Ambleside Classical

The Great War: Week 2 - Life in the Trenches

We just finished a great week of schooling. I am so thankful that things are going smoothly around here! Here are some highlights from the second week of our World War I unit study.

• Family Read Aloud (girl interest): Rilla of Ingleside

• Read Ch 5-8 of World War I

• Write 10 true or false statements from Ch 5-8 on 1/2 size index cards

• Read Ch 6-10 of After the Dancing Days

• Explore life in a Trench with the websites HERE and HERE.

• Create a "Life in the Trench" scrapbook page

• Mini-project choice #1 - Write a newspaper article covering the sinking of the Lusitania.
  

• Create a map of WW I Europe. Visit interactive map.

• Digging Deeper: Do you think the United States should have joined WW I? Should it have waited so long after the Lusitania was sunk? Write down at least 3 good reasons to support your opinion in your notebook.

Videos:

• Sinking of the Lusitania,
  

• Upstairs, Downstairs: Season 4: Disc 1

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek into our homeschool happenings! I hope your week was blessed.