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2020-2021 Rome to Reformation Week 25

 This week we learnt about the Ottoman Turks, Spain, and Portugal.

It was a little confusing after the Black Death, nationalism, etc, why are we talking about the Ottoman Turks.

However, it's very helpful when we go back to the Timeline pages (we do it by accordion style)



That helps us to see where we are.

We did a lapbook component using the lantern patterns that Muslims use during Ramadan.






We also used this lapbook component for Ferdinand and Isabelle. 




And when we studied about the explorers, we went to this page under "Exploration and Trade" to try the "Spice Trader game". It was fun.

For science, we did a lapbook component on the moon phases and also some things they remembered about the moon. By the way, this is my FAVORITE video on teaching the moon phases. She did it SO WELL. It was actually really fun because a few days before we saw the full moon. And since Chinese New Year is coming up in near to two weeks. I was able to explain to them the Lunar Calendar and how the first day of the month of the lunar calendar will have a new moon.

We did the famous Oreo activity. =)

For foreign language we practiced more words and this was what Baby Sis did for herself. =)

We also finished "Cricket of Times Square". LOVE LOVE LOVE this book.


For fun, Big Sis made AMAZING M&M treasure cookies on Saturday.






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