On our first day of History class, we reviewed the CCM map work, which was to locate and name the continents (actually, we did not do this in the little tots class). Since History for this year begins with the Birth of Jesus, we read the Nativity story and followed it up with a craft. All of the younger classes made a little manger with Baby Jesus in it. The Benedictine class started a coloring page in class, and I sent home the coloring page with the other classes to work on at home if they wished to do so. There is no homework for these classes.
History for the Fransicans included:
- Overview of class topic for the coming year:
- Explanation of the 3 general historical periods; Antiquity, Medieval and Modern
- Explained that we will be focusing on major Religious, Political and cultural events and developments between the years 400 A.D. and 1500 A.D. (defined and explained the differences between the 3 different types of events and developments)
-Review of Ancient history from the time of the birth of Christ to 400s A.D. and discussed the prior expansion of the Western Roman Empire and it collapse leading into the medieval period.
- Review of how to create and read a timeline; and discussion of the importance of understanding history as a chronological chain of causes and effects. Highlighted the importance of understanding historical events as the "causes" of our present state in the world. Explained to the class that having a thorough understanding of the causes and effects of history, give us a better understanding of how the choices we make today may effect our future. (example used in class...we know from our own past history that if we don't thoroughly brush our teeth, we may get cavities. Therefore, if we want to avoid cavities we can learn from past experience that we should thoroughly brush our teeth).
-Assigned "homework" - Timeline worksheet. Student is to choose one day this week and log the days events on the timeline.
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