I have changed things up this semester in schooling! When I first started this adventure in schooling, I was really set in stone with the "by the book" learning. After a while I realized that it just wasn't meshing well with our flow as a family. We are all active, hands on, and creative people. My kids learn through creating. Active learning is what we do best.
For the new year I gave them both an old camera, Allison was given our first ever DSLR (a pretty good camera that still takes great pictures) & Scotty was given the point and shoot. I gave them an assignment to photograph what frozen looks like. I bet you all thought they (or at least Allison) would have included one of Elsa or Anna, but to my surprise they came back with these beautiful photos!
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| Allison's photo of frozen |
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| Scotty's photo of frozen (never mind the strap, he's still learning :) |
I have to say, that adding art in various forms, photography, painting, building, cooking, drawing, journaling, scrapbooking, writing, music, gardening, etc. really opens up a whole new learning environment. I give them the utensils and let them go for it! Amazing what they can come up with! Plus the kids are more into the assignments & love sharing their work with everyone!
Have you incorporated art into your schooling? What is your favorite
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