There's Antimony, Arsenic, Aluminum, Selenium.....

It ocurred to me while commenting on someone else's blog, that I'd never posted about Braden's memory project from last year.

We were starting our study of chemistry, and as an "anticipatory set" (a little pedagogical lingo, there) we watched this animated version of Tom Lehrer's song "The Elements." It's basically the periodic table of the elements set to music.

We loved it so much that we decided to learn it. Our library had the sheet music (it's basically a Gilbert and Sullivan piece) and a recording of Tom Lehrer singing it that I could play on my computer as we learned it.

Our homeschool group hosted a talent night in April, I think, and Braden sang this song as his entry. A wonderful pianist recorded the accompaniment to CD (an arrangement I liked better than Mr. Lehrer's version), and he sang along to the recording.

After all the work he put into memorizing it, it was a nice reward to be able to perform it.

It's a fun flash, and I'd encourage you to visit the link to watch it.