Week 4 of Ambleside Online Year 12 - some of what we covered: biology, Middle East & mapwork, current events, and common place book. The Lord God Made The All is our Natural History read aloud this year. I also read Ourselves by Charlotte Mason aloud and we discuss it. This week we read about … Continue reading It’s Friday
Art/Picture Study
Home Schooling in Lockdown
Just about everyone where we are is homeschooling these days, but not out of choice. I prefer to say that we are home educating because our situation looks nothing like school. We have been teaching our children for 28 years and it is a normal part of life that we don't think twice about, but … Continue reading Home Schooling in Lockdown
A Charlotte Mason Picture Study Resource
Here is Part 2 of the Australian Artist Picture Study featuring the work of Tom Roberts. I've concentrated mostly on his portraits this time. For a short biography of his life see Part 1. Download the PDF for Part 2 here. I hope you find this helpful and if you find any errors or have … Continue reading A Charlotte Mason Picture Study Resource
Free Picture Study Resource: Tom Roberts – Part 1
Australian artists tend to be neglected, partly because there isn't anywhere near as much information about them compared to artists from other parts of the world. I put this guide together for those who would like to explore some great works by an Australian artist who made an important contribution to the art world. Tom … Continue reading Free Picture Study Resource: Tom Roberts – Part 1
On Being an Initiator
The other month I wrote about bringing our children into ‘a large room’ where the doors are open to a wide and generous curriculum. In School Education, Pg 170, Charlotte Mason points out that we have a responsibility to our children to ‘...initiate an immense number of interests.’The idea of being an initiator was sparked … Continue reading On Being an Initiator
Beauty, Wonder, Keeping, Remembering…
A new find on our nature walk: Cassinia denticulata Beauty & Wonder...first time Uncle & Aunty Anatomy & Physiology Old Man Banksia Tree Nature Notebook Outside work A Latin lesson First … Continue reading Beauty, Wonder, Keeping, Remembering…
A Miscellany
Miscellany: A group or collection of different items; a mixture Here is a mixture of some things that have been going on at our place, mostly to do with art and appreciating what is good, beautiful and true... We've found some very helpful watercolour videos on YouTube and I've posted some of what Moozle's done … Continue reading A Miscellany
Picture Books for Art & Book Lovers
These are some of our favourite picture books because they are either beautiful and/or unique. I only realised as I was putting this post together that three of these books have some connection with France. Poetry for Kids: Emily Dickinson - Illustrated by Christine Davenier; edited by Susan Snively Emily Dickinson is a … Continue reading Picture Books for Art & Book Lovers
Art Appreciation & Picture Study
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a series of art appreciation books written by Richard Muhlberger that we've used for upper primary and the highschool years. Sometimes I've read portions aloud to everyone or they've read them individually. Each book is about 50 pages in length and explores how a particular artist differs from another … Continue reading Art Appreciation & Picture Study
Teaching Truth to Our Children
Truth is never violent, and there may be many clamorous ones at hand to drown her voice. It rests with us to choose whom we shall hear. Ourselves by Charlotte Mason I'm continuing with our slow reading of Charlotte Mason's Volume 4 and we just read the chapter on Truth: Justice in Word where … Continue reading Teaching Truth to Our Children
journey & destination 