Monday morning came and none of us wanted to get up. It was cold outside. And the blankets were so warm and cozy. So we started off our day with some reading in bed! Once we finally moseyed on downstairs, Miss M built a couple pyramids -- a triangular-base pyramid and this square-base pyramid. Not to be left out, Mister E also built a pyramid, only his was done in Minecraft. The thing I love best about this is that even though we talked about the Great Pyramids of Egypt being built on a square base, Mister E didn't really get that until he tried building one of his own. He figured out through trial and error that you can't build a "perfect pyramid" with a rectangular base. It must be square. We read about Menes uniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom and the kids put on a little reenactment. I made the red and white crowns, but the rest of their ensembles were entirely their own doing! First grade math always looks like fun and g...