In this Post: Sushi, pirates, theater, and a fan with Japan. Also a lapbook and Samurai crafts! Charlemagne & the Franks with a glitter map. Lastly, Winter habitats.
Hello dear ones! Thank you for reading and for letting me catch up on all these posts. Part of the reason that I’m this behind is because this study of the Middle Ages is packed with crafts and food. It’s just a busy study. It’s a lot of fun but boy, a lot of work too!. So it worked out that I didn’t have a car to drive (wreck), because we really haven’t had much time to go places. It’s been intense. I so enjoyed Japan. Let me share with you…
We found a free Medieval Japan lapbook and we also did a brief study of Japanese pirates at the time. We learned about Baunraku (Japanese theater using life size puppets) and we watched a couple shows on Youtube. We made a neat Baunraku pop up theater. We had fun with paper Sushi and Michael tried real Sushi for the first time (he didn’t like it). I don’t like raw fish much or seaweed. So I made my own “Amber version of Onigiri”. I used shrimp with cocktail sauce, rice, and cabbage. It was an interesting combination. I made Green Tea Panna Cotta, which none of us liked but you might have a taste for it.
Michael made a Japanese fan. He also drew a Samurai from his Draw and Write Through History book. Lastly, Chris and I tag teamed to make a Samurai helmet for Michael. He already had a sword. We learned about the Japanese Feudal system and the Samurai code of honor. More after the pic…
We learned a bit about Islam but never got to the craft because we were catching up from our time off after the wreck. We learned about Charlemagne and watched Monarchy. Michael colored a picture of him. We made a glitter map of the Frankish Empire. We watched Timeline, a great time travel fantasy that takes you back to medieval France. As always, I encourage parents to preview movies to see if they meet your standards. You can see from the picture that we had a candlelit dinner with sparkling grape juice.
Lastly, we caught up on our study of animals in the winter. We did a Hibernation lapbook that I did not take a picture of. We watched some videos on hibernation and we did this great Winter habitats picture. It’s Pre-K-ish but fun.
Well, join me next time for Vikings, Feudal England, and Castles!
God bless & remember the High King lives! ~Amber Dover
Hibernation lapbook: http://www.currclick.com/product/76685/Hibernation-and-Dormancy—Speedy-Lapbook
Japan Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/doverette/sowjapan/
Middle Ages Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/doverette/sow-middle-ages-renaissance/
Netflix links for Story of the World: http://terishepard.com/2013/08/06/story-of-the-world-netflix-resources/
Charlemagne Coloring Page: http://images.hellokids.com/_uploads/_tiny_galerie/20120102/26-charlemagne-zkw_kaa.jpg
Winter Habitats Picture: http://amy-fun4kids.blogspot.com/2009/01/animals-in-winter-hybernation-penguins.html
Green Tea Panna Cotta: http://ooh-look.blogspot.com/2011/06/fusion-green-tea-panna-cotta.html
Medieval Japan Lapbook: http://dynamic2moms.webs.com/medievaljapan.htm
Japanese Pirates: http://www.layers-of-learning.com/wokou-japanese-pirates-of-the-middle-ages/
Pop Up Baunraku Theater: http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/homeschool-freedownloads/history-games/popupbaunrakutheatre.php
Onigiri ideas: http://savoryjapan.com/wordpress/2011/08/onigiri-basics/
Paper Sushi: http://www.thecraftycrow.net/2009/03/paper-sushi.html
Samurai helmet: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/samurai-helmet-craft
Japanese fan: http://www.thecraftyclassroom.com/CraftJapanFanPrintable.html
Middle Ages Week 1: https://amberdover.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/middle-ages-week-1-celts-anglo-saxons-king-arthur/
Middle Ages Week 3: https://amberdover.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/middle-ages-week-3-the-vikings-the-feudal-system-castles/
