by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool, Tips
Our family has been using the Classical Conversations curriculum since 2012, but this fall (2020) will be our first year in the Challenge level! As my oldest moves into 7th grade, I find myself having to re-work the way I approach school with my son. Among the many...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Homeschool, Tips
I love the spirit of generosity I’m seeing among so many online businesses right now. Knowing that there are a bunch of people stuck at home, feeling a little confused on how to act, and maybe a little anxious, many businesses have made extra resources free for you...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Homeschool, Inspiration, Podcast, Tips
We’re talking about fun art projects you can create as gifts for others. Tile Coasters Blog post about coasters: How to Make a Custom Coaster in 30 MinutesBlog post about Tracing: Tracing Is Amazing! I have A LOT to say about tracing. If you’re...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Homeschool, Inspiration, Personal, Podcast, Tips
We love telling all about our own personal renaissance activities each episode (the things we’re learning and creating)- But how can we foster this mindset of a lifelong love of learning in ourselves and in our children? We’ve thought up a few keys and...
by Julie | Art, FavoriteThings, Inspiration, Tips
This project makes a great gift and it’s fun to do with the kids! It’s pretty fast- most people can do it in under 30 minutes. Although it will vary based on how much time you spend sketching. To purchase some of the coasters I’ve created or to just see...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Homeschool, Tips
We all would love our students to be familiar with a collection of important works of art (and we kinda would like to improve our own familiarity with famous works of art too!) Familiarity with famous art is part of why we want to include art in education to begin...
by Julie | Art, Classical Conversations, Homeschool, Podcast, Tips
In episode 6 of the Anyone Can Teach Art (ACTA) podcast, Deanna and Julie discuss the Ridge Light Ranch blog post, “Organizing Art” (Listen to it on podcast episode 5 or read it on the blog post.) Listen on iTunes | Listen on Google Play | Listen on...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool, Tips
We started creating our life-size paper bodies in science this week! Aren’t they cute? (These are our finished ones from three years ago!) Using the My Body book from Teacher Created Resources, we color a few different organs each week while we learn some...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool, Inspiration, Tips
When I teach art, I try to always have scaling options figured out ahead of time so I can adjust the art project to make it appropriate for the wide range of skill and passion among my students. If you’re using an art lesson plan I’ve created, you’ll...
