The kids and I are all down with colds, but I wanted to give you a little peek at some homeschooling from the past few months.
I thought I'd start with Sunburst. We had so much fun studying the Middle Ages. We're on a break from it now, but in a couple of weeks we'll go back and finish up our admiration of Gothic architecture and put the final touches on our maps. We have big plans to create something special, and frankly I need the downtime to brainstorm a way to make it work.
We decided to incorporate a lot of illuminations in her main lesson book this time, and they turned out beautifully. Lyra makes a metallic gold pencil which worked perfectly for this. I simultaneously drew only a couple of the drawings with her this time, far fewer than I have in the past. It's a sure sign that she's growing up.
For this lesson I pulled ideas mainly from the first half of Charles Kovac's Age of Discovery, various online resources, and Eugene Schwartz's grades 6 and 7 files. As you can see, the artwork is still our gateway into learning. Sunburst enjoyed mixing it up by drafting letters between the major characters, as well as trying her hand at different calligraphy styles.
As always, Sunburst would love to hear what you think.
I thought I'd start with Sunburst. We had so much fun studying the Middle Ages. We're on a break from it now, but in a couple of weeks we'll go back and finish up our admiration of Gothic architecture and put the final touches on our maps. We have big plans to create something special, and frankly I need the downtime to brainstorm a way to make it work.
We decided to incorporate a lot of illuminations in her main lesson book this time, and they turned out beautifully. Lyra makes a metallic gold pencil which worked perfectly for this. I simultaneously drew only a couple of the drawings with her this time, far fewer than I have in the past. It's a sure sign that she's growing up.
For this lesson I pulled ideas mainly from the first half of Charles Kovac's Age of Discovery, various online resources, and Eugene Schwartz's grades 6 and 7 files. As you can see, the artwork is still our gateway into learning. Sunburst enjoyed mixing it up by drafting letters between the major characters, as well as trying her hand at different calligraphy styles.
As always, Sunburst would love to hear what you think.
