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 […]
Ancient History
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 […]
Living Book List for Ancient History
I’ve been teaching Ancient History through art and literature in my co-op class this year. You’ll find the hands on art projects to go with these books in my Art Around the Ancient World series. I purposely wanted to stay away from historical fiction for this list; my focus has been on stories that either take place […]
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 […]