We've been studying the Renaissance and reading a lot. I checked out a book from the library called Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb. We read through several of these this week, my kids loved these versions. It basically gives a plot summary of the plays in a very understandable way. We read other books about Shakespeare as well. A friend let us borrow a book called Mathematicians are People, Too. I assigned the Galileo chapter but found Daniel reading some of the other chapters as well.
Here are some of the activities we did:
Stained Glass Windows- This was a pretty time extensive activity. I felt really bad for Daniel because he had laid out this intricate design and then while ironing, it smeared everywhere. He did not get upset (which is very awesome) and I still think it turned out nice.
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