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How to Include Engaging Portrait Drawings in Art Lessons in Homeschool
Do you have a child who likes sketching people? Help them improve their skills of portrait drawings with lessons from Sparketh.
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Top 10 Free Music Resources for your Homeschool
Let’s face it, many families are struggling to figure out how to keep up with educational demands from home. We want to provide their kids with quality education. But, like public schools, we have to budget our funds and often we choose to leave out some areas of learning because of it. But, musical arts doesn’t need to be left out. Discover 10 FREE music resources you can use right from home. Having kids at home, has its joys and disappointments. And, the same can be true of homeschooling. Sometimes, we need to let our kids explore other avenues as a way of helping them to develip into well-rounded citizens.…
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8 Free Resources for Teaching Art Appreciation in Homeschool
Art appreciation can seem like a foreign field for parents who are homeschooling their kids. This could be because visual arts were not given high priority in the school systems we grew up in. But the reality is art appreciation isn’t as scary as it might seem. You can incorporate art appreciation as a unit study with history acting as the spine of the study. Or, you can choose to focus on art as it’s own subject for a quarter or two during the year. The key is to not be afraid to introduce art to your kids, but rather let them explore a variety of art in a variety…
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Art Supplies to Keep on Hand for Creative Thinking Kids
My son has always loved to draw. Which is why I always try to keep art supplies on hand for him. From the earliest ages as soon as he could grasp a pencil he began drawing nearly everything he sees. For years we kept a stockpile of paper from office recycling bins. We had friends donate to us boxes, and boxes of office paper because he had an insatiable need to draw. He’d literally go through reams of it far faster than you can imagine. As if keeping him supplied in the paper was enough! The same is true of crayons, colored pencils, and pencils. He used them down until…
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10 Resources That will Help You Find Fine Arts
Fine Arts for your Homeschool Students When my husband and I were first married, we attended a touring performance of Les Mésirables. Being from a small, very rural town and having very little exposure to the arts, I sat in wonderment at the theatrics, the music and the beauty of the entire drama that was unfolding before me. I knew then that I wanted to explore the arts even further. Thankfully, I have a husband who also enjoys the arts and through the years we have had several opportunities to attend gallery openings, theatrical performances, concerts, symphonies, and even one opera. When I began homeschooling, I knew that I wanted to…
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Teaching Fine Arts in Homeschool
When Your Child has a Passion for Art Art and music appreciation are both subjects that can enhance all areas of learning. Sometimes, it’s overlooked in favor of core subjects. Homeschool art can be simple letting kids explore hands on artistic pursuits on their own while you provide them with great tools. Homeschool music can start with teaching them how to listen quietly to great music. Teaching fine arts comes easy for me even though I’m not very artistic. Why? You may ask. Because,it comes very easy to my son. He draws all day long. He hums all day long. He has a heart for rhythm and music and…
