This week we are rowing The Glorious Flight. It is the true story of Louis Bleriot, the first man to cross the English Channel. It shows all of the planes he built before he got it right.
I didn't think the kids were going to like this one as much, but they really enjoyed it. There is so much material with this book.
Geography: France, English Channel, England
History: Louis Bleriot
Social Studies: family relationships
Language Arts: airplane vocabulary words, airplane memory game
Math: Roman numerals, Ordinal numbers
Science: airplanes, where do babies come from? (yes, reading this book led to "the talk").
Who knew that reading a book about airplanes would lead to talking about where babies come from. X4 was under the impression that there is this huge baby store where you get babies. He wanted us to go to the store and get a baby boy and call him Isaac. A6 just wanted a little baby to play with. It was a good thing I had an illustrated book about the subject for little ones, The Wonderful Way Babies are Made.
They were a little disappointed with how it really happens. X4 lost interest half way through the book (thank God). A6 was fascinated by the umbilical cord. So, if you ever find yourself having to explain babies to your kids I cannot recommend this book enough!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Glorious Flight
