Izabel is learning about the explorers of the Renessance. She has learned all about how they developed new navigation tools and set out on their adventures. As part of this I found a book of activities that I hope will help her keep her de Gama separated from her de Leon. I am not so sure why keeping these fellers separate is important but it seems that it has been an integral part of primary education in America for some time. They are interesting but easy to confuse who did what and for which country. Izabel has enjoyed learning about Queen Izabella of Spain and Queen Isabella from Poland who became a Queen in Hungary and was the mother of the one and only Unitarian King. As part of this venture Izabel made hard tack for the long sea voyage. She declared it good. It actually just tastes like a bland cracker but I am sure the flavor came from the crawlies that lived in it on the voyage.
Part of today's assignment after reading about the different jobs on the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria was to write a job advertisement for the voyage of Vasco de Gama. We discussed the hardships on such an adventure and the fears the sailors would have had and why they would have gone on such a voyage (i.e. money, riches, etc). Izabel came up with an unique solution (I scanned it in at the bottom). The tabs are all cut just like those posted around town. And when asked why she included an internet contact when they did not have the internet back then she said she knew that but we have the internet today. I guess the assignment needed to be a little more specific.
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| Mixing the ingredients - as careful as a ship's cook. |
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| Rolling the dough- as skilled as a French pastry chef. |
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| Stab. stab, stab to keep away air pockets - as skilled as Lizzie Borden. |
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| Finished product without the crawlies. |
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