This week the Upper Grammar class discussed Ancient China. They explored the vast topography of China as well as many of the inventions that came from Ancient China. The Ancient Chinese invented the compass, gunpowder, fireworks, the wheelbarrow, the first earthquake detector, kites, yo-yos, jump ropes and paper. The kids also learned how to write their phone number using Chinese numbers and then practiced making paper using paper pulp, glue, screens and water. The Lower Grammar class looked at many books on Ancient China and China. Then the kids each shared 10 facts they had learned about China. They discussed pictograms and learned how the Chinese communicated words by using pictures. The boys all painted their own pictograms and shared them with the class. They finished their time by making a Chinese Dragon lapbook project about the Chinese New Year. The Five in a Row class read "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". This book is an adaptation of the famous Robert Frost Poem where a man walks through the woods admiring its beauty. The kids then learned some interesting facts about snowflakes and then made their own snowflakes out of q-tips, glitter and glue!
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