Co-op in Review: September 19, 2013

Again, this week, the kids studied the culture of post-war America.  They learned what made the 20's roar!  It was a time when people felt good, had money and wanted to forget the horrors of war.  A new style of music was gaining popularity.  It was uniquely American, highly improvisational and was called Jazz.  The kids learned about one of the biggest names in Jazz--Louis Armstrong.   The Dialectic kids made scrapbooking pages about a Jazz great--either Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington.  The Upper Grammar class learned about the popular and pervasive art form, Art Deco.  They made fun posters using this style.  The Lower Grammar made jazzy guitars out of tissue boxes.  They turned out great and the kids loved jamming with them!  The Five in a Row class read the book, "Hello Ocean."  It's a fun story of ocean exploration using all five senses!  The kids made fun fish out of tissue paper and they also made crafty sand castles!