I love it when things fall into place. It doesn't often happen, so when I see a window of opportunity, I step, climb or break through it, whatever the situation may necessitate.
Last year and this, as part of our Ambleside adventure (for those who aren't aware, Ambleside is a FREE online curriculum based on the teachings of Charlotte Mason and featuring Living Books, or books that are not textbooks but real stories of real people and/or places), we studied/are studying Good Queen Bess, Shakespeare, Leonardo DaVinci, Gallileo and other Renaissance subjects. We've just finished reading Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors and are studying Pieter Bruegel, who slips in during the mid-16th century.
This weekend we will be immersing ourselves in Renaissance history. Tonight, Bard and I will be taking in a play written by The Bard himself. A friend gave us the heads-up that one of our local universities is presenting Midsummer Night's Dream for little more than a song, so how could I refuse?
On Sunday, our family will be traveling to one of the largest Renaissance faires in Ohio. The Ohio Renaissance Faire will be focusing on pirates this weekend! So the children's assignment for tomorrow is to read all of the loads of books about pirates that I toted home from the library today, selected with the help of our wonderful children's librarian.
In between those activities, we'll enjoy a down-home hot dog roast.
Any ideas as to how I can tie that in with the Renaissance period?
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