Aunt Ann's House, Mummies, and the Unification of Egypt

Usborne Internet-Linked Books

Our program from My Father’s World is based on “real books” (as opposed to traditional textbooks – this is a Charlotte Mason concept, whose educational model we try to follow), and one of them is what’s called an internet-linked book from Usborne publishers.

The book we’re using, Ancient World, is currently teaching us about mummies and pyramids in ancient Egypt. We can read the material in the book, then log on to www.usborne.com/quicklinks to learn more online. 

We simply type “Ancient World” in the search box, find the book, then browse by page number to view links to pictures, articles, videos, and activities that relate to the pages we’ve just read from the book.

Today, after finishing pages 12-13 in the book, we logged on to watch a video about the tombs of ancient Egypt from National Geographic. Then, we played a game in which you had to properly embalm a mummy in order to send him to the afterlife.

No password or purchase is necessary to view the Quick Links pages, so take a look around!

Homeschooling Magazines

There are several print and electronic magazines available to homeschoolers and their families, and many have at least some material available for free. Here are a few that we like:

Homeschooling Today:

http://www.homeschoolingtoday.com/

The Old Schoolhouse:

http://thehomeschoolmagazine.com/

Practical Homeschooling:

http://www.practicalhomeschooling.com/

Homeschool Magazine:

http://homeschoolmagazines.com/

Home Education Magazine:

http://homeedmag.com/home-education-magazine/

Home School Enrichment:

http://homeschoolenrichment.com/

Heart of the Matter:

http://heartofthematteronline.com/

Field Trip to Aunt Ann’s House!

Lego Land

http://kansas.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/kansascity

(...and then, I got lazy with the camera...)

Kansas City Aquarium

http://www.visitsealife.com/Kansas-city/

Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead

http://www.opkansas.org/Things-to-See-And-Do/Deanna-Rose-Childrens-Farmstead

Fiorella’s Jack Stack BBQ Restaurant

http://www.jackstackbbq.com/

Cinzetti’s Sunday Brunch

http://www.cinzzettis.com/

The Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

Did you know that in ancient times, Egypt was separated into two distinct nations, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt? I had no idea.

Did you know that Upper Egypt was in the south and Lower Egypt was in the north? Me – totally clueless.

Did you further know that Upper and Lower Egypt were so named because the Nile River flows from south to north, terminating in the Mediterranean Sea? Again, I was unaware. Who even knew rivers could flow from south to north?

Isaac, Simon, and Esme are pictured above re-enacting the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Isaac portrayed Menes, the victor over Simon, and Esme was a queen. There were no actual queens in our lesson, but we tried not to dwell on that. Or on the fact that Isaac won and Simon lost. Or on the tragedy of  Grace ripping Esme’s crown in half shortly after this photo was taken.