Co-op in Review: November 12, 2015

We have been discussing the Age of Exploration, and this week, we learned about the lands that were explored and conquered by the Spaniards and Portuguese.  Our studies now take us to South America and the native peoples and cultures found there.  We learned about the geography of Central and South America, but also studied the Conquistadores, the Spanish soldiers who lead the conquest of these lands.  The kids also learned about the strange and wonderful plants and animals of these regions, as well as the religions, customs and food of the Aztecs, Incas and Maya.  The Rhetoric class discussed the conquest of South America in the context of the Renaissance movement and made a beautiful fresco with paint and plaster.  The Dialectic class completed their explorer pumpkin projects.  The Upper Grammar class made beautiful and colorful Aztec Suns out of clay.  The Lower Grammar class weaved baskets out of yarn.  And, the FIAR class read the book, "The Snowy Day."  This classic tale captures the magic of the first snowfall of the season.  The kids then made adorable marshmallow snowmen!