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Arts curriculum reviews for homeschoolers by homeschoolers. In addition to viewing ratings by value, ease of use, and fun factor, find out the pros and cons of each resource in the detailed homeschool resource reviews submitted by homeschoolers. Leave your own reviews to help others.
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Most Recent Art Resources Added:
Art Sparkers- An Art Sparker is an idea that excites the synaptic nerves in your brain and stirs your imagination. It's like the ignition in an engine. It's the thing that gets you going on making art. (Y, M, O, T)
Acting Out: Create a Play Using Sculpture- Combining appreciation for outdoor sculpture with drama (Y, M, O, T)
Cross-platform Animation Software- Pencil is an animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source. There is an abbreviated online user manual and a forum for users. (Y, M, O, T)
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Most Recent Music Resources Added:
KidsGov Music Portal (K-5)- The music listing in the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. The site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center and provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. (Y)
Boombox Classroom- Boombox Classsroom is a series of curriculum-based music lessons for kids in grades K-5 based on the national standards for Music Education. We have more than 200 artists on the shows each year, performing live — both world and classical music. We celebrate diversity and promote appreciation of other cultures. Boombox Classroom teaches kids the fundamentals of music, such as rhythm, harmony, melody, timbre and form. We integrate the music lessons with geography, science, anthropology, math, language, literature, and a lot of history. (Y)
Blueberry Teacher's Help- This site has games for every subject that will turn learning into fun for your children. (Y, M, O, T)
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The Arts articles
Subdue Guilt about Art Instruction in Your Homeschool
I found out that I just wanted the kids to magically be exposed to art. I wanted them to absorb art history and learn art skills without any more from me than driving them to lessons. I mainly wanted to be able to say, “We homeschool and we have time for everything! Look at their art knowledge and skills! See how amazing I am as a mother and teacher!” Finding the source for our guilt is crucial to subduing it. So on this journey so far, I had already learned a few important things...
Easy Art History and Appreciation
Art appreciation (or the study of art history) need not be difficult. You don’t need a fancy curriculum or a complicated plan. You simply need the desire to enjoy, along with your children, the beauty of God’s creation as depicted over the centuries by outstanding artists...
Behind the Mask: What 'The Phantom of the Opera' Taught Us
The great thing about following your child's interests is that they are infinitely more interesting than anything you could dream up on your own. I'm not exactly the spontaneous type. I like my ducks in a row (a really, really straight row). The only thing I like better than making a list is crossing things off that list. But what I've found is that if I rein in my compulsiveness a bit, my children lead me to heights my list would never permit me to go. That's how our love affair with "The Phantom of the Opera" began...
Choosing Appropriate Color Words
This article focuses on picking just the right color words. With so many tempting choices, your eager yet sometimes immature writer may be using color words that---well---do not exactly work. Molly, in Lesson 2, describes her golden retriever. She says: “Murphy has long buttercup fur with an eggshell undercoat.” Is this a wise use of color words?..
Most Recent Drama Resources Added:
Drama Basics and Advice- Actors, drama students, instructors, and theater lovers will find essential drama resources here. This section provide guides to auditioning, line memorization, and stage direction. English students will also find resources for studying and writing about dramatic literature. (T)
Reader's Theater Editions- Reader’s Theater Editions are free scripts for reader’s theater (or readers theatre) adapted from stories written by Aaron Shepard and others—mostly humor, fantasy, and world tales from a variety of cultures. A full range of reading levels is included, with scripts aimed mostly at ages 8–15. (M, O, T)
Reader's Theatre Basics- Reader's Theatre is a valuable tool for any classroom. It allows students to take virtually any piece of literature, analyse it and adapt it into a script. This script can then be performed with a minimum of preparation, props or scenery. This site will provide you with the knowledge, experience, resources and sources to conduct a reader’s theatre workshop in your classroom. (T)
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Most Recent Poetry Resources Added:
Walt Whitman: Patriot Poet- From PBS.org (M, O)
Wired for Books- Poems, stories, plays, essays, lectures, and interviews for children and adults. (Y, M, O, T)
Wired for Books: Poetry Online- Listen to readings of poems many by the original authors. (Y, M, O, T)
