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Part Two of A Great Homeschool Project – Making A Movie

Last week I introduced A Great Homeschool Project – Making a Movie. If you haven’t read last week’s article, you can click here to see it.  When I started writing Part Two, I had a hard time deciding the direction I should take. I did not want the article to read like an instruction manual.  [...]

A Great Homeschool Project – Making a Video

Making a video is fun!  I enjoy the creative process of putting the video project together. I also love the feeling of satisfaction when the project is completed. Making a video can be a great homeschool project. You are limited only by your imagination. Since I am an art teacher, I have assigned my students [...]

Sketchbook Ideas For Children

If your child is interested in drawing, buy them a sketchbook. Any size will work.  They don’t need special pencils, a #2 pencil will work just fine. A #2 pencil can be used for shading. They can press harder with the lead when they want a darker value. If you want to splurge, you can [...]

When Writing and Art Come Together: A Student Activity

I ran across a handout for a one day workshop to be held Saturday, August 1, at the Portland Art Museum.  The workshop is called “Poetry, Art Becomes Muse”.  I got really excited until I saw that the workshop was only for teen writers, 13 to 19. Guess I can’t go. Too bad!  It sounds [...]

If I Could Only Teach About Ten Artists From the Past

Okay, this post is going to be short and sweet. I am writing this to get a discussion going with my readers through comments.  So, here goes. I was talking to my daughter, Lara, the other day. She homeschools her children, my grandchildren.  Since I am an art teacher, she often asks me questions about [...]

Art Supplies Can Spark a Child’s Creativity

As a child, I remember receiving a new box of crayons or colored pencils with drawing paper as a gift. I would get so excited. I couldn’t wait to create something fun and colorful. My creation might be something as simple as a doodle of my name on the page, but I loved using those [...]

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