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| S's Latest horse drawing. She is working on shading. |
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| My drawing of a horse. |
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| N's horse drawing. He is 5 but has a great eye for detail. |
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| N's unicorn drawing. I LOVE this sooo much. |
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| S and her horse themed birthday party last December. |
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Monday, January 14, 2013
For the Love of Horses
S is a horse lover. She loves miniature horses, ponies and large breed horses. She loves black horses, brown horses and spotted horses. She loves horses in fields. She lovess horses in barns. She loves coloring horses. She loves stuffed horses. She loves those odd robot horses they sell in the department stores. She even loves making horses out of building blocks. But her most favorite thing to do is to draw horses. We go through lots and lots of paper around here while we sit around and draw horses. She doesn't do this alone, OH NO! She has her brother and I drawing horses with her. We have an instructional book (purchased at Hobby Lobby for around $5) on how to draw different breeds of horses. We sit for hours and draw. I treasure these moments. Here are some of our creations...
Friday, September 7, 2012
Week 5 - Or is it week 4?
This is technically our 4th week of work but our 5th week into our school year. We took last week off to spend time with Daddy while he was off of work. It was a nice break. We also took Monday of this week off to celebrate Labor Day. This week we started our new Morning Meeting with The Dig for Kids - Bible Study, Our Read Aloud - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, calendar {blog post in the works} and silly dance time. The Morning Meeting is one of our favorite parts of the day.
S's progress-
Handwriting: We are using various forms of copywork for handwriting. She is using Respect Copywork from Knowledge Box Central and a couple of Draw, Write, Now books that she chooses from. Her handwriting is improving. I am going to have her start with the monthly Bible verse next week. I will require she takes her time and does her best handwriting.
Math: We are continuing with Math Mammoth and she loves it! Last year she was introduced to adding on a number line but it never really clicked. Yesterday she "got it". I LOVE getting to see those connections happen for my children.
Reading: She is reading the Level 1 All About Spelling Reader Run, Bug, Run! and LOVES it!!! Honestly, I have to make her stop reading the stories during the day. She giggles and gets a kick out of these stories. It is so nice to finally see her enjoy her reading.
Spelling: She is currently on lesson 11 of All About Spelling Level 1. She is flying through with amazing speed. I have a feeling we will be into level 2 before school is out for the year. This is a very solid spelling program and I highly recommend it for anyone who is struggling to teach spelling or phonics.
N's Progress-
Reading: He is continuing with The Reading Lesson very slowly but showing signs of progress. Yesterday he brought it to me and asked to read some more. He read the words cat, sat, and cot. It made my heart smile.
Math: He really likes his new math curriculum from K12. I bought it from CBD on a whim and I am so glad I did.
Handwriting: He writes random words here and there but doesn't seem to enjoy it. :)
Together-
FAMILY NIGHT: This is my favorite night of all! We decorated cupcakes together. It was loads of fun and laughter around our table. *Sweet Memories* for sure. Daddy made a fish cupcake, N made one with loads of icing and S made her with lots of pink sprinkles. I made mine with simple dots of color to create a flower look! :)
Art: This was our first week and I am thrilled to be starting this new venture with the kiddos. My mother is quiet the painter, as is my father-in-law. They get their knack for art honestly, though it isn't inherited from me! This week we learned the primary colors {red, yellow, and blue for those of you not in the know} and our secondary colors {orange, green, and purple} and made color wheels to go along with them. It was fun to watch them mix dabs of colors to create the secondary colors before adding them to the color wheel. Sarah couldn't believe that pink isn't really a color but it is a shade of a color. I think it will take some coaxing before she believes me. ;)
Science: We continued on with Zoology 3 this week ending chapter 1. I am still unsure of this for us but I am not a quitter so we will keep on keeping on until we either hit a wall or we sail on through!
History: It was a short week so we really didn't get any history done at all.
I am still very excited about our new school year. We have met new friends and are learning lots of new things without it seeming like drudgery. We do have some behavior issues that need to be worked on {got any suggestions?!} and we need to work on focus, but they are 5 & 6 so I am sure those things will improve with age. I am trying to pray for them and their attention and focus daily. Please join me in that prayer.
How did you spend your week?
S's progress-
Handwriting: We are using various forms of copywork for handwriting. She is using Respect Copywork from Knowledge Box Central and a couple of Draw, Write, Now books that she chooses from. Her handwriting is improving. I am going to have her start with the monthly Bible verse next week. I will require she takes her time and does her best handwriting.
Math: We are continuing with Math Mammoth and she loves it! Last year she was introduced to adding on a number line but it never really clicked. Yesterday she "got it". I LOVE getting to see those connections happen for my children.
Reading: She is reading the Level 1 All About Spelling Reader Run, Bug, Run! and LOVES it!!! Honestly, I have to make her stop reading the stories during the day. She giggles and gets a kick out of these stories. It is so nice to finally see her enjoy her reading.
Spelling: She is currently on lesson 11 of All About Spelling Level 1. She is flying through with amazing speed. I have a feeling we will be into level 2 before school is out for the year. This is a very solid spelling program and I highly recommend it for anyone who is struggling to teach spelling or phonics.
N's Progress-
Reading: He is continuing with The Reading Lesson very slowly but showing signs of progress. Yesterday he brought it to me and asked to read some more. He read the words cat, sat, and cot. It made my heart smile.
Math: He really likes his new math curriculum from K12. I bought it from CBD on a whim and I am so glad I did.
Handwriting: He writes random words here and there but doesn't seem to enjoy it. :)
Together-
FAMILY NIGHT: This is my favorite night of all! We decorated cupcakes together. It was loads of fun and laughter around our table. *Sweet Memories* for sure. Daddy made a fish cupcake, N made one with loads of icing and S made her with lots of pink sprinkles. I made mine with simple dots of color to create a flower look! :)
Art: This was our first week and I am thrilled to be starting this new venture with the kiddos. My mother is quiet the painter, as is my father-in-law. They get their knack for art honestly, though it isn't inherited from me! This week we learned the primary colors {red, yellow, and blue for those of you not in the know} and our secondary colors {orange, green, and purple} and made color wheels to go along with them. It was fun to watch them mix dabs of colors to create the secondary colors before adding them to the color wheel. Sarah couldn't believe that pink isn't really a color but it is a shade of a color. I think it will take some coaxing before she believes me. ;)
Science: We continued on with Zoology 3 this week ending chapter 1. I am still unsure of this for us but I am not a quitter so we will keep on keeping on until we either hit a wall or we sail on through!
History: It was a short week so we really didn't get any history done at all.
I am still very excited about our new school year. We have met new friends and are learning lots of new things without it seeming like drudgery. We do have some behavior issues that need to be worked on {got any suggestions?!} and we need to work on focus, but they are 5 & 6 so I am sure those things will improve with age. I am trying to pray for them and their attention and focus daily. Please join me in that prayer.
How did you spend your week?
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Attitude Adjustment
We have been struggling for weeks with S and her attitude. She is whiny, hateful, and very argumentative. We have experimented with different punishments and parenting styles. I never dreamed that the answer would come in the form of a bottle and brush!
Last week the kids got the opportunity to pick out a new toy from Walmart for good behavior and for helping with chores. (This is their first new toy since Christmas.) N knew exactly what he wanted. He got some BeyBlades and a stadium. S on the other hand wasn't sure of what she wanted. Recently she has developed a taste for art, specifically painting. She found a set of acrylic paints, paint brushes and canvas paper. A great start for sure! She came home and got started painting. I could tell a difference in her demeanor within a few hours. She lost herself completely in her painting. Over the next few weeks she earned a bit of money. The first thing she wanted to do was head out to Hobby Lobby and purchase some more paint. She chose a few new colors and a cute little paper pad to use as well. The paper pad was $1.99 and then was 40% off SCORE! She has been painting up a storm. We have some ground rules though.
1. She has to be respectful of us before she gets to start.
2. She has to have all of her chores done first.
3. When she is done painting she is responsible for cleaning her paint pallets, brushes, and drying them.
If she continues to do those things she will earn more paints and canvases. Who knows, this may turn into something big for her. She is great at it and really enjoys it. And the plus is, it helps her attitude!
Last week the kids got the opportunity to pick out a new toy from Walmart for good behavior and for helping with chores. (This is their first new toy since Christmas.) N knew exactly what he wanted. He got some BeyBlades and a stadium. S on the other hand wasn't sure of what she wanted. Recently she has developed a taste for art, specifically painting. She found a set of acrylic paints, paint brushes and canvas paper. A great start for sure! She came home and got started painting. I could tell a difference in her demeanor within a few hours. She lost herself completely in her painting. Over the next few weeks she earned a bit of money. The first thing she wanted to do was head out to Hobby Lobby and purchase some more paint. She chose a few new colors and a cute little paper pad to use as well. The paper pad was $1.99 and then was 40% off SCORE! She has been painting up a storm. We have some ground rules though.
1. She has to be respectful of us before she gets to start.
2. She has to have all of her chores done first.
3. When she is done painting she is responsible for cleaning her paint pallets, brushes, and drying them.
If she continues to do those things she will earn more paints and canvases. Who knows, this may turn into something big for her. She is great at it and really enjoys it. And the plus is, it helps her attitude!
Her paint assortment (some of these have been collected over the years):
Her Father's Day present for her daddy:
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