We are reading Beowulf as part of our literature study whilst looking at the Anglo Saxons. Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon heroic epic set in 5th century Denmark. Beowulf, prince of the Geats, attempts to destroy first Grendel, the foul fiend, his mother, the hideous sea-hag and finally a monstrous sea dragon. First, we read Beowulf by…
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Hands-on Anglo Saxons Unit Study for Homeschoolers
Just gathering all my Anglo-Saxon posts into one place to make finding them a bit easier. This was a very hands-on unit study, with lots of resources, map making and activities. The children carried out some literature work based on Beowulf, and created a Beowulf newspaper. The study culminated with the children giving a fabulous…
Anglo-Saxon Unit Study: Resources
We used so many great resources for our Anglo-Saxon unit study, I thought I would share them 🙂 Although we did this study a few years ago, we will be repeating it with my younger two so this post will be helpful to me as well. Non-Fiction Books Anglo Saxons and Vikings from Usbourne is…
Importance of Picture Books for Learning Great Literature
Studying great literature has to be one of my most favourite times in home school. I think because I design our own studies, it gives us lots of freedoms that following a curriculum of any type would remove. I am able to keep it simple, complex or anywhere in between. We don't have to ascribe…