You could start 'afterschooling' her! It doesn't have to be anything major, just get her used to the idea of you directing her education. You can give her some little extra things to do that are in the WTM time frame; she'd be in the Medieval era right now. Look up some art, listen to some music or find some interesting stories for her to read. The WTM book will have reading lists for her age level. You can jump right in in the middle, and it won't be a problem. Remember, she will still be doing these time frames again in high school, in much greater depth, so you don't have to cram so much in at this time.
Christmas time is a great time to listen to some medieval music and read about the dancing that was done at this time. If you can find a concert of medieval Christmas music, try to go . We saw a performance of a group called the 'Waverly Consort' many years ago in NJ, and it was about this time of year. Just lovely music and dance done in period costumes. Check the library to see if they have any tapes or CDs of a group called 'Boston Camerata' or many some other group doing medieval music.
Most of all, make it FUN!
That is an EXCELLENT idea..thank you! I will have to go to the libraryl, but that's okay...I am not too sure how well equipped our local library is. thank you for the encouragement!
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