Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Fountain Of Youth
Fountain of Youth
Caribbean Indians told Europeans of a fountain that would restore old men to their youth. This land was very mystical and many searched for it. The land that contained the alleged Fountain of Youth was called Bimini. Ponce de Leon served as governor of Puerto Rico in the early 16th century. He set out to look for Bimini in 1513 in search of gold, slaves and other forms of wealth. He never found Bimini and it's believed to be myth. He named the land he found, Florida.
Caribbean Indians told Europeans of a fountain that would restore old men to their youth. This land was very mystical and many searched for it. The land that contained the alleged Fountain of Youth was called Bimini. Ponce de Leon served as governor of Puerto Rico in the early 16th century. He set out to look for Bimini in 1513 in search of gold, slaves and other forms of wealth. He never found Bimini and it's believed to be myth. He named the land he found, Florida.
Cleopatra
Click on the picture to visit a great site to get information on Cleopatra!
Cleopatra’s reign was from 51-30 B.C.
In 30 B.C. the Romans took over Egypt, which was why Cleopatra’s reign came to an end.
During her reign, Cleopatra was well known for her use of female dancers, and when she came to Rome, her dancers dressed like mermaids and goddesses, impressing Mark Antony of Rome, who she later married.
Cleopatra was trained to be queen when she went through puberty, as all royal girls were, and knew six different languages and she knew mathematics, philosophy, art, music, and medicine, talents that she would use when she was pharaoh.
Cleopatra was born in 69B.C. so she was 18 when she was made queen of Egypt.
Cleopatra, in 31B.C., had a son with Julius Caesar, named Caesarian.
She served as a coregent for her younger brother Ptolemy XIII, who was 10 at the time, and Cleopatra held the reigns of politics for many years.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
December Reading Challenge
The game: Fill the chart with the number of pages you have read before New Year's Eve.
The first one to finish their chart wins a prize!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Athens Greece
Athens Greece: If you were a boy you had train to be a Hoplite or soldier when you were about 19-20 years old. They have an A on the shield. Athena gave the olive tree as a gift. As a young boy you'd have to go to school at the age 7. People lived in a square like house. Moms taught the girls how to take care of the house and how to weave and to sew. The Acropolis is a hill with a lot of temples to worship god's and goddesses. The Parthenon sits on the Acropolis. It's the largest temple on the hill, built for Athena. The Greeks invented voting, it was on a hill called the Pynx.
these are some funny videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoUL4xyxzbA&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzVcxJiUZBo
these are some funny videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzVcxJiUZBo
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Welcome to Mythology!
**Can you name the different Greek Gods?
See how many you can name, then look them up on this great web-site!
Caution: You may want to stay and play it's sooo much fun. Mimi tried it out and was HOOKED!
**Can you think of any movies, books, or games that are based on myths?
** post an answer!
Welcome to Brite Kids!
We are very excited to start this blog! We have some brilliant minds among us and we can hardly wait to start learning and sharing.
Something interesting is happening in the world! Education is changing, lucky for us. There are more, and faster ways to learn than ever before. Information is available at a click of a button or available on the bookshelves in our own homes. There are many important skills that are going to be needed in the future. We want to be prepared for the great adventures that lie ahead and so we will focus our learning skills in a couple of important areas: literacy (knowledge of the world), computer skills, organizational skills, designing, working together, empathy, storytelling, play, and finding balance.
There is a book called, A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink that talks about educating for the future and discusses many of the topics listed above. We will implement some of his ideas and add lots of our own.
We need to be literate about our world. We will use the books, The First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, and the New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy both by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. as a jumping off point and add lots of other books, movies, and web-sites to fill in the fun!
Computer Skills are next, and what a great experience working on typing skills, creating power points, art, and much, much more, including adding to our blog.
We will learn organizational skills by using our notebooks and calendars to keep us on track.
We will use design and creative thinking skills in creating posters, presentations, and games. Kids will learn planning skills: how to plan out their time, materials, etc.
We will work together both on teams to invent new things and also to brainstorm new ideas. We will learn teamwork with each other and our families.
How do you learn empathy? Walk a mile in someone else's shoes! We will try on shoes from important people from around the world. We will also try on cultural costumes as we learn to appreciate people and their traditions as we learn geography.
Storytelling is an important skill, especially while you are young! We will hear and read stories from different cultures and compare them to our own.
We will PLAY! There are lots of different ways to learn things, and playing helps us to learn. We will create games, play new games, find cartoons about our topics.... As we look at the examples of companies that are fun to work for, we will try to incorporate their ideas into our routines. We will work hard, but can have fun too!
We will also focus our attention on finding balance in our busy lives. Balance between learning and family and the important life lessons that come from being a part of a loving family. We will look for the beauty and joy in the journey and find meaning that will last.
This is going to be a great year! Come join in the fun.
Miss Kari
Something interesting is happening in the world! Education is changing, lucky for us. There are more, and faster ways to learn than ever before. Information is available at a click of a button or available on the bookshelves in our own homes. There are many important skills that are going to be needed in the future. We want to be prepared for the great adventures that lie ahead and so we will focus our learning skills in a couple of important areas: literacy (knowledge of the world), computer skills, organizational skills, designing, working together, empathy, storytelling, play, and finding balance.
There is a book called, A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink that talks about educating for the future and discusses many of the topics listed above. We will implement some of his ideas and add lots of our own.
We need to be literate about our world. We will use the books, The First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, and the New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy both by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. as a jumping off point and add lots of other books, movies, and web-sites to fill in the fun!
Computer Skills are next, and what a great experience working on typing skills, creating power points, art, and much, much more, including adding to our blog.
We will learn organizational skills by using our notebooks and calendars to keep us on track.
We will use design and creative thinking skills in creating posters, presentations, and games. Kids will learn planning skills: how to plan out their time, materials, etc.
We will work together both on teams to invent new things and also to brainstorm new ideas. We will learn teamwork with each other and our families.
How do you learn empathy? Walk a mile in someone else's shoes! We will try on shoes from important people from around the world. We will also try on cultural costumes as we learn to appreciate people and their traditions as we learn geography.
Storytelling is an important skill, especially while you are young! We will hear and read stories from different cultures and compare them to our own.
We will PLAY! There are lots of different ways to learn things, and playing helps us to learn. We will create games, play new games, find cartoons about our topics.... As we look at the examples of companies that are fun to work for, we will try to incorporate their ideas into our routines. We will work hard, but can have fun too!
We will also focus our attention on finding balance in our busy lives. Balance between learning and family and the important life lessons that come from being a part of a loving family. We will look for the beauty and joy in the journey and find meaning that will last.
This is going to be a great year! Come join in the fun.
Miss Kari
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