Pass a kid of any age a camera and they will instantly start taking creative images of their world. Add one of these photography courses into your homeschool to help them understand more about the tools and skills involved in this art form. This post contains affiliate links. Digital Photography Unit Study from UnitStudy.com If you […]
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Pre-European Canada was full of cultural groups of varying native communities. Peoples like the Iroquois, Inuit, Algonquin, Blackfoot, and Haida, amongst many others, were this nations first peoples. Today these people are still proud of their heritage. Traditions and culture of the First Nations people are rich and vibrant, their stories are beautiful and wise, and the
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Art can be a challenging subject to teach, especially if you don’t feel like it is a skill you excel at. This month, The Canadian Homeschool Blogging Team shares their experiences teaching art and how to incorporate it into their every day learning. Alison – Homeschool Art Without a Curriculum Many homeschoolers feel under qualified in
As a homeschooling project, our family volunteered to help out with props and set design of our church’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Our pastor, the director, had graduated with a degree in theatre arts and our organist, an accomplished musician, was named musical director. The Board allotted several thousand dollars to the budget, so
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I wanted to share with you a few websites that have Canada focused colouring sheets. Great for studies of our country (like The Canadian Adventure!), celebrating Canada Day, or even just for fun. Crayola Props to Crayola for providing us with our own specific colouring sheets! Included in the collection are provincial sheets. These are
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When you hear the name Crayola, you think of arts and crafts supplies: crayons, markers, paint, paper. But maybe you should also think of resources for teaching art. CrayolaTeachers.ca is specifically designed to support teachers help their students unleash their creativity through products, lesson plans, and other professional resources. Products Since Crayola is so well-known for
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Ted Harrison in an artist who lived in the Canadian territory of the Yukon. His art uses a lot of bright colours and lines. Spending some time looking at his work with my children, we made some interesting observations. Most of the painting feature a round sun somewhere in the sky and jagged lines running
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Art can be an overwhelming subject to try and teach your children if you aren’t particularly artsy. Add in the expenses of buying a curriculum with the supplies that art usually requires and it’s definitely not always appealing. Art Tango is a great solution. Offering a complete set of 30 lessons for each grade from
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