What educator doesn’t love Eric Carle’s books and illustrations? We read them with our children and students because they have so much to offer, both the literature and the artwork. This post will focus on an artist study and art lesson, so it can be used with children older than the normal range for reading the picture […]
Art Therapy
How to Make Tangrams for a Felt Board
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 […]
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 Freebies for Artistic Kids & Giveaway
Enter the Giveaway below-total $90 Value. Includes 1 Art lesson from See the Light, One Springtime Splendor online Multimedia Course from Alisha Gratehouse, and Spring Start Craft Basket! Around the web there are tons of art freebies to enjoy in your homeschool. Here are a few art lesson favorites of mine, Freebies here on Harrington Harmonies […]
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 […]