Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Homeschool Resources: Reading and Computers. When Charlie was smaller and still in Public School we used ABCmouse.com. Both Charlie and I enjoyed the site a lot and at times Charlie lets me know he misses using this website.
Give your child head starts with ABCmouse.com , the award-winning early learning online program for kids ages 2-7 with more than 8,500 standards-based learning activities that work on computers, tablets, and smartphones.
Grades 6 & up, with parental supervision. Younger children may enjoy aspects of this site.
The website provides the History of how in 1482, Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned by the Duke of Milan, Italy, to construct the largest equine statue ever built. Leonardo’s full-scale clay model, which stood 24 feet high, was destroyed by French archers who used it for target practice.
Five hundred years later, an American pilot and art collector named Charles Dent decided that the colossal Horse should be recreated as an expression of gratitude for the immense cultural, artistic, and scientific legacy of Leonardo and the Renaissance. He thought the statue should be given to the Italian people as a gesture of international goodwill and peace.
This website chronicles the fascinating history of how Dent accomplished his mission (and more!) and includes photographs of all stages of development.
The Horse, Il Cavallo, is faithful to Leonardo’s original drawings, and much like the Statue of Liberty, will stand for a thousand years as a symbol of friendship between nations.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
