This week, the Dialectic class started a three week unit on the Oregon Trail and the Pioneers. They are doing a simulation, where they are given roles and then play a game of chance to see what will happen to their characters. Will either of our two wagon trains make it to the end of the trail? We'll know in a couple of weeks! The kids are very excited and started working on their trail journals as well. The Upper Grammar class studied the Cherokee and the Trail of Tears. They made some awesome punch tin lanterns, made out of tin cans. Now, their paths can stay lit as they travel across country like the Cherokee. The Lower Grammar class studied the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. They made scarves and muffs so they could look like Dickens characters. They are joining the Upper Grammar class in a production of "A Christmas Carol" to be performed at our next unit celebration. The little Five in a Row class learned about the very first Thanksgiving. They made thankful head bands out of construction paper leaves and did a hand-turkey-bean craft as well.
No comments:
Post a Comment