The Christian Church & Medieval Architecture
I really hate that I have been having such a hard time coming up with additional literature for our latest lessons. I feel like we're not covering subjects well enough. There's not much to be done about it, though, since resources are so few and far between. Seriously? No one can write a children's picture book about stained glass? (If I were on a chat board, I would insert one of those confused smileys right about here.)
Sometime, I would like to take Tessa on a tour of a big cathedral. We'll be driving through downtown St. Louis soon, so I plan to point out examples of stained glass and gargoyles then. I know Tessa will get a kick out of finding gargoyles. It will be like a real-life search-and-find.
Lesson 16 - The Christian Church
- Read The Usborne Medieval World by Jane Bingham (pages 34-35).
Lesson 17 - Medieval Architecture
- Read The Usborne Medieval World by Jane Bingham (pages 36, 40-41).
- Read "Beauvais Cathedral" (pages 16-19) from Great Building Stories of the Past by Peter Kent.
- Completed "The Original Makit & Bakit" holiday ornaments.
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| While not the absolute best example of how stained-glass windows are made, I thought these holiday Makit & Bakit ornaments fit the bill well enough for Tessa's age. She hadn't done any of these before, so it was a neat experience for her. Plus, it doubled as a holiday craft. |
* HO = History Odyssey
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