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This week we are discussing the five senses. Yesterday was sight . I made blindfolds for the kids, using construction paper and elastic stri...
For most, the evolution of the geocache container begins with the iconic metal ammo can. But in nearly two decades of geocaching, the geocache family tree has branched off into dozens of directions…
Week 6: We danced around the May pole and made pan flutes. Some of the string, wind and percussion instruments of the middle ages, such as the dulcimer and fiddle are still played today, while others have changed form and been combined with various instruments into the instruments we know today. Common people of the middle ages often played the bagpipes as the materials (wood and sheep skin) were readily obtainable. Middle age instruments such as the zink and crumhorn have been modified into the recorder and clarinet of which we are familiar. The Zink, a wind instrument that looks like a curved recorder, was a very common instrument. The Crumhorn took a lot of wind to make sound, looked like an umbrella handle and sounded like a bagpipe. Although flutes are often pictured in middle age images, they were difficult to play and weren't nearly as common as pan flutes. Constructed from bamboo, the hallow reeds were bound together with string like materials often made from animals. Our pan flutes were constructed from plastic drinking straws and tape. Beginning with the longest straw, subsequent straws were trimmed 1/2 inch shorter than the previous straws. The first time we did this activity, following the book Pythagoras and the Ratios, we used slightly different pipe lengths which turned out to be a more advanced lesson in measuring and fractions. After constructing pan flutes we learned a maypole dance. During the middle ages, and today, in certain locations in Germany, children dance around the maypole on May 1st. By dancing in patterns to the right and left, the ribbons are woven around the pole resulting in interesting designs. The pole we used was constructed from several lengths of PVC piping glued together and set into a base. The ribbons were made by finger knitting long lengths of yarn. We learned several things dancing around the maypole. First, it is easiest to begin with a small number of participants and gradually add people two at a time. The patterns are repeated in one direction to weave the yarn onto the pole and then done in reverse to unwind the weave. Going in the reverse direction, it is sometimes necessary to look up to ensure the ribbons are unwound in the proper order, but it is much easier to unwind by dancing the pattern. When kids weren't busy dancing or constructing pan flutes, they were busy making their own music. For more middle ages history activities, be sure to sign-up to Highhill Education and receive posts via email. Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
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The last project that sixth graders created this quarter was their first observational drawing in their middle school experience (oh, there will be more!). They spent several days learning and practicing how to draw what they see before them, rather than drawing the pumpkin "symbols" they are used to drawing in childhood (perfect circle, lines from top to bottom, stem right on top... you know what I mean, right?!). Each table had a unique little pumpkin- I tried to choose interesting ones with different stems. Then, once they completed a contour line drawing of their still life arrangement, we turned out the lights and put spotlights on the pumpkins to create highlights and shadows and rendered the drawings with charcoal pencil... Artists at work: Final artworks:
Ever since I was a child, I have loved watching the Olympics. It’s my dream to one day attend an event in person, but for now, I’ll settle with getting…
Amy Oyler, The Scientific Mom is at it again. This time she has a great hands-on project to present: a pinball machine you can make with household materials!
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Need ideas for circle time? Here are 37 fun games to play with your primary-school students. Some can even be played with preschoolers. Be warned—the laughter will be contagious!
Jump In, Jump Out This icebreaker is great for getting your group warmed up, both physically and mentally! It activates listening and communication skills while letting your group have fun and laugh at their own mistakes. You can also use this activity to talk about prevention and healthy choices. As you engage in the icebreaker, [...]
Christmas is just around the corner, and lots of us are hunting for the perfect gift for our significant other, child, sibling, mom or dad! Do you ever baffled when tracking down the perfect surprise for your loved one? I know I do! I wondered if different personality types were impressed by different types of
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The drawing for this camp couch has a simple square lashing modelled in SketchUp. This tutorial follows on from the previous tutorials on using SketchUp for scouting. If you are new to SketchUp, download it (for free), read the first tutorial on this site and then get going with the square lashing: Start in Sketchup with 2 poles (at right angles to each other in this case). Use the rectangle tool to draw a rectangle underneath the 2 poles, then use the PushPull tool to extrude the rectangle up into a box. Using the PushPull tool, resize the box until all six faces if the box (4 sides, the top and bottom) are just touching the poles, like the image on the right above. Drag a selection window around the box, and then right-click and on the menu that pops up, choose 'intersect with model'. This will add a 'seam' where the poles pass through the box. Select the two poles and right click to bring up the context menu, then choose hide. (The poles in this image are surrounded by boxes because they are components. Read the first tutorial to see why components are important) Now that the poles have been hidden, you can concentrate on the rectangular block, which is what your lashing will be made from. Using the erase tool, remove all the lines that are unnecessary, following the steps above to produce a simplified sketch of a square lashing. When you are done, go to the 'Edit' Menu and unhide 'Last' to show the poles again. Zoom out and take a look. The lashing wraps around the poles. but is missing frapping turns. Use the line (pencil) tool to draw in the frapping turns, joining the centrepoints of the 4 vertical lines together (the square snap indicator will turn light blue when your mouse is over a centre point) Select the face created in the middle and hit the delete key to finish your lashing. This sort of lashing might seem very simple when viewed up close but when you zoom out it is quite effective. It is possible to model a lashing in SketchUp with 3 full turns of rope and 3 frapping turns, but aside from the time it would take to make that model, it would also slow your computer's performance down a lot. The method demonstrated here is very kind to your computer, causing almost no loss in speed when working with a model. A similar technique can be used to make round lashings- the two photographs above should give an indication of how this works.
Recycle an old CD and make this fabulous miniature campfire! This is great fun for kids who love roasting marshmallows in the great outdoors. CD Campfire There are affiliate links in this post. That means if
Tomorrow we will kick off our first day of Vacation Bible School. We are planning to hold four different V.B.S. campaigns in four different...
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