Monday, December 12, 2011

Bayeux Tapestry

HISTORY: While studying the Early Christian Church and some of the events that occurred in and around England during that time, we watched this animated video of the Battle of Hastings portrayed on the Bayeux Tapestry. The kids thought the video was great and wanted to make their own tapestries telling a story so we rolled out large strips of paper and they drew out different stories. When Chris got home that evening, Amber was very proud to show him her story with the picture of a dead horse. Chris couldn't figure out why our little girl who usually draws princesses and flowers was drawing dead horses until I explained that there were dead horses on the Bayeux tapestry so I guess she thought that is what she should draw too. So funny, maybe The Battle of Hastings is a little too mature of a topic for our four year old.

While I'm making fun of myself for my homeschooling lessons, watch this video by comedian Tim Hawkins on homeschooling, bad copy but so funny.