We started the day out like any other day, with riddles and brain teasers and actually that's vastly different from most days.
Instead of a song or a podcast, we did 11 riddles in German as our opening listening activity.
After a lesson over the modal verbs können (can) and dürfen (may), we split up into pairs and created dialogues, wherein there were children and parents discussing what was, and was not, allowed, all while being sticklers for grammar and proper usage. :)
After lunch, we had our lesson comparing Imperial Roman and Germanic tribal religion and ritualism. This was a rather in-depth topic, including the theme of synchretism (forced adoption/integration of one set of beliefs into those of another, subordinate culture) and the effects these religions still have on us today (days of the week, the planets, etc).
Next week we shall go into the comparative militaries, discuss the Battle of Teutoburg and its relevance to this day, and then move on to a different time period altogether.
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