In co-op this week, all of our kids explored distant lands! The boys in the Lower Grammar class had the longest trip--they went to Mars! They learned about the red, rocky planet which is our cosmic neighbor at only 250 million miles away! While man has never landed on Mars, we have discovered much about this planet through sending rovers to take pictures and send information back to earth. The kids made Mars Rovers of their own, showing great creativity and engineering skill. The Upper Grammar kids didn't have as far to travel. They learned all about the Middle East. These countries are all in Asia, but are classified as a region all their own because of their long, rich history and heritage. This is the area of the globe where history began, where Jesus spent his life, and is the place of origin of the world's three major religions: Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Today this area remains economically, socially, strategically, politically, culturally and religiously sensitive. The kids did a creative mapping project of the Middle East, coloring and coding each country in this region. Downstairs, the littlest kids in the co-op were visiting Paris! They read the story Madeline. Madeline is the smallest child and the most mischievous in her class. And, when Madeline is struck with appendicitis, she is surprised by her new scar and is visited by the other children in her class. The kids made cute little Madeline dolls out of toilet paper rolls--complete with a band-aid on her tummy!
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