ART

Lately we've been starting our school day with paper, markers, crayons, scissors, and glue spread out on the table. It draws the girls to the same room and they enjoy making whatever strikes their fancy. While they work I get a chance to do one-on-one lessons and know the other girls are happily occupied. And some lessons just require listening and dictation so they continue their art during those. It's been good.





This is how Becca kept busy while they were "creating".



Last week during art we made collages. We learned a little about Henri Matisse but made our collages out of whatever materials we had at hand.


I couldn't stand back and watch them have all the fun. I made this one and am quite happy with it. A vase with flowers and a lace curtain in the background. Quaint, I know. But it was a lot of fun!

Enlighten us!

We walked to the library today and got excited about the nature along the way. We're ready to do some research and find out what all of these things are but we'd love to hear from any of you that already know what these things are!

1. Elephant ferns? I remember my mom loves these. Maybe we had them in Panama?

2. The girls say these are thistles from Tinkerbell.


A random stick that Heidi thought was big and worthy of a picture.


The tree where the thistles came from.


3. A huge leaf we found outside of the library. What kind of tree did it come from?


4. Heidi thought this was a tomato at first. Definitely not. It grows on a tree. What is it?





5. Cool looking fauna of some sort.


6. I'm feeling like this might be a silly one to ask about...palm tree? I thought palms always had thicker bases than what I saw on this one.




7. This one wins for "most intriguing" find of the day. WHAT IS IT?