Co-op in Review: August 20, 2015

This week, our history classes switched gears a bit and took a whole week to learn about the religion Islam.  They learned about Mohammad, the man whom Muslims believe is a prophet and who founded the religion.  They learned about the 5 pillars of Islam, and what each of these pillars include.  They also learned that Islam is a works-based religion, and that the Muslims are a lost people, trying desperately and failing to please God, and that they need our prayers and they need Jesus.  The Rhetoric class spent their time discussing the theology of the Muslims, and some of the passages in the Quran.  The Dialectic class finished up their three-week-long castle project.  They put their castle pieces together and were able to see their final product.  It was huge and came to gather so well.  The Upper Grammar classes learned about Arab culture by creating models of an Arab marketplace.  They turned out great!  The Lower Grammar kids turned boxes, paper towel rolls, and sugar cones into models of a Mosque--the house of worship for those practicing Islam.  In Five in a Row, the kids stayed on topic with the rest of the classes, and they read the book, "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves."  In this classic Arab tale, Ali Baba discovers treasure, but doesn't turn greedy!  The kids then made treasure boxes of their own!