A lesson learned...

I spent much of the summer trying to do a Prehistoric Unit Study with Michael.  We did learn a lot, but we didn't cover as much as I would have liked simply because he wasn't very interested.  He enjoyed the timeline we made, and some of the documentaries, but really never bought into the whole concept. I had planned all along to watch the Jurassic Park movies as a fun finale to the unit.  Well, today we watched them, and now he finally loves dinosaurs!!  I should have had him watch them at the beginning of the unit, to get him interested.  I have a feeling getting him to do the rest of the unit would have been a lot easier.  I guess we are both learning as we go along.

I'm hoping that The Golden Goblet (Newbery Library, Puffin) will serve this purpose in our study on Egypt,  as I haven't been able to find a movie that would be appropriate.  Let me know if you have suggestions!