Today in History - March 2, 1884 Leon Jongen, Composer, Was Born.

Type-setter, pianist, leader and professor, Leon Jongen was born on Liege on March 2 1884.

More Activities

• Research Leon Jongen and write about him. Use the worksheet here.
• Read a book on composers.
• Add Leon Jongen to your timeline.
• Color and label a map of France.
• Mark Brussels on a map
• Make a poster of the different types of instruments used in a symphony.
• Make a salt dough map of France.
• Have French food for dinner.
• Compose your own piece of music.
• Learn to play an instrument.

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Belinda J. Mooney is a veteran homeschool mom of 7. She loves incorporating all types of learning from cooking to crafts into her children's learning. Her kids, ages 25 down to 7, can often be seen wearing togas (or other strange clothing) to dinner, doing school outside or leaping fences to get a picture of a strange bug. her husband has threatened to eat the science projects.