This term we have started the history program The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer. So far we are enjoying it, mainly becuase it is something all the kids do together and because there are lots of hands on activities to do along the way.
It starts with an introduction to history and archaeology. The kids made a family tree last week and this week we did an archaeological dig. We talked about what kinds of things we could bury in our archaeological site, and what they would tell people about the way we live now.
Some of the items the kids chose are shown in the photo below.
Here's some of our dig tools used to unearth the "artefacts".
Digging for artefacts...
Yay! Found something!
Brushing off the dirt...
An unexpected find :) Our dig site was an old vege bed...
Not really enough there for dinner, but these spuds were the find of the day :))
