Fun With History

It was back to school today after a nice and loose December schedule.  Today's history lesson was about Hammurabi and the Babylonians and I just want to say that the internet-linked Usborne Encyclopedia of World History is AMAZING!  It's a new resource for us so I wasn't sure what to expect but after cracking it open today I am so pleased we have added it to our library.  Not only did it have excellent text and nice graphics in just the right amount for my elementary aged kiddos but the internet links on todays subject were awesome!  That alone takes hours of prep off my shoulders.  We especially enjoyed checking out the Code of Hammurabi Stela from the Louvre website.  My 4 and 6 year olds were so into it and the art history geek in me was definitely showing.  Then we proceeded to take turns playing "King Hammurabi" and sentencing each other to all sorts of crazy punishments.  The best was when we pretended to throw Vik into a river to see if he was lying or not.  He floated so naturally that meant Evie was the liar so she was put to death.  Those crazy Babylonians.  Anyways, win for Usborne!  I'll be adding the other encyclopedias to our collection soon enough.