A few weeks ago I posted about our Paper Sloyd Handicrafts (here) and since then we have done more machine sewing for our handicrafts! I love the technology of being able to grab my phone camera and take video of these first steps in learning!
Sewing
So, around Halloween Christian asked me to make him a Link costume (from the Zelda games) because our babysitter dressed up as Link and Christian thought it was awesome! I told him that the hat would be a project he could do so we set everything up for his first independent sewing lesson! I helped him along the way and I am so proud of how he took off and mastered the manipulation of fabric and the machine! You can see some in this video (and hear my panic as his hands got too close to the needle!)
Vinyl Designs
Another "handicraft" that I am addicted to is making vinyl designs! I want to pass that on to my kids (I hear that they teach plotting and vinyl cutting in some STEM classes!) and Christian had a blast adding a design to his Link hat! He plans to create hats with designs as Christmas gifts this year! We already finished our first hat for one of the cousins! Watch the process in the video below! (And I have to say, I love that first reaction when they realize they made something cool! That light that shines from within is so precious! Being a "Maker" is so much fun!!!)
Cross Stitch
If hand sewing is more your speed, cross stitch sewing projects are great for the beginner! This is a video of our first time trying it - he was excited just to play with the needle and thread, but we started on the process of learning to make the "x" in the fabric. For a few links and more information on cross stitch, I created a fun pattern for a cross stitch panel zipper tote on Sewing Mama RaeAnna!
In my last post "Part 1 - Tonic Sol-fa and Rhythm" I introduced a little bit of the history behind the music education methods that were used to teach children in the PNEU schools by Charlotte Mason and her teachers. Today I want to address the list of songs and melodic training within the schools. My driving question through some of the research and reading I've done is "HOW were these singing and musical skills taught?" I've come to the conclusion that for young students, the music instruction was given by "rote" or by the training in the sol-fa method that sequenced skills in order to sight sing a written melody. Rote singing is simply aural instruction that can be done by echoing phrases until a student has learned the entire passage, and/or continual exposure to the song until mastery is demonstrated in the ability to sing alone and with others. I think this method was probably most prevalent. I'm learning more about what Miss Ma...
While planning and working on preparations for Year 1 Ambleside , I have found some amazing resources for study guides. Unfortunately, one of the resources is no longer free so I came up with my own document that you are welcome to download and use! CLICK HERE to download the coloring pages I also wanted to have a resource to see the color versions of the birds so I created a photo guide to each bird. CLICK HERE to download the photo companion. Here are some other helpful resources! Burgess Bird Study Guide Burgess Bird Images and more links
Community dancing is such a wonderful activity for all ages! I have seen the question pop up in many homeschool groups about suggestions for resources to teach folk dances so I want to share some of my favorites from teaching music and dance to elementary students in public school and our homeschool groups! If you have the opportunity to find a group already in place to attend and learn dances and observe how they teach you will have a better understanding of how to approach this in a group setting! You may feel like at the beginning like you are herding a bunch of cats but that's ok!!! Practice and consistency will improve the process! Cited Material First, I want to just say how blessed I am that I have been fortunate to have training under the most talented folk dance and movement specialists. I feel like my education and experience has been in the "golden" age through first hand workshops by the following professionals. New ...
A few weeks ago I posted about our Paper Sloyd Handicrafts (here) and since then we have done more machine sewing for our handicrafts! I love the technology of being able to grab my phone camera and take video of these first steps in learning!
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