The Rise of Rome, or Chapter 27, finally brought us to my favorite ancient kingdom. I have always loved Rome, its culture, language, art, and influence on the modern world.
I brought them into the school room with the words, “Let’s do history! We finally get to learn about the babies on the cover of this book!”
- Step 1: bundle up craft sticks and tie with a red ribbon
- Step 2: Wrap the ribbon and secure at the other end
My kids are interested in babies right now. They want stories of their baby years and they zoom in on anything about babies. So I took advantage and used it as an entering wedge into our history lesson today.
- Drain and keep liquid (or not)
- Add salt at this stage
- Oil the pan
One funny anecdote for me about Remus and Romulus was that my primary school teacher (I had her for grades 1-4) had twins. Their names? Remus and Romulus. The other funny part was that they were in my sister’s class, two years older than I. I saw them a lot at school events involving my sister’s class. So I sort of grew up with a Romanian version of Remus and Romulus.
- Spread all over pizza pan.
- Sprinkle oil and basil.
- Slice and serve.
We made fasces and cecina. The kids liked cecina up to a point. It has an aftertaste, maybe because of the liquid in the can. If I make it again, I would rinse the chickpeas and use regular water. I was surprised that you can actually serve it out as a pizza slice.