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Chers Amis,
After reading this wonderful post by Dawn about what they were up to, I have had bulletin board envy, but unfortunately I do not actually have a bulletin board chez nous. (We do have an enormous cork board wall, but that is our timeline and another post :-) It was a fun exercise to
ask myself, "What have we been up to lately? What would we display?" Book Club! Last Friday the girl's monthly Book Club met at our house to discuss A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park, so we were well into medieval Korea and all things pottery last week. 
For a start there would be:A postcard of a 12th Century Korean celadon vase - Scarlett made and painted a paper-mache model of a prunus vase using these instructions for a Greek vase. She is my little artiste who loves careful detailed work. Drawing is like breathing for her, effortless and essential. Didn't it turn out very well!
Recipe Cards for Bulgogi and Chap Chae- Caddie is learning about Korean food so she and I made these dishes for a Korean feast. We both love to cook! This was the first time that Caddie has made a lap book so she also included lots of pictures of Korean snacks like dried squid and dried persimmons, rice and of course, tea.
Scarlett's sketches of Traditional Korean dress , the Hanbok.
A flag of Korea -Both girls are making copies and learning the symbolic meanings behind the corner markings and the importance of the Buddhist and Confuscist ideals of balance.
A map of the Korean Penninsula and articles from God's World News
on the nucluear conflict.We had a lot of fun with Korea and A Single Shard.
-- Marjorie
3 comments:
What marvelous creations from your girls! Truly, it looks like they are getting so much from their lessons.
Wow, they are so talented! What a great unit study. I have had Bulgogie before and it is yum!
How nice to see you were studying Korea. It seems like we would have done that by now, but we have only covered it a bit in medieval history. I hope to add it to our Summer studies. We miss seeing you!
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