Co-op in Review: August 7, 2014

Week one of year one!  You would think that this week, we would be at the very beginning of history-creation.  But, our Tapestry studies actually start us in Ancient Egypt--where we'll be for the next three weeks!  This week, our kids all learned about the importance of the Nile River to the Egyptians.  For Egypt, the Nile meant life.  It's fertile soil provided the perfect place for growing crops, the mud from the river made for bricks to build homes and the river was the primary transportation route through Egypt.  The Dialectic class did some Egyptian art in their sketch books and then started making their awesome burial masks.  The Upper Grammar class weaved little baskets--like the one baby Moses was found in.  They also made a Nile River cake together.  The Upper Grammar class made maps of Egypt and the Nile River out of colored salt dough.  The Five in a Row class read the story, "Lentil."  It's the tale of a little boy whose harmonica saved the day!  The kids then made their own harmonicas out of craft sticks!