Becca receives one art box a month from Scrawlr Box as part of last Christmas’ presents. We work through them together periodically, although usually Becs does them on her own. This time was a ‘work through it together’ box. I’m actually quite jealous of her Scrawlr boxes, so any chance to get in on the… Continue reading Roots {Artist Study}
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Cimabue Artist Study for Homeschoolers
This post will teach you how to create a wonderful immersive Cimabue artist study perfect for homeschoolers. First, I will introduce Cimabue, an Italian painter and mosaic-maker of the 1200s. Second, I will direct you to another post which will teach you a simple method of making tempura paints similar to those Cimabue would have… Continue reading Cimabue Artist Study for Homeschoolers
Picasso Artist Study
Pablo Picasso is an interesting artist study to do because he is so unusual. Add that to the fact that he was alive within the last half century and you have a perfect recipe for success. At least, that is what I thought when we began this artist study. It took us a year and… Continue reading Picasso Artist Study
How to Make Tempera Paint at Home
Cimabue, our artist study for the term, used tempera paint to paint both on wood and on plaster to create frescoes. I will be writing a separate post which will outline the work we completed whilst studying his art. For now, I will be showing you how to make tempera at home using chalk dust… Continue reading How to Make Tempera Paint at Home
Winsor McCay Artist Study
As part of our Edwardian studies, we have been learning about cartoonist Winsor McCay. McCay was the first artist to have had a comic strip printed in a newspaper. He is best known for his Little Nemo comic strip (1905–14; 1924–26) and his Gertie the Dinosaur animation (1914). Our focus for this study was the… Continue reading Winsor McCay Artist Study
Vincent Van Gogh Study
Rebecca was born holding a pencil and paintbrush. Not really! But pretty much from the time she could hold anything, her chosen anything was inevitably a mark making utensil of some sort – a pen, pencil, marker, crayon, paint brush…literally anything she could get her hands on. She is the first child of mine who… Continue reading Vincent Van Gogh Study
May {Homeschool Log Book}
Welcome to May’s edition of our homeschool log book. As you know, we start our mornings with chores, followed by morning time. This year, we are working our way through Apologia ‘Anatomy & Physiology’, Apologia ‘Who is God?’, Mystery of History Book One: We finished both Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff and Aesop’s… Continue reading May {Homeschool Log Book}
Art Lab Lesson Six: Scrape Art
I’m playing catch up a bit, so these art lessons were done last year sometime. I use the book above, Art Labs for Kids, and we are working our way through it slowly. This week’s lesson was about Scrape Art Art Lab: Scrape Art: Trying Out The Medium This is another lesson that Lil helped… Continue reading Art Lab Lesson Six: Scrape Art
Homeschool Log Book {June 2022}
Welcome to our June 2022 edition of the homeschool log book! Morning Meeting Each morning we come together for an hour whilst I read aloud. This month, we finished ‘Mystery of History Volume I’, Apologia’s ‘Who is God?’ Apologia’s ‘Anatomy and Physiology’, a ‘Pocketful of Pinecones’ and ‘Soldier Dog’ (I SO recommend this as a… Continue reading Homeschool Log Book {June 2022}
Weekly Homeschool Schedule
In last week’s homeschool log book I shared the subjects each of my girls are studying this year. In this post, I am going to share the girls weekly homeschool schedule. Weekly Homeschool Schedule: Mornings Mornings are very similar for both girls and for Monday through to Friday: The girls have breakfast and do chores.… Continue reading Weekly Homeschool Schedule
Art Lab Lesson Five: Oil Pastels
In our sixth Art Labs lesson, the girls tried out using oil pastels creating some beautiful sketches of Winnie the Poo and of their giant teddy bear
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Guido D’Arrezzo Composer Study
This Guido D’Arrezzo composer study is a perfect accompaniment to a medieval unit study. Guido D’Arrezzo was a Benedictine monk and one of the most influential music theorists of the Middle Ages. Practical in nature and wanting to make learning music more accessible and efficient, Guido laid the foundation for our modern system of music.… Continue reading Guido D’Arrezzo Composer Study
Homeschool Log Book {Plans 2022-23}
This year is all about following dreams and working towards chosen qualifications. In this post, I’m going to share our plans for schooling together (morning meeting and language arts), plans for Abigail (GCSEs) and for Becca (Level ones). I am hoping to up the ante this year for both girls. Schooling Together Morning Meeting Each… Continue reading Homeschool Log Book {Plans 2022-23}
Art Lab for Kids: Anne O Smith Artist Study – Bird Walk Scribble Drawing
Anne O Smith Scribble Drawings: Introduction I am really loving Art Lab for Kids. It is so simple to use, takes very little time and the labs are interesting and unusual enough to capture the imagination of the girls. Art Lab 3 is about scribble drawings. It is fascinating to see recognisable pictures take shape… Continue reading Art Lab for Kids: Anne O Smith Artist Study – Bird Walk Scribble Drawing
