Hello again! Here's another catch up week on what we've been doing. Someday I'll be on top of things. (A girl can hope!)
Spain and Portugal
Spain is famous for its bullfighting. During a bullfight the matador uses his cape to encourage the bull to charge. He uses spears to make the bull mad, then finally the matador kills the bull with a sword. Ferdinand was a bull who didn’t want to fight.
In Spain they speak Spanish. The children sing the song “Los Pollitos”. Los Pollitos dicen pio, pio, pio, cuando tienen hambre cuando tienen frio. La gallina busca el mais y el trigo, les da la comida, y les presta abrigo. Bajo sus dos alas, acurrucadito, hasta el otro dia, duermen los pollitos. Flamenco dancing is popular in Spain. The women wear very full, ruffled, skirts and shoes with thick high heels that make rhythmic noises. The author Cervantes came from Spain, we read parts of his Don Quixote.
Many famous artists come from Spain. We learned about Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, and Gaudi. Dali painted things from his dreams. He was a surrealist-which meant his works didn’t make sense.
Picasso’s style changed many times, in his latest works items in the painting didn’t go where they would normally belong.
Jared's Picasso, his man doesn't have anything where it goes!
Gaudi was a famous architect who used many textures and patterns. Some thought his creations were too much and we get the word “Gaudy” from this idea.
Tyler (my brother) served his mission in Spain, and he took us to see some of these places.
Christopher Columbus was from Italy, but he was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. He discovered the Americas in 1492. This ushered in the “Golden Age” in Spain when Spain owned much of the world’s land; areas in Western Europe and also South America and a lot of the land in North America. The gold from the Americas made Spain wealthy.
Vasco de Gama was from Portugal and sailed to India around Africa. Ferdinand Magellan sailed West around the world—he didn’t make it all the way with his ship. Sadly, he was killed in the Philippines.
In Spain they eat Spanish rice, oranges, and Spanish tortilla (a potato and egg dish).
Spain is famous for its bullfighting. During a bullfight the matador uses his cape to encourage the bull to charge. He uses spears to make the bull mad, then finally the matador kills the bull with a sword. Ferdinand was a bull who didn’t want to fight.
In Spain they speak Spanish. The children sing the song “Los Pollitos”. Los Pollitos dicen pio, pio, pio, cuando tienen hambre cuando tienen frio. La gallina busca el mais y el trigo, les da la comida, y les presta abrigo. Bajo sus dos alas, acurrucadito, hasta el otro dia, duermen los pollitos. Flamenco dancing is popular in Spain. The women wear very full, ruffled, skirts and shoes with thick high heels that make rhythmic noises. The author Cervantes came from Spain, we read parts of his Don Quixote.
Many famous artists come from Spain. We learned about Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, and Gaudi. Dali painted things from his dreams. He was a surrealist-which meant his works didn’t make sense.
Picasso’s style changed many times, in his latest works items in the painting didn’t go where they would normally belong.Jared's Picasso, his man doesn't have anything where it goes! Gaudi was a famous architect who used many textures and patterns. Some thought his creations were too much and we get the word “Gaudy” from this idea.Tyler (my brother) served his mission in Spain, and he took us to see some of these places.Christopher Columbus was from Italy, but he was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. He discovered the Americas in 1492. This ushered in the “Golden Age” in Spain when Spain owned much of the world’s land; areas in Western Europe and also South America and a lot of the land in North America. The gold from the Americas made Spain wealthy.
Vasco de Gama was from Portugal and sailed to India around Africa. Ferdinand Magellan sailed West around the world—he didn’t make it all the way with his ship. Sadly, he was killed in the Philippines.
In Spain they eat Spanish rice, oranges, and Spanish tortilla (a potato and egg dish).
France
France is a beautiful, temperate country. French music is full of happy tunes like “Frere Jacques”, and “Jai du bon fromage au lait, qui vien du paiz de ce lui qui le fait, ce lui qui le fait est de mon village, oui madame cest du bon fromage (repeat)”. France is famous for is many cheeses, breads, and pastries. We tried croque monsuier, éclairs, pastries, croissants, French onion soup, baguettes, and French toast. Famous wine comes from France. Different areas of France where the grapes are grown give the wines their names; such as, Champagne, Boudreaux, and Burgundy. We drank both white and red grape juice and tried crackers with different cheeses.
The tour de France is a bike race across France. It lasts a month. We rode the Tour de Our Street which lasted much shorter. 
France also has many famous buildings. Jared built a K’nex Eifel Tower and Arc de Triumph. 
Monet and Renoir were a painters from France who used a lot of water in their paintings. They were some the first to start the painting style was known as impressionism.
Here's my signature. I thought I was very funny!
Joan of Arc was a seventeen year old girl of France. She heard voices of angels and long dead saints tell her to help King Charles VII obtain his crown. The English owned much of France at that time, and were preventing the king from getting to Reims, the city where the kings were crowned. Joan was granted an army and fought for France. The king was crowned, but unfortunately Joan was captured by the English and declared a witch. For this they burned her at the stake. France was unified and became more patriotic after they heard of Joan’s death, and they fought the English until all of their land was theirs once again.
The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a bloody time in French history. The French were unhappy because the monarchy didn’t care about the poor people and the lack of food. The people were also angry because the clergy and nobility didn’t pay taxes but the poorer people did. They removed the king and had him beheaded and the people tried to govern themselves. They lived through years known as “The Terror” when thousands of people were killed by guillotine. The Scarlet Pimpernel (fictional) risked his life to save many from beheading. This period ended when Napoleon Bonaparte, the general of the army, declared himself emperor of France.
France is a beautiful, temperate country. French music is full of happy tunes like “Frere Jacques”, and “Jai du bon fromage au lait, qui vien du paiz de ce lui qui le fait, ce lui qui le fait est de mon village, oui madame cest du bon fromage (repeat)”. France is famous for is many cheeses, breads, and pastries. We tried croque monsuier, éclairs, pastries, croissants, French onion soup, baguettes, and French toast. Famous wine comes from France. Different areas of France where the grapes are grown give the wines their names; such as, Champagne, Boudreaux, and Burgundy. We drank both white and red grape juice and tried crackers with different cheeses.
The tour de France is a bike race across France. It lasts a month. We rode the Tour de Our Street which lasted much shorter. France also has many famous buildings. Jared built a K’nex Eifel Tower and Arc de Triumph. Monet and Renoir were a painters from France who used a lot of water in their paintings. They were some the first to start the painting style was known as impressionism.
Here's my signature. I thought I was very funny!Joan of Arc was a seventeen year old girl of France. She heard voices of angels and long dead saints tell her to help King Charles VII obtain his crown. The English owned much of France at that time, and were preventing the king from getting to Reims, the city where the kings were crowned. Joan was granted an army and fought for France. The king was crowned, but unfortunately Joan was captured by the English and declared a witch. For this they burned her at the stake. France was unified and became more patriotic after they heard of Joan’s death, and they fought the English until all of their land was theirs once again.
The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a bloody time in French history. The French were unhappy because the monarchy didn’t care about the poor people and the lack of food. The people were also angry because the clergy and nobility didn’t pay taxes but the poorer people did. They removed the king and had him beheaded and the people tried to govern themselves. They lived through years known as “The Terror” when thousands of people were killed by guillotine. The Scarlet Pimpernel (fictional) risked his life to save many from beheading. This period ended when Napoleon Bonaparte, the general of the army, declared himself emperor of France.
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I love all the things you do!
I love how you teach your kids - But did you mention our version of a spanish song? :0) La la la la la la la - Ole! La la la la la la la la - Ole! La la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la - Ole!!! :0) I told some ladies in Rel. Society about our prank calls to Mexican sounding names in the phone book with our little ditty following their "Hola", and one of the ladies said - "My husband is hispanic - he's at work - I dare you to call him and do it!" Ha! I also have a brother in my ward from what is pronounced as "Troy" France, but I know it's spelled differently. He is so much fun to listen to. He was just going on and on about how he hates Thanksgiving in America. He says that in France, the cooking of the food is an art, and the eating is also an art. He can't stand that we spend half a day in the kitchen in America (for once :0) and then wolf it all down in 20 minutes! (We know it's true!) :0)
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