Teaching History with Art and Artifacts There are so many ways to teach things. Choosing one that interests you, and especially your children, will be much more effective than any textbook or rote memorization of facts. You probably already know this but maybe aren’t sure how to design a program. Let me share with you how […]
Art Around the Ancient World
Passports and Homemade Geography Stamps for Kids
For my Co-op class this year along with my Art Around the Ancient World program I am incorporating a bit of geography. To kill two birds with one stone I have created geography passports for the kids in my class. They also serve as name tags for my students because I am simply terrible with […]
Making Phoenician Batik Part 2
Phoenician Study Timeline Figures, Books and Resources Make Phoenician Purple Dye Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 1 Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 2 (You are here.) Making Phoenician Batik ( Part 2) First you must make your homemade dye or purchase dye for your batik. Then follow instructions for making your Batik Part 1. Before you […]
Making Phoenician Batiks Part 1
Phoenician Study Timeline Figures, Books and Resources Make Phoenician Purple Dye Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 1 (You are here.) Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 2 Materials you need to make your Phoenician Batik: Hot Pot to melt wax Iron White Beeswax or Paraffin wax. I used Granulated Wax but any kind should work. Paint Brush […]
Make Phoenician Purple Dye
Phoenician Study Timeline Figures, Books and Resources Make Phoenician Purple Dye ( You are here.) Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 1 Art Project- Phoenician Batiks Part 2 How to Make Phoenician Purple Dye You can make your own natural dyes from food. Though you can make many different colors from a variety of food, we will […]