Exploring Art History: Unveiling the World of Creativity and Culture for Homeschoolers I’ve always enjoyed fine art, but my interest really peaked when one of our children became fully immersed in learning about art, artists, and galleries. Art history is – who knew – a fascinating subject that opens up a world of knowledge and inspiration for homeschoolers. Through the…
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In our homeschool, we use classic books for literature, history, and even for science. We love to keep hardback copies on our bookshelves, but sometimes it’s hard to find a printed copy. We find many of our favorite classic books here… A homeschooling family began formatting old classic books years ago. I met them at a homeschooling convention a very…
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Salsa Spanish offers free Spanish lessons for younger kids in Kindergarten and lower elementary. Each lesson contains a video of puppets and costumed characters. You, the teacher, do not need to know any Spanish to teach these lessons! A full teacher’s guide for each episode is available, free. The lesson plans include scheduling suggestions and black line masters (drawings), correlating…
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The University of Newcastle offers a nature illustration course once or twice each year. The first year the course came out, I took it alongside our teenager. We really loved it! The course covers botanical illustration, but goes so much deeper than just showing you how the teacher draws objects. Instead, you are encouraged to draw the object as you see it! Also,…
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Scientist and artist Adolphe Millot illustrated many natural wonders, from minerals to birds, from insects to butterflies. As he was an epidemiologist, Millot was accurate in nature illustration. His paintings were used in encyclopedias in France in the late 1800s. These are Adolphe Millot’s papillons, or, butterflies. I created hand-drawn coloring pages from Adolphe Millot’s Butterflies Adolphe Millot is one…
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Our family has been homeschooling for over a decade. I hope to encourage you that there is no obstacle to a beautiful education - you really can do it. And you and the child can both enjoy the journey! - Lori Seaborg, America's Gulf Coast | more About Us
