Aug 25th, 2008 by Michelle
Train beautiful handwriting and build excellent character in your children with these new workbooks from two homeschool moms.
When I first read about Character Italics: Building Character Through Handwriting by Martine Cox and Wendy Shaw, I gave a great whoop of excitement.
This was an idea that was bound to happen.
Aug 21st, 2008 by Michelle
For years now, my husband and I have been selling great used books online to homeschoolers, mostly through our Yahoo Group HomeLibraryBuilder.
Want to benefit as we concentrate our operations?
As our family size has grown and our interests expanded to this site and several others we feel led to close down the used bookselling with a giant three day sale this weekend of all our remaining stock!
Most books will be only $2.50!
Aug 21st, 2008 by Michelle
SALE TIME: Live now until midnight FRIDAY, August 22, 2008
(Eastern Time).
PRICING: Most books $2.50; some priced individually, a few titles just $1.00.
Aug 10th, 2008 by Michelle
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.
Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Scott Adams, Dilbert Cartoonist
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing
because he could only do a little.
Edmund Burke
What is the one thing you’re going to do this year? How about your children? And what is stopping you?
If you let me know in the comments below, not only can we rejoice with you when you meet your goal, I can help you with specific future posts that address your needs.
Let’s keep each other accountable.
Aug 8th, 2008 by Michelle
Ever hear, “Why do I have to learn this?”
Here’s the start of a series to help your children see the relevance of art to everyday life.
Credit: BOCOG
Aug 7th, 2008 by Michelle
Aug 6th, 2008 by Michelle
I’ve been looking through the latest offerings at BookCloseouts.com and thought you’d like to know about these bargains.
This terrific site is running a $1 sale on 1,000 titles for the month of August. But you don’t have to search through the sale. I’ve found the great art-related titles for you.
Some other deeply discounted titles caught my eye too that are listed as well.
As I’m writing this, all the titles are in stock but they won’t hang around for long.
Most of them had 50-100 copies still available. (I found some real gems with 1 or 2 copies left but didn’t want to frustrate you by listing them only for you to find they’d all gone.)
And yes, I’m stocking up myself on this one! Continue Reading »
Aug 5th, 2008 by Michelle
Looking for some art starter ideas to whet your appetite?
Don’t know what to ask your children to draw?
Aug 5th, 2008 by Michelle
Looking for art connected with a particular bible story?
Try the site below. You’ll find images listed by artist, by city of origin and of course by bible text.
Aug 1st, 2008 by Michelle
Many homeschoolers ask me to recommend the right art curriculum for their child.
(And one of my goals for our newsletter and blog is to give honest reviews of current homeschool art curriculum.) And yes, I know you need some specific guidance with how to teach art.
But it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking there must be a perfect curriculum out there somewhere.
Instead … try looking for the Spirit-led provision for the specific needs of your children. After all, you know them better than anyone, even the best curriculum writers.
How?
