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We met, we discussed, we decided. Now, we delve into the world of Greek Monsters and Beasts! However, first, we need to find Greece...
Today, the children met and we explored a map of Europe and Greece. We looked at the location of Greece in relations to other countries and tomorrow will go a little further into detail with the geography portion of our study.



Then we looked at the many monsters and beasts of Greek mythology. We certainly didn't cover them all - we only have four days! However, we think we hit the big ones. Each child then chose one monster or beast to recreate. We used papier mache to cover masks that will be decorated to represent the monsters on Tuesday.





We also began the beginning stages of a project that will be a reproduction of the clay pots used in Greece. Greek pottery after the 5th century B.C. showed red painting on a black background. So, today the children covered paper with red crayon and then painted it with black tempura. They will use a pencil or paper clip to make their drawings. The red layer will show through.

We're sure your child asked already, but if you could please send in neutral color sheets that you no longer can use or want and metal hangers. We won't tell you what we are using them for; you'll have to wait and see with this project!!!

Until tomorrow....We will add photos of the kids working on their projects in the morning. Thanks for reading!