We recently learned about homes and houses in history. We created a timeline to trace the history of homes where humans have lived for many years, starting from caves right up to modern houses and ghost estates, which remain as a legacy of the recession in Ireland. We also talked about Georgian houses, which remain very popular today and can be seen in several cities in Ireland. Ross told us about his Dad's work as an architect designing houses, and Ella brought in some house drawings her Dad (an engineer) had worked on. It was very interesting to see the detail and measurements on the plans.
In Art, we also created houses using cereal boxes. We had to cut, score and fold the cardboard to turn the box inside-out and change it into a house! We then painted the houses and added detail with permanent marker. What do you think?
The houses in progress (above) ... and the finished product (below)!