Jan

2

Predicting the Future

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January 2, 2009 | 1 Comment

Happy 2009 everyone!
It really blows my mind that we’ve made it to this year.  It sounds like such a science fiction sort of year, don’t you think?  According to the movies, by now we should have mastered solar-system colonies and scheduled flights to the moon via Pan-Am.
This week, I’ve been telling my kids about the [...]

Dec

3

Homeschool / Teacher Discounts at Barnes and Noble, Borders, and Other Bookstores

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December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Ugh… It’s the Christmas season.  Don’t get me wrong.  I like putting up the Christmas lights.  I love listening to my kids play Jingle Bells on the piano and the guitar — not at the same time; those girls have two very different tempos.   I like the whole chestnuts roasting on an open fire, [...]

Nov

8

Math for Art Lovers

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November 8, 2008 | 1 Comment

My kids love to draw.
However, they aren’t too devoted to their long division homework.  That’s why some days we combine art with mathematics.  One way to do this is quite simple: Create Pictures with Geometery!
For example, as I’m typing this blog entry, my daughters are busy at work on an art project.  I have asked [...]

Sep

16

Our Wonder Wall

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September 16, 2008 | 2 Comments

Last summer, my family and I traveled to England.  Before we arrived, the kids and I spent weeks learning about the culture and the history of the British Isles.  As we learned, we began writing down information, sometimes just a sentence, sometimes a whole paragraph.  The kids and I started drawing lots of pictures too:

We [...]

Nov

29

Making A Rose Window For History

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November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Image: St John the Divine Cathedral, New York
Eons ago, when the older kids were studying the middle ages we did lots and lots of projects. Maybe it has to do with having fewer children, or being younger, or just more enthusiastic..I don’ t do so many projects now. I need to get back [...]

Sep

7

Teaching Art in the Homeschool

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September 7, 2007 | 4 Comments

Beautiful World
An appreciation for art is an important thing to cultivate. You really don’t need alot of books and curriculum for it, just trips to a local art museum and some books on various artists from the library. Some libraries have prints that you can check out as well.
Looking at many types of art [...]

Jul

24

VBS Week..or..How I Learned to Relax

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July 24, 2007 | 3 Comments

It is VBS week around here. Usually I catch up on chores, make lists, work on curriculum or some other really important thing..You see, I am Relaxation Challenged.
This means that I feel horribly guilty if I am not doing something *important * at all times. Making lists, catching up on correspondance, checking [...]

Jul

19

Art History Again.

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July 19, 2007 | 2 Comments

I only had 20 minutes yesterday and even with fingers flying I could not finish…so…here I am with a little more time and a blessedly quiet library this morning.
Anyway.
The art history show on pbs is on at 10 p.m. (central) Monday nights in our area. You [...]

Jul

18

PBS Art History

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July 18, 2007 | 3 Comments

If you do not use t.v. for school then you might want to reconsider.
PBS has been an excellent source of educational programming for us. There have been times when certain subjects were handled and explained differently than I would have but this too is an important part of homeschool..not shielding [...]