just sucks the life out of learning for kids? (You don't have to answer that, actually; this forum clearly defines the antidote.) Cheers! Amie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed3x Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 We made the Nile this year with SOTW 1 and my son loved it. I put it into a larger size plastic shoe box just to keep it more contained. Another favorite so far was writing in hieroglyphics. There are many great projects to look forward to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 We've got all the supplies for the Nile project all ready, can't wait! We did do the Dirty Dig already, we did it like real archaeologists. Here's photos: http://satorismiles.com/2009/05/07/mount-maddie-archaeology-dig/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 We did ours like that too in our sandbox. The girls each had a paper drawing of it with the quadrants on it, to draw in where they found things. I think starting with that made history their favorite subject from the beginning. I almost forgot their most recent masterpiece which is our model of a Roman road. They love showing it to everyone that comes in. It did turn out very nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.