For the four years before we left the States, our family used a curriculum called Tapestry of Grace for many of our homeschooling subjects. We were involved with a co-op of other families that we kept pace with and we had lots of great times learning together. I really like the curriculum and the philosophies behind it, but I had to abandon it as we were going through all of our transition. I really missed it and the way that our family learned with it.
This year, we were able to return to it, with some modifications. The curriculum goes through a 4 year cycle of history and so this year we are studying ancient history. Since we took time off to go to the States, we've just recently finished the first of four units. In that unit we covered ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, and the ancient Hebrews. The kids finished up the units by completing research projects based on Jewish holidays. In addition, we participated in a geography fair with several other homeschoolers in our city. The kids presented on the country of Israel, which allowed them to extend their research on the Jewish culture a bit. I forgot to take my camera, but did get these photos of their projects, after the fact.
Here's Isaac with his sukkah, which is a hut like structure used by the Jewish people during Sukkot, or the feast of the tabernacles.
Lizzy made a peep-through diorama of a Jewish Sabbath meal.
Lily made a mobile about Purim and the story of Esther.
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