Around the World - Greece

This year we are taking part in a homeschool geography group that meets once a month in a nearby town. The kids study the region provided and then they create something to share to the rest of the group. The two women that are running the group also present to the children and always have fabulous hands on activities to share with the group. This month the focus was on Greece and Rome. After studying Greece for about two weeks my children then narrowed it down and picked what they were going to present on.

Parker chose to do a presentation on the Greek Alphabet. Did you know it was the first REAL alphabet used? The Phonecian alphabet was the first created but it did not have letters for both vowels and consonants like the Greek one did.




Blake decided to research how the Ancient greeks ate and what they ate. He wrote a report on that and then made Baklava to share with the group. Did you know the Ancient Greeks used to throw their food on the floor when they were finished? I told him not to try that at home! :)

Kaleigh decided to do a report on Alexander the Great. She was fascinated on how he was able to tame a horse that nobody else could at the age of 10. That's my animal lover! :) She also watched an entire documentary on You Tube from National Geograhic on him. Gotta love You Tube!


I was very proud of my guys for getting up in front of the group and presenting.


Here the group is getting ready to run an Olympic relay race.


Here the group is being read an Aesop's Fable.


The leaders of the group also talked about mosaics and the children were able to create their own. Here Parker and Kaleigh are doing just that.