Month: March 2016
Queen Nefertiti | Chalk Drawing | Ancient Egypt
For our Ancient Egypt unit study, we did a series of chalk drawings for our main lesson books. I drew a scene on the chalk board, then the kids drew it in their main lesson books. Each drawing accompa... Read More
Mummy Excavation Kit | Ancient Egypt
This mummy excavation project by GeoCentral was fun and easy to do. The sarcophagus is very detailed and made from a material that seems durable. The exterior is painted with highlights making it a lo... Read More
How to Make Caesar Salad | In the Kitchen Series
When my friend Teyebeh sent me a vegan recipe for Caesar Salad dressing, I was eager to try it, but I forgot to soak my garbanzo beans (the base of the dressing), so I made my own non-vegan rec... Read More
Art in History Tile Painting | Ancient Egypt
This kit comes with everything you need to make a stunning painted tile. There was more than enough paint in one kit to make two tiles, so we reserved the set of paints from our second tile for anothe... Read More
Ancient Egypt Map | Chalk Drawing
For our Ancient Egypt unit study, we did a series of chalk drawings for our main lesson books. I drew a scene on the chalk board, then the kids drew it in their main lesson books. We use a Waldorf ins... Read More
Book Review | Ancient Egypt
Now that we are finished with our Ancient Egypt unit study, I can review the material we used. Hopefully you find it helpful in your search for material to add to your unit. Please not that my kids ar... Read More
How to Make a Mummy & Sarcophagus | Ancient Egypt
Our first project with our Ancient Egypt unit study was “Our Amazing Mummies” by Scientific Education. My kids, age 4, 9 and 13, all enjoyed doing this project. It comes with everything yo... Read More
Woodworking Project | Making Shelves for Workboxes
Is this project destined to be a $40 mistake? For a novice wood worker like myself, I’m pretty sure I overspent for this project and definitely could have done a better job if I wasn’t so ... Read More