Month Four
American History: George Washington
George Washington Resigning His Commission;
Painted by John Trumball in 1824;
Found in the rotunda of the U.S. Capital
Crafts and favorite food of George Washington's day
Play: George Washington's Fortune based on a legend of his youth
Music:
Play: George Washington's Fortune based on a legend of his youth
Music:
GREECE
Maps here or here
Crafts and Greek Food
Children's games played in Ancient and Modern Greece:
Learn a little Greek:
Plays:
Music:
Crafts and Greek Food
Children's games played in Ancient and Modern Greece:
Learn a little Greek:
Plays:
- You'll find several simple plays based on Aesop's Fables in Children's Classics in Dramatic Form found in the 'Other' library room. Here are some from Volume 1.
- Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors for Young Readers and Amateur Players
Music:
- Greek National Anthem (with English translation)
- Hymn to Zeus (just over 1 minute)
- Music of Ancient Greece (56 minutes) with images of Greece
- The Lyre of Ancient Greece (10 minutes) with images
- More music of Ancient Greece (7 minutes) with images
- Zorba the Greek
- Bouzouki Solo
- Bouzouki played by young boy
- Greek Folk Dance
ANCIENT ROME
Maps
Crafts/Foods on Pinterest
Children's games played in Ancient Rome
Listen to what Latin sounds like
Fun with Roman numerals
Plays: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar for Young Readers and Amateur Players
Music:
Crafts/Foods on Pinterest
Children's games played in Ancient Rome
Listen to what Latin sounds like
Fun with Roman numerals
Plays: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar for Young Readers and Amateur Players
Music:
- Ancient Roman music (over 1 hour)
- 2 minute intro to ancient Roman music with frescoes unearthed in Pompeii
- More ancient Roman music on other instruments (6 minutes)
- Ancient Roman music with voice
ITALY
Map
Crafts/Foods on Pinterest
Children's games played in Italy
Learn the colors in Italian
Count to ten in Italian
Plays:
Music:
Crafts/Foods on Pinterest
Children's games played in Italy
Learn the colors in Italian
Count to ten in Italian
Plays:
- Simple scenes from Pinocchio
- The Forest Spring: an Italian folk tale
- Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice for Young Readers and Amateur Players
Music:
- Italian National Anthem with English lyrics
- Italian Folk Music (1 minute)
- Tarantella Neapoletana (here or here)
- An hour of traditional Italian folk music
- Italian accordion
- Watch an accordion being played
- Try a little background Vivaldi for study and relaxation
- Horowitz plays a Scarlatti Sonata
- Tchaikovsky's Italian Capriccio played by Russian Philharmonic
- See a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin
- Listen to a Stradivarius violin
- Luciana Pavarotti sings O Sole Mio
- Nine-year-old girl from Holland sings O Mio Babbino Caro
- Andrea Bocelli sings Nessun Dorma