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My last "Peek" was posted on October 15, and frankly I'm a little baffled about how we spent our last almost 3 weeks. It is a hazy blur of TKD, pumpkins, a birthday, play practice, laundry loot, chicken wings, caramel apples and, of course, wreaths of mint. I sit here and stare at the computer screen, wondering, "Did we even do any school at which to peek these last 19 days?!" Well, my Photoshop picture manager says we have, and it's a reliable source. So here's what I could scrounge up for you thrill-seekers.... Annaleigh culminated her Ancient Greek studies by putting together a lapbook. This one was not a kit. I gave her a list of items to include, and then she was pretty much on her own. She did a great job, I think. If there was ever any doubt that this child is my daughter, just check out the title she came up, completely on her own....
She's never even seen the movie. She also color-coordinated the whole thing in shades of yellow and blue. Need I say more? Methinks the apple falls not far from the tree. Here's the first part, which includes a Greek god mini book, the definition of democracy, lift-the-flap books on Greek columns and a fold-out time line:
A close-up of a page of the mini book (Hi Zeus and Hera! Looking good, you two!):
A close-up of the columns (just in case you have a burning desire to know, the one being shown is an example of an ionic column):
Here's the second section, which includes a comic book of the Trojan War, a Venn diagram comparing Athens and Sparta, mini biographies of Alexander the Great and Homer, an envelope filled with Greek paper dolls (on the outer flap) and a fold-down of a report on the Olympics:
Here I tried to take a picture of the paper dolls, but they weren't dressed, and Annaleigh (or Mini Me in this case) had drawn pink boxers with hearts on her man figure. Since my blog is already rated R, I decided to err on the side of discretion and just give you a teaser:
And here is the lapbook artist herself, either doing her math on the computer or listening to our iPod (pink earbuds can be deceiving):
While his sister left him for other cultures, Harrison is still camped out in Egypt. He enjoyed reading a pop-out, fold-down, shoot 'em up book on Pyramids that I bought at a used curriculum sale.
His favorite subject of late has been science, since we're studying the animal kingdom. Here he's engrossed in doing his activity questions on birds:
And that's about all that Photoshop tells me we.....wait a minute...what's this?
What is Ripley doing with our Nile model?! Doesn't he look sneaky? He has no idea I'm watching him thanks to my new camera with super-zoom.
Uh-oh! He's decided we've left it sitting so long on that table that it's free game, and he's going to eat it (And, no, becominglikehim, we cannot play "Where's the Nile?" next).
Wait! He's not eating it....he's tomb-robbing! He's stealing one of the Pyramids of Giza!
Nice try, kitty-man, but we caught you orange-handed...er, I mean pawed...even if you did manage to swallow the tip. Little do you know that polymer clay is a little rough on the stomach! (Actually, I don't know this personally....but I've heard!) DID YOU SEE THE WREATH? E-mail me at kellieann@adelgren.com to get your points! ***A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place have already been awarded for this entry....within the first 10 minutes of posting actually! Way to go, ladies! Watch for another chance sooooooooon! Everyone is still neck-in-neck, so even if you're just starting, you can still be competitive! Oh...and make sure you check out the original prize details post to see a picture of the prize provided by Jeep Collins! |
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