We are having a great time working through 'Story of the World'! For Chapter 1 (The Earliest People), Hunter made an awesome cave painting! He used a crunched up brown paper grocery bag, and some dark paints - I am so thrilled with how it turned out!
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Last week, we worked on chapter 3 (The First Writing). Hunter learned all about stone and clay tablets, hieroglyphics and cuneiform, and papyrus. On the last day of the week, Hunter made his own cuneiform tablet using FIMO clay.
Last week, we worked on chapter 3 (The First Writing). Hunter learned all about stone and clay tablets, hieroglyphics and cuneiform, and papyrus. On the last day of the week, Hunter made his own cuneiform tablet using FIMO clay.
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Roll the clay out into a tablet shape (I only picked up one square of clay, and our project came out a bit small. If I had it to do again, I would use to squares).
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Poke two holes in the top of your clay, for hanging after the project has hardened.
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Using the cuneiform guide in the activity book, spell out a message! This one says 'HWB' (Hunter's initials)
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Justin had an unexpected afternoon off, so he joined us for this project :o)
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When the design is done, bake the tablet at 230 degrees for 30 minutes, and let it cool completely.
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I hung the tablet using some leather string and a 3m hook - it looks great hanging under Hunter's cave painting - I'm looking forward to seeing this wall fill up with more history projects as the school year moves along!
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