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Visual Art
Art can be very expressive of feelings and emotions but that is not always the main purpose of it.
We don’t get into a lot of art history, sculptures, or analysis of famous paintings in our product-line.
We want to encourage good, creative imagination but we especially want to focus on the development of physical art skills that can be applied in other areas of life….
- Art skills are practical for developing fine motor coordination (which in turn helps with writing and work such as screwing things together, taking out slivers, etc.).
- Art skills are practical to make a teaching tool or visual reminder for better memory of something. (These skills are also helpful to know when designing presentations in other subjects, even as an adult.)
- Art can be a craft that teaches a specific skill such as weaving, mixing colours, making candles.
- Art can be a reflection/expression of worship to God.
Our art curriculum (Multi-Grade Art Projects or Art for Grades 1 to 8) –
- leaves the creative expression part up to the individual student while giving guidance for a variety of skills.
- is intended to fit well into a busy home life with a number of children of varying stages.
- is a resource to be used year after year and is arranged with multi-grade teaching in mind.
We also sell professional artwork which can be used for additional crafts or Bible Memory, in the home or in ministry settings such as Sunday Schools or camps.
A “Mom-to-Mom” comment: If you want motivating and beautiful drawing or painting lessons for your children on a regular basis, you might like to subscribe to the Nature Friend Magazine: https://www.naturefriendmagazine.com/ (non-affiliate link)
Our penmanship curriculum sometimes has an art feature within a number of lessons, such as painting cards on a bird theme for the alphabet (i.e. 26 birds). And the kindergarten-level of basic art lessons was included within a section in our Beginner Printing with Fine Motor skills book.
A Workshop about ART!
A few years ago, we produced a video presentation for a homeschool online conference! And the topic was ART!
Attention Homeschool Leaders: If you are wanting this workshop for your future conference or similar, you are welcome to contact us directly with your request.
Individuals wanting to purchase a mp4 copy of this workshop, along with the booklet of notes for this workshop, may do so through our shop.
MUSIC
(See recommendations on the blog post, Joy’s Picks for Music Lessons at Home.)
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