From the everyday to curriculum and more, there’s always a resource for reviews, extra worksheet practice or just general ideas. Here are some we have accumulated over the decade that work well for us. Some of these we find we use everyday for worksheet practice or general research. Other websites are helpful in a pinch or on those days you need more reference for a subject. Dive in. It’s taken us a while to accumulate good quality websites that give…
Who was Salvador Dali? Art Lesson: First we looked at a few books from the library about Dali, discussing the general information about where he was born, his family and what styles of art he enjoyed. Then we watched the three minute video “Art History for Kids” which gave a great and simple overview of Dali. I liked it because it showed his quirky paintings and his famous silly mustache (which my middle child later tried to mimic with pipe…
A great and affordable typing program that gives kids access to the basics of typing and is fun and easygoing. User friendly, full of games and shows progress. Why Typing is Important Using a computer is very valuable in any profession. This is the age of technology and over the generations, many things have changed. The current generation knows much more about touch screens and using an iPhone as a mini-computer than actually using a desktop computer. Typing is valuable…
From painter and sculptor to a magician with paper, Matisse created wild and colorful art that are both magical and modern, creating art designs of perspectives before his time. Who Was Matisse? Matisse was a man of many talents and a hard life. He started as a painter and sculptor. Very little is known about some of his paintings and sculptors. He is mostly known for his paper art motifs and murals/collages that he designed after a divorce and severe…
Gaining independence through revolution in 1775 Over the past few years we have been struggling to find good, clear cut curriculum for American History. Our eldest child loves history and has already utilized a lot of the history curriculum out there. After a lot of trial and error, trying to find books that were age appropriate but also interesting (not those 500 page biographies on one topic!) we finally found a good set. It wasn’t without failure. The first lesson…
An interactive journal activity using a great American text. As you read, you learn an overview of American history from Vikings to the presidents and everything in between… Free Printable Lessons 1-28 Below: What this American History teaches… This history book with lessons covers a wide range of general history in easy to read chapters. Each chapter is about 10 pages or less, with pictures and large print. Simply using Google images and the key concepts and phrases of each…
Using Southwest Advantage – an American History Curriculum for the Teaching the Settlers of America This curriculum design was inspired by our family vacation plans (long awaited and desired!) to visit Jamestown and Williamsburg, Virginia. We studied this unit both before and after visiting Jamestown. History really came to life. If you haven’t seen Virginia yet, I highly recommend it! Below are the lessons we designed using Southwestern Advantage materials about the Early Settlers. Bringing our trip to life, we…
These days it is getting harder and harder to find good and accurate American History curriculum. While there is a plethora of world history in the academic world, finding age appropriate history books is a challenge. We have found many books over the years that have been a great resource. Although there are history books of all kinds, elementary is what has been the hardest. Below are three units I have created for elementary and middle school age to get…
Rembrandt was a 1600’s artist of realism and portraits….a wealthy famous painter Who was Rembrandt? A painter from the Netherlands Resources: Art Activity: Silly funny portraits of faces here: Courtesy of Hundred Acre Wood Other Option: Books: Art in Early America by Randy Osofsky A Child’s Introduction to Art: the Worlds Greatest Paintings by Heather Alexander MagellanTV: Exhibition on Screen History’s Greatest Painters show Season 1 Episode 7 (minute 27-39 shows process of painting) Printables for Faces below: Extensions: Compare…
Monet- the master of lilies and impressionism who went from a grocer to an impressionist Who was Claude Monet? Claude Monet was an impressionist from the 1800’s who enjoyed painting the everyday. He grew up in Paris, France, living to almost 90 years old. His experience growing up as a teen on the water and helping with shipments, he often painted boats and water scenes. Later he painted the everyday pleasures of the middle class he saw including beaches, ladies,…