Seven Wonders Unit

We recently finished our history book (Story of the World: Ancients by Susan Wise Bauer) and I didn't want to begin the Middle Ages book until our next year "officially" begins next month. I found a neat book at the library about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and we decided to do a unit reviewing the Wonders we learned about throughout the past year (and learning about the 2 or 3 Wonders we missed.)

First, El made a layered foldable (directions here) with 8 tabs. Each day, we would read one chapter in the book Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Lynn Curlee. Then he would draw a picture of the "Wonder" (often an interpretation since we don't know how the actual ancient monument would have looked.) Underneath that, he would write a little about it. He chose to write the height and estimated date next to his drawing. Finally, he would go over to our timeline and add the dates of the monument's completion and its final demise (if the dates were listed.)

Drawing the Colossus of Rhodes

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

El's (almost complete!) 7 Wonders foldable

My favorite drawing, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia

After this was all done, we would hit Google and YouTube up for extra ancient fun. We especially liked the videos on The Museum of UnNatural Mystery's YouTube page, but there are many, many others to choose from.


El had a lot of fun working on this unit!