For our Ancient China lesson we told Chinese Folktales using Tangrams. If you’re looking for a book for telling Tangram stories I recommend you get started with Tangram Tales: Story Theater Using the Ancient Chinese Puzzle. It is a comprehensive teaching guide and all you would ever need for Tangrams over the course of your homeschooling. It contains a […]
Art Around the Ancient World
Geography Through Living Stories
I hope you have been following along this year with my Art Around the Ancient World Series. With my co-op class I did a full program that included history, literature (see my living book list for Ancient History ), map skills, art and artifacts and so much more! Geography Through Living Stories Every week we would read […]
Art Lesson for Legend of the Persian Carpet
This was a simple and easy art lesson for The Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tomie dePaola. The kids liked it and it can be done easily with all ages down to kindergarten. For materials you will need: Colorful card stock or sturdy paper. You can also use construction paper if it’s what you have. Paper cutter […]
Ancient Egypt Art Lesson #1: Text as Texture
Oh my, how I loved the way this project turned out! I had such fun teaching the co-op students something a little new. And for them it really was a variety of skills; some of them had never made or cut out a pattern or knew how to mix paint to make a skin toned color. They also […]
Greek Mythology Masks- Minoan Study
As we studied the art of Minoan and Mycenaean cultures, we read a little Greek mythology too. Masks and bulls seemed to dominate the study. For the literature component we read Theseus and the Minotaur from the book Greek Myths (Classic Starts Series). There are lots of other great books where you can find the story. See my list […]