Reading about the Middle East was a good eye-opening opportunity for my kids. It was another chance to step into other's shoes and see that we are richly blessed, both materialistically and educationally! The highlight of my week was when we watched Reading Rainbow's Egypt's Pyramids and Mummies and it totally brought me back to my childhood and the kids enjoyed it. :)
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| This book talked about how a foreigner was adapting to a new school in the United States and how she discovered that she was different but much alike the other students in her new class. |
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| Silent Music talked the ancient handwriting method of calligraphy. During a bombing, Ali drowned out the sound with his handwriting. |
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| The kids enjoyed learning about pyramids and ancient Egypt!! |
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| Showed Egyptian art through a story, one classic and popular Egyptian piece were little clay hippos. |
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| Similar story to Cinderella, Egyptian style! :) |
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| This book allowed for Alivia and Nolan to understand that not all kids have access to school. Nasreen's grandma brought her into a secret school every day to learn. We thought this was a wonderful book and it is based on a true story! |
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| This book refers to a refugee camp and how two girls became friends because they each grabbed one sandal from the relief worker's donations. They came up with a plan to share the sandals and take turns wearing them because what good was it to only wear one shoe. It talks about daily life on a refugee camp and how families wait their turn to move to America. |
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| This story was inspired by the famous Rumi's poem and brings the idea of the poem to life. It is a lesson on not assuming things based on part of a story. It was cute. |
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| The kids tried their hand at Arabic counting. |
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