Happy Monday everyone! This week brings us to the culmination of our Viking unit. Our students have really enjoyed learning about the Viking’s extraordinary way of life, not to mention the entertaining alliterations and similes in the rich literature we read over the last few weeks.
In class, we will finish off the Norse Myths with the Death of Balder and the Last Battle. At home, some of our students are studying for History finals, some are finishing up their projects and timelines, while others are getting excited for our Science Fair in Trimester 2. Wherever your students are in their particular levels, it will, no doubt, be a wonderfully rich week as we conclude our first trimester.
Before we bring you our mix-ins, we wanted to remind everyone that we have Veteran’s Day resources available for our current families and you can find it in your parent portal under Holiday Resources.
Now onto our resource and video links which include materials related to music, Latin and Science. Let’s get started…
Resource Links:
Viking Words | Viking place names used in England today
Britain Timeline | before and during the Viking raids
Lewis Chessmen | examine the Viking chess pieces which were made in Norway and buried in Scotland
Viking Success Secret | a recent article on what made the Vikings ahead of their game
Iceland’s Naming System | read more about Icelandic people’s naming practices (scroll down the bottom for a link on Icelandic first names and their meanings).
Geothermal Energy | How it revolutionized Iceland’s greenhouses
Wild North | An Amazon Prime series featuring the Scandinavian lands (a disclaimer from one of our parents: this shows animals hunting so please preview first before showing your student)
Scandinavian Nature | A rich website detailing the flora and fauna of the Scandinavian mountains.
Video Links:
*Parents, please preview for your students first.
Viking Discovery | objects discovered in a Viking boat burial in the Scottish Highlands
Longboat Raid | a video clip of a Viking DNA expert and the UK Viking Navy sailing to Norway
Reconstruction of the Viking Ship above
Aurora Borealis | Live stream video in the daylight in Finland
Any Turkey Can Tango | listen what our students are listening to in Music class this week
Ancient Roman Recipes | Many of our middle schoolers are celebrating a Roman feast this week for their trimester culture project in Latin. We found an interesting video of someone who’s experimented on various ancient Roman cooking recipes for you to check out…
Dry Ice Fun | An easy way to safely create erupting smoke-filled bubbles.
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