Setting up a nature display in a classroom or homeschool learning space can be very beneficial. Not every child enjoys going out in nature.
Photo Credit: Jodi Mockabee Hello friends! We live in some very interesting times. Due to the precautions against spreading the Cor...
A few years ago, I handed my two eldest children their very first math test. They sat together, side by side, and commenced. Within moments they were wriggling in their seats and soon the little ga…
Just over 3 years ago, I was 4-5 months pregnant with my very welcomed but highly surprising 4th child. At that time, my 3rd was still shy of his FIRST birthday, and I had a daughter going into junior high and one struggling greatly due to dyslexia and dyscalculia . As a new school year loomed lar
How to display picture study art on a wood board, with pictures and instructions as well as other ideas for displaying picture study art!
Social distancing can be hard, so we teamed up with a group of homeschooling bloggers to…
Homeschool Harold has a lot to learn about the world. If only he was allowed to go further than the front yard.
Want some funny homeschool memes to make you laugh? We talk about ironies about socialization, mom life, schoolwork, homework perks and more!
The funniest homeschool memes and quotes on the internet are here, ready to make you laugh! Funny sayings about homeschooling before, during, and after lockdown
In the comments of a kind of random post about some Latin quizzes I made, Tamar and Caitlin asked me how I manage a homeschool day with four different grades, a preschooler, a toddler, and one in the oven. I guess the real answer is: Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. Some days our school […]
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A seriously silly and fun activity my students did at the end of the year-- I am also going to add it to my drawing activity binder for this...
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a drip sculpture inspired by one of my FAVORITE contemporary artists, Dan Lam. Before exploring this project, check out Dan Lam's eye catching drip sculptures on her website here and her Instagram page here. Dan Lam’s "tactile, technicolor sculptures use unconventional materials to
The opening montage from Mean Girls is just the tip of the iceberg…
Combine problem solving skills, astronomy, and a little Star Wars in this fun and free escape room for kids!
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If you love Harry Potter, you have got to check out this awesome Harry Potter Escape room! It is the perfect fun teaching activity to use with these books.
DIY Rhythm Dice: how I made the dice, how I use them in my classroom, and the FREE resources that I've made to go with them.
Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer ('The Woman in Gold), Gustav Klimt 1907 This was one of my favorite projects from a few years back, and my student still talk about it. Apparently, they loved it too, and that's not surprising, because we used fun techniques and mediums to make these glimmering beauties come to life. All my age groups, (4-6, 6-12, and adult) did a variation of this project. Gustav Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, also called "The Woman in Gold" was our inspiration for this project. We looked at Kilmt's use of design, pattern and color, and in creating our own Woman in Gold, we were mindful of balancing our use of line and shape. We repeated colors and patterns (red- yellow, red-yellow etc) for balance and cohesion. To begin, we primed a large piece of cardstock (you could use cardboard, acrylic paper or watercolor paper) with gold acrylic paint, to which we added a hint of brown for a more rustic effect. We set this aside. Using a colored print-out with Adele's face and arms, which you can find over at Art Projects for Kids, (see link here) we added our very own Klimt-esque decoratively draped gown and 1920's style hairdo, with plenty of decorative patterns, motifs and designs using black permanent marker. We referenced many Byzantine and Art Nouveau patterns (zentangles would work too) to help us along. I emphased that patterns should be done neatly, with line points connecting, and should exhibit variety in density and style. We then colored these patterns in with marker. I stressed the importance of working in sections using patterns of color, or color schemes, to keep things unified and harmonious. Klimt belongs to the Art Nouveau, or in German 'Jugendstil', era which is classified by its ornate, decorative and detailed elements. Inspired by Byzantine art, Klimt used lots of metallic paints and gold leaf to add shine and shimmer to his beautifully complex work. We too, added finishing touches to our patterned robes using metallic markers and paint pens. The kids were all ooh and ahh over the metallic markers. Once Adele was complete, we cut her out and laid her on our gold-painted background --- without pasting yet... because first we added more cut outs of patterned deco paper and pasted these under Adele, to extend her headdress, her gown, and to embellish the background behind her. Finally, we mounted our Adele on our background and added some bold black lines for definition and to connect all our elements. Beautiful. The kids were all so proud of this one! Adele in progress, above. 4-6 year olds: work in progress 4-6 year olds, with original 'Adele' top left Ages 7-11 Ages 6-9 Link to Art Project for Kids 'Adele' template: https://artprojectsforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Klimt-Adele-Portrait.pdf
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this GIVEAWAY and sponsored post on How to Teach your Child to Play the Recorder. A long time ago, when I was freshly out of teacher's college and hunting for that first time teaching job I had an interview for a position as
“Why else do any of this if not to become who we want to be?” ― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See __________________________ planting potatoes, the first of our spring garden handmade valentines journaling about expectation; working through Latin and spelling nature play and the discovery of sticky grasses illustrating the life cycle of a frog new buds, spring’s early ...
S.E.R.V.E Your Guide to Homeschooling with Littles Underfoot My children are 7, 5, 3, and 1 right now during this Christmas season in 2020. We also have 10 chickens and 2 kittens! Our tiny home is …
This post is all about the practical steps to take if you are considering homeschooling. While there are certainly more things you can and will do to prepare, these are my top seven!
IKEA is THE place to go to outfit your homeschool room. From furniture, to storage and organizational items, to school supplies, IKEA has a huge selection of products that are beneficial to homeschoolers.
I finally took the plunge and completely took over a room in our home for school. We've been working fluidly around our house and at the dining room table for years and I was ready to have a place to permanently put our things, a place where we wouldn't need to move everything if company came over or if we were celebrating a holiday. It required a little rethinking of how we use other rooms in our home, but homeschooling is a really big part of who we are and how we live. So I claimed the m
Photo Credit: Jodi Mockabee Hello friends! We live in some very interesting times. Due to the precautions against spreading the Cor...
Our former “school room” was more like a “school corner.” We were tucked into a small corner in the smallest bedroom in our home, shared with our exercise room and board game storage room. It was getting pretty snug, especially when thinking about my youngest starting kindergarten in the coming months and I’d have two […]
We have had so many requests for an in-depth look at how we juggle all our “curriculums” and activities that I finally sat down today to churn out this monster of a blog post. Its long.…
Come check out our homeschool room! Do you need a dedicated space to homeschool? No! But it makes sense for our family. Let me walk you through our space.
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we turned our craft room / home office into a homeschool room keeping the vintage industrial farmhouse vibe and bringing nature in throughout our setup for our kindergarten + 2nd grade classroom! shop our homeschool room ideas homeschool 2020 we are 2.5 weeks into our decision homeschool and while this wasn’t in the original plans, […]
On the night before we began our study of Brazil and South America, the Olympics began. Totally unplanned. It was so much fun to see the opening ceremony and watch a presentation of Brazil’s …
Three years ago if you would’ve told me I’d be here talking homeschool rooms - I would’ve had no clue what you were even talking about. Turns out there is a whole community of homeschool rooms and moms and I absolutely love it!
Do you ever look around at your homeschool and wonder where it all went wrong? We stand in our kitchen stumped because we know we did this right. We have classical books, hand-lettered planning sheets, tea times, nature hikes and co-op days all slated out. We have market baskets and mini chalk boards. This afternoon
Mommy Experts Share 40 Homeschool school Room Ideas That Will Turn Your Child's Space Into An Organized Learning Area For Kids In Small Spaces Too. Get Great Ideas For Home School Desks and Tables
A few years ago, I handed my two eldest children their very first math test. They sat together, side by side, and commenced. Within moments they were wriggling in their seats and soon the little ga…
