Grade 5 Month 4 The Wonder of Persia & Mesopotamia
Learning about the people of Persia and Mesopotamia awakens wonder and respect for the human journey upon earth. Here we have the first farmers and city-builders.
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Curriculum Areas/Learning Outcomes
Connection: The study of Ancient civilizations helps us to have a context for our modern world, and we see what we have learned from our ancestors.
Concept 2: Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.
Connection: Yima and the Snowstorm has the same theme as Noah and the Flood. Have your child consider what this might mean, as different religions have the same story theme.
Math: Concept 1: Closed shapes have area and perimeter that can be described, measured, and compared. Connection: Your child will work with these skills in their grade level workbook.
Concept 2: Identified regularities in number patterns can be expressed in tables.
Connection: Your child will work with the cuneiform number system and learn this pattern.
Typically around the age of nine years old, the child becomes quite aware of their separateness as a human being, apart from their family. This can be painful at first. This can be felt in the ancient times of Mesopotamia. The epic tale of Gilgamesh is a journey deep into the questioning of the meaning of life. Just as Daily Wonder guides the nine year old to gain practical skills to help them feel confident, connected and capable upon the earth, so too did the people of Mesopotamia take this action. It is precisely because of their need to make earth their home and to feel capable and certain that they could survive any challenging conditions, that compelled them to advance their farming techniques, to take major steps in their building technology, and to develop science, writing, math and tool making.