Back in the Groove

Last week was one of those weeks when everyone was sick.  It started with Halloween when Bryce came down sick, followed by Brian on Monday, Bonnie had the queasies all day Monday but never became full blown sick, Brian had a relapse on Wednesday and I fought it all week but finally came down sick Thursday night.  Nothing like a whole week when nobody feels on top of their game.

This week, however, we are back in the groove.  I am pretty excited because we start Unit 2 in our Tapestry of Grace curriculum, which begins with the study of ancient India.  Last time we went through TOG Year 1 I discovered an awesome resource site on the Internet.

mrdonn.org

http://www.mrdonn.org/ is an awesome site for history.  Geared towards elementary and middle school grades, this site gives not only all the info you need for the time period you are studying but also give links to other sites as well.  I plan on using this site a lot this week.  One of the links he gives for the study of ancient India is to  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/indusvalley/ which has a fun interactive game your kids can play to help them learn about the Indus Valley.  Pretty cool stuff.  Check it out.