Co-op in Review: October 23, 2014

This week, our Dialectic class started a project on Ancient World Religions.  Each student was assigned a religion, and they are to research the history, founder, beliefs and geography of that belief system.  The final product will be a display board project.  Additionally, the kids are also working on scrapbooks that highlight each of the religions that their classmates are researching in depth.  The Upper Grammar and Lower Grammar classes are both studying Ancient China.  Ancient China boasts one of the oldest civilizations in the world and like many other civilizations, sprang up along a river--the Yellow River.  The kids learned about the early dynasties, religious beliefs, and the building of the Great Wall.  The Upper Grammar class made kites, with long tails.  The Lower Grammar class made Chinese bamboo scrolls.  The Five in a Row class read the book, "The Finest Horse in Town."  The story takes place in Maine, and is about a horse, owned by two aunts who are busy caring for their store.  Nobody knows who takes care of the horse while the ladies are busy working!  The kids then made a cute turkey leaf craft!