keptwoman Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 The hands on stuff is always a highlight for us, what have people done that has been fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anissa Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Having all boys, projects that have to do with battles are popular. We acted out a short play about the Trojan Horse, made Greek Triremes, and some Greek weapons. We tried cuniform writing on sculpey clay and created an alpha-beta book using the Greek alphabet (the entries all had something to do with the then known world). None of these are too exciting but I'm sure the Hive will come through for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 We are finishing up ancients this year. This is my elder son's second time through. I also have a little one doing it for the first time. I have to say that any activity from the SOTW activity guide was just as big a hit the second time around. My elder son never once turned up his nose at any SOTW activity as being 'too young'. We mummified fruit (not the chicken), we cooked food, we acted stuff out, we made roman standards, we made the greek boat out of ice cream, etc, etc. I am sure there is more but I can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 The first time around we used SOTW, enacting an archaeological dig (roped it off, plotted it, dug up treasures, mapped it) and building the Nile in a lasagna pan, complete with growing grass, flooding, etc. This year is our second time around and I got lazy. :tongue_smilie: My dd: 1) dissected and embalmed a mummy, placing its organs in canopic jars and sealed the tomb. http://rainbowresource.com/product/sku/022900/1302240282-1541900 2) excavated an Egyptian pyramid, by deciphering a hieroglyphic code (this was more fun than it looks!) http://rainbowresource.com/product/sku/044223/1302240282-1541900 3) made her own papyrus. http://rainbowresource.com/product/sku/032264/1302240282-1541900 4) played Egyptian J-ingo http://rainbowresource.com/product/sku/035505/1302240282-1541900 5) played Old Mummy http://rainbowresource.com/product/sku/018895/1302240282-1541900 We're approaching Greece and I'm going to have to put on my project thinking cap again. The only question is whether it will be the creative one or the lazy one .....? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 We did a virtual diorama. My daughter created a scale model of a Roman city in Minecraft. It was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 This is my elder son's second time through. I also have a little one doing it for the first time. I have to say that any activity from the SOTW activity guide was just as big a hit the second time around. This is our situation as well. We do a once a week history club with 2 other families. When we suggested to the older kids that they switch to science, none of them wanted to, all preferring to continue with the hands on history activities. We do the AG activities, act out scenes, play games, etc. Some ideas are from 120 Great History Projects. Now that the kids are older, they can do more advanced crafts and the tricky paper models available for free at Canon Paper Craft. There is a Colloseum and a Parthenon, Moai Statues of Easter Island, and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) http://www.enrichment4you.com These projects are pretty involved. You can buy them individually, or search by the author's name at http://www.socialstudies.com to find the books with them. The books are what I have. Edited April 9, 2011 by OhElizabeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 http://www.enrichment4you.com These projects are pretty involved. You can buy them individually, or search by the author's name at http://www.socialstudies.com to find the books with them. The books are what I have. Oh! Thank you for mentioning this site again. I had it bookmarked on my old computer (before the hard drive failed :glare:) to look at for use when my oldest got to Logic stage but have been unable to find it again. Yay! :hurray: There's some great stuff available here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Oh! Thank you for mentioning this site again. I had it bookmarked on my old computer (before the hard drive failed :glare:) to look at for use when my oldest got to Logic stage but have been unable to find it again. Yay! :hurray: There's some great stuff available here. You're welcome! They actually came to the CHEO convention here one year, selling the book versions. They had some of the projects they had made, and they were just STUNNERS--a huge detailed viking ship, etc. That was several years ago, before my dd was ready to attempt such detailed projects for herself. Now we're totally psyched about getting to do them. It's actually one of the reasons I decided to streamline our modern american and get into ancients this coming year, because we want to be able to do the activity books when they really fit her. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) Thank you everyone! Some fabulous ideas. Elizabeth, I particularly like that site of PDF downloads! I could show that to C and let him choose his own project. When you said "search by authors name" where would I find that? What books did you get? Edited April 11, 2011 by keptwoman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 http://www.socialstudies.com Go here and put in "Henrich". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Make a Roman backpack to carry their sporting gear in? Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 http://www.deals2u.com.au/Roman-Ranger-Backpack-30L-P15675.aspx ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 The Romans had many talents, but they didn't discover ergonomic backpacks. :tongue_smilie: I meant this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcina I daresay if we asked dh nicely, he'd teach them to sprang (that's how the string bags were made,) over Easter. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 The Romans had many talents, but they didn't discover ergonomic backpacks. :tongue_smilie: I meant this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcina I daresay if we asked dh nicely, he'd teach them to sprang (that's how the string bags were made,) over Easter. Rosie Ooh, that sounds like fun. There used to be a small Roman reenactment group near where we live. That link has Greece and Rome at War by Peter Connolly as a reference. May have to put that on my wishlist. I love the Connolly books we already have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AStableBeginning Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 www.socialstudies.com Go here and put in "Henrich". Thank you for the link...my girls love projects like this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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