This week we began to look at the adventures of Ernest Shackleton. The children were amazed to discover that Shackleton's four trips to Antarctica ended in apparent failure, however, he remained a great man in how he thought about the men he had working for him and how he took care of them.
We watched a short clip with real footage taken on Shackleton's third trip to the Antarctic in which his ship, Endurance, was caught in the ice and eventually sank. If your child was particularly interested in this voyage, they may want to watch the series of documentaries made about this trip. There are 11 in total, and they can be found at www.youtube.com. Below is a link to the first of the 11 clips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_0vKvVtGbo
We watched a short clip with real footage taken on Shackleton's third trip to the Antarctic in which his ship, Endurance, was caught in the ice and eventually sank. If your child was particularly interested in this voyage, they may want to watch the series of documentaries made about this trip. There are 11 in total, and they can be found at www.youtube.com. Below is a link to the first of the 11 clips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_0vKvVtGbo