Discovery: Looked through many books on ancient Roman civilization and the children marked each page they identified columns on for a more in depth conversation to follow. Each child was given the challenge of holding a book off of the ground with paper. After much contemplating, the result was a paper column. They used several paper columns to make a multiple level design.
Literature: Looked through and read from many books on Columns in Roman Architecture and what a Roman city looked like. Some books we looked at were "Inside Ancient Rome" by David Stewart and "City" A Story of Roman Planning and Construction by David Macaulay
Music: Blue Jello Rhythms and practiced Fruit of the Spirit song.
Art: Took an even deeper look into columns and the three types: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Learned a catchy phrase to help remember which column is which. Got out our drawing pencils and charcoal and drew each column with shading using charcoal to give the columns depth. Amazing job these kids did!
Question to ask: What are the three types of columns?
A. Here are the clever phrases that went with each column to help them remember which is which: Dull Doric, Keep your eye on the Ionic, and Crazy Corinthian.
Encourage your kids to look for columns in architecture in your own neighborhood. You'll be amazed at how many you see!
