Can You Teach Art If You’re Not an Artist
I know many homeschooling parents out there don’t teach art. For some, it’s because...
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Tag: creativity
How To Encourage Creative Writing
Ah, creative writing! Two words that strike fear into so many homeschoolers! Though there are many...
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The Beauty Of Boredom
Why are we as parents so scared of boredom? What are we afraid of? When our children are little it...
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Five Reasons to Work Puzzles as a Family
Puzzles have always been a part of our family tradition during the holidays. As soon as they were...
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Keeping Them Busy
Summer is coming. Are you ready? Parents across the country are already scouring online sources,...
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10 Creative Writing Assignments
The writing struggle. It is real. Yet it is not impossible to deal with. I remember when my twelve...
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Winter Art: Creating Nature Indoors with Self Expression
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?
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Bored with summer? Assemble a summer fun collection.
Summer days can be long. Making the days fun while adding in some brain boosting exercises will help them retain information. A summer fun collection can be an assortment of books, games, crafts, and science kits.
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Frogs & Center of Interest (Art Through the Year Season 2 Episode 7)
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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Sculptures and Form (Art Through the Year Season 2 Episode 6)
In this lesson, we will study the element of art, form—objects having three dimensions. Form is very important in sculptures, since they have depth as well as width and height. In this lesson’s project, we’ll use the elements of art, shape and form to create a sculpture of Pinocchio. First, we’ll draw a preliminary sketch of the shapes and then create the forms in clay.
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Jungle Fun in Art (Art Through the Year Season 2 Episode 5)
In this lesson, we will study jungles and one of their beautiful inhabitants—monkeys. So far in this series, we’ve studied the elements of art: line, shape, texture and color. We will introduce the next element of art in this lesson: value. First, we’ll look at jungle paintings by master artist Henri Rousseau, and learn how he interpreted their values of color.
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Horses in Color (Art Through the Year Season 2 Episode 4)
In this lesson, we will study beautiful horses—a popular subject in art. So far in this series, we’ve studied the elements of art: line, shape and texture. We will introduce the fourth element of art in this lesson: color.
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