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| Anthony's "Where the Wild Things Are" |
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| Alex's Flowers for me |
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| Alex's Drawing (from 4th grade) of Schultz and Tuffy with him |
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| Anthony's self portrait from Preschool |
Art is a major part of my homeschool curriculum, whenever possible we talk about the art of books we are reading, art in history, nature crafts/art when we are taking a walk, and many other areas that escape me at the moment:) I find that it pops up whenever I least expect it, especially when driving in the car, which is why the boys almost always bring their sketch books! I have a bonus in my pocket though, my hubby is an artist, he can do just about anything art related. (Well except for the crafts,LOL not his area, that's MINE)
We did do one art curriculum that the boys loved and learn a lot about how art has been used throughout history. EVEN telling hubby a couple of things that he didn't know about it! (plus in my book teach the teacher) Mostly, it is hubby teaching the boys techniques to draw then giving them an assignment of what he wants them to draw that week. It is a time that I know that the boys will cherish for years to come.
From reading a lot of forums and group emails, I have noticed that most homeschooling families out source the subject of art. I figured that it might be good to list some of the sites that I have found online to help those of you that don't have a live in art teacher. These are books and sites that I have used in the past when hubby is working and the boys want to do some art to show him when he gets home. A site that we have used on more than one occasion is cartooning for kids ,they have other areas for you to check out on there but the boys LOVED the hound dog lesson. YouTube is another great resource ,just type in "How to Draw" and you will get a great list of videos. We used HelloKids, to learn to draw dinosaurs, which are a favorite in my house. How To Draw site has tons of different lessons from Transportation to Manga lessons, and everything in between! Artists Helping Children Draw is a fun site for kids because most of the how to lessons on there are on drawing their favorite cartoon characters from shows. The boys love books like these How to Draw series, or these Manga How to draw books.
So... have you used a site or curriculum that you loved for ART?? Share it below so everyone can benefit!!!
