Capturing Creativity
One of the greatest benefits of our homeschool is the freedom to teach anywhere and at any time. Unfortunately, that freedom can quickly create chaos as our play, work and schooling mix. As I mentioned last week, my planning space
During the renaissance there was not shortage of great artists; Michelangelo, Giotto, Botticelli, but of all the master artists, Leonardo da Vinci might be my favorite. (Scan to the bottom of the lesson for instructions to make your own Leonardo
Have you ever read something that completely changed your perspective on how you do things? I just did. It was an old post on Homeschool Village that woke me up. Here is the part that grabbed me: “Imagine you are given
Mark your calendar! If you made it this far and have stuck to your New Year’s resolution, you win! If, on the other hand, you are like the rest of us, you are currently thinking “Wait! What happened to January?”
Expressionist and founder of Der Blaue Reiter group, Franz Marc was a key figure in the art world despite his early death. Marc was born to a father who was a landscape painter, but rather than go directly into art,
Because buying a SUP would be way too easy… Okay, so I have to admit that I thought this project would be far too time consuming and detail oriented for my 11yo, but she is doing a great job and
I am an organization junkie. It is a bit of an obsession. Pretty notebooks, color-coding, baskets, all of it makes me happy. You would think that my tools would capture all of my brilliant homeschooling ideas on their own for
Do you know how to pronounce Klee? It seems like a simple little word, but almost all of us want to say it as it looks, with a long e. Instead, it is pronounced like the word Clay, with a
Christmas crafts are our favorite part of our yearly Advent celebration. It is amazing what a 5 year old can create with a jar from the dollar store, a coloring page, and a few permanent markers.
People have always painted birds. They are visible on everything from cave walls to golden goblets, but they are often stoic and lifeless. John James Audubon brought bird paintings to life with his accuracy and context. Unfortunately, in order to