Hi..I am trying to come up with some neat crafts to go along with our World History this year..(we're using Mystery of History Vol. 1)...I know there is a cd to go along with it..but I think it will be too advanced. I have googled trying to come up with some things...but haven't had much luck. If any of you have done anything creative..I sure would love some help. My kids are 7th and 8th grade. I have read about the sugar cube ziggurats...and an archaeological dig...but can't find instructions on how to do those...if you know how..could you share? Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you have the actual MOH book yet? You know that it has activities for every single lesson right in the book, right? Just checking. THat's been plenty for us. Winter Promise "Quest for the Ancient World" has some fantastic activity books scheduled to go with MOH1. You can purchase those books on Amazon, or look at WP and see if you might enjoy their package, which also includes literature. Illuminations also has some activities, moreso to go with the literature; it's a language arts program written to go alongside MOH more than an activity supplement like the WP set is. Anyway. The activity books listed as part of the WP set are all fantastic and any of them would go along with what you're wanting, if you're wanting to do more than the book itself has in it.
What about making a food dish that goes with what ever culture your learning about (greek make greek food, middle east make middle eastern food) if you do that and live in a place that is some what diverse usually you can find a grocery store that caters to that culture, so that could be a field trip to go into the store and buy your ingredients. Also this is always a big hit, try different candy from other places. it is amazing how different and wonderful it is. though I've had my fare share of yucky candies only one bad one sticks out in my mind...lol. Just a suggestion.
I can suggest two craft ideas. The first is, make a salt-clay relief map of each country. The maps can be as detailed, or as simple, as your child's creativity allows. This teaches them the shape of the country, a bit about the topography (rivers, mountains), the neighbors (where is it in the world) and some kids may even draw tiny flags and stick them into the land with a tooth pick. The second, develop a large timeline. We used the KONOS timeline at first, but then we started making our own little figures as we studied history. The girls drew a thick stick figure, then decorated it- the figure is about 2 1/2 inches tall - not a lot of room, but the Ben Franklin guy held a kite, the Thomas Jefferson guy held the declaration of independence, you get the idea? They would jot down notes about the person on the back, and stick him on the time line with gooey sticky stuff. For "quizzes" they'd take down the figures, mix them up, and put them back on the time line. They could quiz each other on who someone was, or what they were most noted for. And our wall became a family masterpiece, and something guests always got to see. It became our ambassador, if you will, a positive, visible display about homeschooling. Lorelei Nurturing creative young minds and wiggly bodies
The Crayola website has HUNDREDS of fun art projects - we used it with Sonlight Eastern Hemisphere to add in more art projects and had a lot of fun.
First of all, look at the craft ideas in the book. Some will be "too advanced", but others won't be. One thing I remember right off hand is making a Lego ziggerat. We also found a place online that told us how to do our name using cuiniform. We made a stylus, and wrote it on a clay tablet. If you do it on the clay you get at craft stores, you can bake/harden it in your oven. Another craft that was in the book was a picture of King Tut, with glitter on it for all the gold. The kids liked that, too!
That's Ancient Civilizations, right? Ancient Egypt - make mummies-online you can find directions for mummifying a chicken, though I preferred mummifying dolls, make sand clay & use it to make pyramids, make clay beads & use them to make necklaces, bracelets, or anklets, make clothing like they wore in Ancient Egypt, RR has a Make Your Own Papyrus kit Ancient Rome - make a Roman courtyard, maks a mosaic, make clothing like they wore in Ancient Rome, dress them up like gladiators, complete with weapons, build a model of the Colosseum Ancient Greece - build a warship, participate in original olympic events, make Greek costumes to wear, build a chariot Ancient China - make recycled paper, make your own compass, learn Chinese Caligraphy, make your own kite, make an abacus If you can tell me what other Civilizations are covered, I'll see what else I can come up with.
There used to be some ideas for Ancient Egyptian history on National Geographic Kids. I have no idea what the site was (it's been 4 or 5 years since we did it), but we had great fun with their projects!
