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You Finished Already?

by Sara Carothers | Apr 7, 2021 | Getting Organized | 0 |

Ok, new homeschoolers, you finished your curriculum for the year and it’s only April! Now what? Do...

Do I Have To Teach It ALL?

by Lisa Asanowicz | Sep 22, 2020 | Schools of Thought | 0 |

English, math, history, grammar, science, foreign language, physical education, music, art, oh my!...

Traveling The Virtual Field Trip Way

by Lisa Asanowicz | May 19, 2020 | Extracurricular | 0 |

Stuck in the house? Don’t despair! Thanks to technology and the internet, you can travel...

Indoor Fun For Strange Times

by Lisa Asanowicz | May 13, 2020 | Extracurricular | 0 |

Life has certainly taken a strange turn in the past weeks! Our world has changed and life has...

Making the Most of Winter

by Gina Burmeier | Feb 12, 2020 | Extracurricular | 0 |

Depending on where you live, February can bring the worst of winter weather with cold blistery...

Creating an Art Basket

by Kristy Jensen | Apr 19, 2019 | Extracurricular | 0 |

If you’ve been homeschooling for longer than a day, you may have heard the term “morning basket”....

The Ultimate List of Fun Indoor Winter Activities

by Lisa Asanowicz | Feb 26, 2019 | Extracurricular | 0 |

Does your household have the winter blues but it’s too cold to go outside? Want to...

Simple Paper Crafts

by Heather Vogler | Oct 24, 2018 | Extracurricular | 0 |

I was certain it would only be a twenty-four hour bug. It lasted seventy-two. Yes, three days of...

Arts and Crafts

by Kristy Jensen | Oct 18, 2018 | Extracurricular, Interactive Lessons | 0 |

I am not very crafty at all. In fact, I used to avoid anything to do with arts and crafts when I...

Preserving Picasso

by Heather Vogler | Feb 23, 2018 | Getting Organized | 0 |

The first time your child runs up to you, crayon-drawn picture in hand and declares, “mom, I made this for you,” doesn’t your heart just melt? Here are a few tips for keeping, displaying, and cherishing these masterpieces for years to come.

Winter Art: Creating Nature Indoors with Self Expression

by Consultants | Jan 22, 2018 | Academics | 0 |

For most of us, especially here in the Midwest, winter brings frosty temperatures (recently -16 degrees) and white fluffy precipitation that can turn the outdoors into a slushy, wet ambience. Since the changing seasons can make nature scavenger hunts more of a challenge, why not bring the hunt indoors?

Frogs & Center of Interest (Art Through the Year Season 2 Episode 7)

by Sharon Jeffus | Jul 11, 2017 | Interactive Lessons | 0 |

In this lesson, we will study an important principle of design (art)—center of interest or emphasis. The center of interest is where we first look when viewing a picture or work of art. First, we’ll look at master artists, and see how they use this principle of design in their artwork. Then we’ll apply this principle to create a center of interest in our own pictures.

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