This week we studied Hammurabi and Babylonia. I bet I’m spelling those wrong but I’m too sick and tired to look… 🙁 Last week it was Joseph in Egypt, so this week we did a bit of both for our project.

Dayna printed out each of the kids’ names in the Babylonian cuneiform and gave them modeling clay and little tools to write their names – mostly lines and triangles which they made with Trivial Pursuit wedges. They also colored pictures of Joseph in his coat of many colors. The little kids played with (and ate) play-doh. 🙂

Christopher’s high points from his narration – the code of Hammurabi was fair laws and he said he got them from the gods (and we discussed the similarity to the law of Moses.) The Babylonians had a calendar and clock like us and they were the first to divide the year into 12 months, day into 24 hours and hour into 60 minutes.

After reading the chapter on Joseph we read the story in Genesis as well.

I’m really, really enjoying the history group and I think the kid are, too. It’s one hour every other week but it’s been a good way to see their friends and cement some of the history stories we’re reading at home. Plus I love the chance to see friends, too. 🙂