Warm and Cool Colors
It was our very last lesson of our color unit! Let me be honest about one thing: I DID IT! Did what you ask? I actually did 6 art lessons without missing a week! I know all of you homeschool mom’s must be saying a silent cheer for me, right? It’s hard to stay committed […]
Woodwind Family Lesson Plan and Activities
I played the recorder in fifth grade and the clarinet in sixth through eighth grades. With four years of lessons, I can only still play Hot Cross Buns. With the purchase of the recorder for Liam a few weeks bet I’m betting I might be able to pick-up a Christmas song or two…if only I […]
Bang! Clang!: The Percussion Family
I don’t think there is a single mother in the world who hasn’t had a child grab some sort of stick and start banging it on anything they could find. And not just a gentle tap. But the sort of banging and clanging that just seems to cut straight to the area of your brain […]
Core Knowledge: A Teacher and Homeschool Mom’s Perspective
Core Knowledge? I bet your initial thought was Common Core. Let me stop you right there and say I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT COMMON CORE! They have nothing to do with each other. Well, actually they do now, but that is another opinion for another day. What I am talking about is called Core Knowledge. […]