The Frankish Empire Under Clovis and The Islamic Empire

The Frankish Empire Under Clovis

(Story of the World, Volume 2, Chapter 11)

and

The Islamic Empire

(Chapter 12)

 Master of the Coronation of Charles VI, Paris, about 1375–80

Day 1 & 2 - Chapter 11
1. Listen to the audio book selection or read the book. 

2. Write these on the timeline:
447 Merovius becomes leader of the Franks
c. 481 Clovis begins his reign over the Franks
510 Clovis ends his reign over the Franks

3. Work on workbook pages and the "make your own kingdom" activity.

Day 3 & 4 - Chapter 12 
1. Listen to the audio book selection or read the book. 

2. Write these on the timeline:
710 Rodrigo becomes king of the Visigoths
711 Tariq invades Spain

3. Do notebook pages. We also learned about the Rock of Gibraltar.

Day 5 - Chapters 11 & 12
1. Listen to the audio book again and read notes from your notebook.
2. Make:
Saumon, Moustarde, and Minces

Salmon

Mustard sauce

Little cabbages

Finished notebook page.

Happy Homeschooling!

-Michele

The Bottom of the World

The Bottom of the World

(Story of the World, Volume 2, Chapter 10)

Aboriginal people were the first Australians

Day 1
We listened to the audio book selection. We wrote the narrations in our notebooks and added this to our timeline:
800 The Maor'i arrive in New Zealand

Aboriginal Rock Art, Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory.

Day 2
We used the Chapter 10 lapbook elements and pasted them, along with our activity book map into our notebook. We also read Cultures of the World: Australia. 

A Māori chief with tattoos (moko) seen by James Cook and his crew.

Day 3
We watched Dreamtime and Maori Creation Story in sand art.

Day 4
We read The Maori of New Zealand and watched Dances of Life.

Day 5
We listened to the audio book again and read our notes from our notebook.

Finished notebook page.

Notes from our extra readings and videos will go in the blank areas. I taped the map as an insert in the middle of the page. That way it can be turned over like a page. 

Happy Homeschooling!

-Michele

East of China

East of China

(Story of the World, Volume 2, Chapter 9)

Iwakura Onsen-kyo hot spring resort is the origin of a myth of Yamato Takeru (a legendary Japanese prince of the Yamato dynasty).

Day 1
We listened to the audio book selection. We wrote the narrations in our notebooks and added these to our timeline:
300 Yamato Dynasty in Japan
300 Beginning of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea

Amaterasu

Day 2
We used the Chapter 9 lapbook elements and pasted them, along with our activity book map into our notebook. We also read An Illustrated History of Japan.

cranes

Day 3
We watched The Legend of Amaterasu and Paekche Kingdom. We then wrote "I love you" in Japanese.

Day 4
We read The Crane Wife and then had a Japanese bento dinner. Our recipes included:

Rice Balls

Sushi

Tempura

soba noodles

pickles

green tea (can you tell I love Japanese food?) We also talked about the Japanese tea ceremony and watched this great video about it. 

Day 5
We listened to the audio book again and read our notes from our notebook. We also had fun making Origami.

Finished notebook page.

Happy Homeschooling!

-Michele

The Great Dynasties of China

The Great Dynasties of China

(Story of the World, Volume 2, Chapter 8)

Yang Chien united North and South China.

Day 1
We listened to the audio book selection. We wrote the narrations in our notebooks and added these to our timeline:
581 Beginning of the Sui Dynasty of China
590 Yang Chien completes the unification of China
618 End of Sui and beginning of Tang Dynasty of China
906 End of Tang Dynasty in China

Day 2
We used the Chapter 8 lapbook elements and pasted them, along with our activity book map into our notebook. We also read Yeh-Shen.

Day 3
We watched Sui and Tang Dynasty.

Day 4
We read Two of Everything and then had a traditional Chinese dinner. Our recipes included:

Hot Pot

Dim Sum

Pot stickers

Fried Rice

Day 5
We listened to the audio book again and read our notes from our notebook.

Finished notebook page.

I realize I pasted the warrior upside down! lol The notes from our extra reading and videos will go in the empty area. 

Happy Homeschooling!

-Michele

Islam Becomes an Empire

Islam Becomes an Empire

(Story of the World, volume 2, chapter 7)

Day 1
We listened to the audio book selection. We wrote the narrations in our notebooks and had nothing for our timeline this week.

Day 2
We used the Chapter 7 lapbook elements and pasted them, along with our activity book map into our notebook. We also started reading the Shadow Spinner.

Day 3
We watched some of Arabian Nights. We will watch a little bit each day.

Day 4
We watched a Crash Course. We also read about the "Righteously Guided" Caliphs. We wrote notes about Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman Ibn, Affan, and Ali.

Day 5
We listened to the audio book again and read our notes from our notebook.

Finished notebook pages.

I taped the map along the top of the page so it would flip up. 

Happy Homeschooling!

-Michele

The Birthplace of Islam

Ch. 6 The Birthplace of Islam

(Story of the World, Volume 2)

Muhammad's likeness is not supposed to be depicted in images.

Day 1
We listened to the audio book selection. We wrote the narrations in our notebooks and added these to our timeline:
570 Muhammad is born
622 Muhammad flees to Mecca
624 The Battle of Badr
632 Muhammad dies

Day 2
We used the Chapter 6 lapbook elements and pasted them, along with our activity book map into our notebook. We also My Muslim Faith.

Qur'an

Day 3
We watched The Life of Muhammad.

Day 4
We read Saladin: Sultan of Egypt and Syria and then had a Ramadan feast. Our recipes included:

Fattoush

Briouats bil jben

Sheekh kabob

Day 5
We listened to the audio book again and read our notes from our notebook.

Finished notebook page.

Happy Homeschooling!

-Michele