Heads up for 3rd Tuesday in November

We WILL be having a History class on the 3rd Tuesday in November -- we will be covering Thanksgiving that day.

October 27 Inventors Corner

Today we discussed Ships and Boats:

What's the difference? (Mainly boats are smaller, and ships often carry boats (like lifeboats))

We discussed general types of ships/boats: canoes, sailboats, etc.

Why would you use a boat?
For traveling
For fishing
For war

Where would you use a boat/ship?
Ponds
Lakes
Rivers
Oceans

Then we worked on designs for our own ships/boats.

October 20th History Club

This week we talked about Williamsburg, maps, and clothing. We played a map game to learn about directions on a compass and navigating. We watched a video on Williamsburg, and one about the clothing of Colonial times. We finished up class by designing clothes for a paper doll. All the kids did great in class today, and listened well to instructions. They are a joy to teach!

Oct 13 Class -- Wheels

We discussed wheels, and their usefulness in transportation today. We listed things with wheels -- most of which fell in the transportation category.

We sorted 8 different transportation cards -- with and without wheels.

We looked at different types of trains, cars, planes, tanks, etc...

And then we set to work inventing -- something with wheels (didn't have to be transportation, but most were).

October 6 Building Forts

In class we talked about lots of forts in US history. We focused on Jamestown Fort. We talked about why, where, and how to build a fort.
We watched part of a video about early American colonies, and the Colonial Triangle (Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown).
Then the kids got a chance to build their own forts. When they were finished they had to tell us what kind of environment their fort was in, and what the purpose was.

Oct 6 Class?

Yes, we will be doing History/Geography class on October 6, during "Fall Break".