I didn’t get last week’s Wednesday’s Around the World up, but wanted to try and have something up this week. I have been having some more health issues. They thought it was my gall bladder, but blood work, an ultrasound and an imaging scan said that my gall bladder was fine. I go back tomorrow to the doctor, to see what the next step is. While we have done the basics of our school work, projects and activities have been put on hold.
We have started studying about Christopher Columbus and him discovering North America. Our lessons with Christopher Columbus will be split up into a couple of lessons. This week was just reading about his early life and how he came to sail the first time in 1492, to North America.
Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain in 1492.
The kids colored their ships, they think by the description that it was the Santa Maria. It was said that of the 3 ships, the largest was the one that Columbus sailed on. From reading about the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, the largest was the Santa Maria.
Claire working on her copy work.
I am excited to continue our study about Christopher Columbus and the project we will be doing next. Hopefully, we will be able to build three ships and let them sail in our sink or bathtub. I know the kids will be excited about this.
Samuel working on his copy work.
Next week, I will definitely have more information about Christopher Columbus. While he is most noticed and celebrated for the fact that he discovered North America, there really is a lot more to his story. Some of it isn’t really good at all. I know I was surprised at what I learned about him. I discovered things that I definitely wasn’t taught when I was in school!
What all have you been studying about in history and geography? Have you done any projects or activities lately? I would love for you to share them!