A Shocking Find In a Neanderthal Cave In France

What would YOU build with Stalagmites?

http://www.kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/how-stalactites-and-stalagmites-form/

http://mocomi.com/stalactites-and-stalagmites/

“Mysterious structures found deep inside a French cave are the work of Neanderthal builders who lived in the region more than 100,000 years before modern humans set foot in Europe.

The extraordinary constructions are made from nearly 400 stalagmites that have been yanked from the ground and stacked on top of one another to produce rudimentary walls on the damp cave floor.”

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/25/neanderthals-built-mysterious-cave-structures-175000-years-ago

 

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/05/the-astonishing-age-of-a-neanderthal-cave-construction-site/484070/?utm_source=QuartzFB

Books found at Wild Rumpus

The following is sine qua non for any age 6 – 9 year old dreamer, would-be emperor or queen…
  

Latin phrases, et cetera

Here are a few to start with :

These are absolutely essential for any linguist. One could say they are “Sine qua non “.
http://youtu.be/jECkzkmH5Xk

TIME! When did ancient months start?

When did ancient months start?

http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-ancient.html

http://www.dkfindout.com/us/search/calendar/

Babylonians

http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/babylonian_empire_questions.php

http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/babylonian_empire.php

Egyptians

http://www.dragonstrike.com/egypt/ecal.htm

Romans

http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-roman.html

http://rome.mrdonn.org/calendar.html

Mayan

http://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/mayans/mayan-calendar/

Enemy Pie

Our Social Justice Curriculum for Jan/Feb:

This month we are focusing on learning to understand our moods and on building friendships–even with those we don’t feel we know very well. You never know, that person you may think of as “weird” or “different” or an “enemy” could turn into your best friend:

http://enemypie.com/blog1/

See also:

Nugget and Fang

http://www.owenandmzee.com/omweb/

Mouse and the Lion:

1. https://www.storyarts.org/library/aesops/stories/lion.html
2. http://www.read.gov/aesop/007.html

 

 

The 7 Wonders of the ANCIENT World

The 7 Wonders of the ANCIENT world:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/ancient-wonders/

http://www.ancient.eu/The_Seven_Wonders/

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770163.html

http://life.familyeducation.com/slideshow/ancient-world/61367.html

Other topics:

Great Wall of China

Colosseum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_(statue)

New 7 Wonders:

Other Wonders List

Photos:

http://www.latimes.com/la-fg-wonders8jul08-story.html

More Advanced reading for teachers/ parents: (videos)

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/sevens-wonders-of-the-ancient-world

http://www.unmuseum.org/mob/kpyramid.htm