Is it just me, or is there an inverse relationship between the time used to set up a lesson and the time that it holds a child's attention? (It's sort of like cooking chinese food -- 2 hours of chopping, 30 minutes of cooking, 5 minutes of eating.)
We covered the Minoans' invention of fresco mural painting in ancient Crete in our giant book of ancient history. I set up some plaster, and we painted it half-dry with water color paints to look like the Minoans -- lots of fish and dolphins, etc. The paint soaked into the damp plaster, and it was pretty cool.
It also took all of 8 minutes start to finish. "You're done already?!" "Yes. Can I go now?" Aaaagh!
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