Paul Klee Inspiration

by Jen

by Emily

 We are studying The works of Paul Klee
and were inspired to make these today:

By Claire

Paul Klee Our inspiration

This is the end of the first week of school for us. I discovered something that is making my life a lot easier. The girls love practicing writing their letters and numbers on the magnetic drawing board. I wish I had thought of this when Claire was in kindergarten. Claire has begun to do some writing just because she wants to. The other night before bed she wrote a list of things she wanted to do next day. It included "learning about megatherium and girafids".   

Last year I posted this. I want to now assess where we are with my 7 year old.
"A Formidable List of Attainments for a Child of Six", a reprint of a curriculum outline from a Charlotte Mason school in the 1890's.
1. To recite, beautifully, 6 easy poems and hymns
2. to recite, perfectly and beautifully, a parable and a psalm
3. to add and subtract numbers up to 10, with dominoes or counters
4. to read--what and how much, will depend on what we are told of the child
5. to copy in print-hand from a book
6. to know the points of the compass with relation to their own home, where the sun rises and sets, and the way the wind blows
7. to describe the boundaries of their own home
 8. to describe any lake, river, pond, island etc. within easy reach
9. to tell quite accurately (however shortly) 3 stories from Bible history, 3 from early English, and 3 from early Roman history (my note here, we may want to substitute early American for early English!)
10. to be able to describe 3 walks and 3 views
11. to mount in a scrap book a dozen common wildflowers, with leaves (one every week); to name these, describe them in their own words, and say where they found them.
12. to do the same with leaves and flowers of 6 forest trees
13. to know 6 birds by song, colour and shape
14. to send in certain Kindergarten or other handiwork, as directed
15. to tell three stories about their own "pets"--rabbit, dog or cat.
16. to name 20 common objects in French, and say a dozen little sentences
17. to sing one hymn, one French song, and one English song
18. to keep a caterpillar and tell the life-story of a butterfly from his own observations.

1. Poetry/hymns Cl memorized:The Lad of Nod by Robert Louis Stevenson, My Shadow by Stevenson, Halfway Down  by A.A.Milne, In Time of Silver Rain by Langston Hughes,  Glorious Mud by Flanders and Swann, Fairest Lord Jesus and Silent Night among other hymns.
2. We didn't work on this but Cl memorized James 1:16-20 and 9 other Bible verses.
3. Adding and subtracting... no problem
4. Reads up a storm. Now reads chapter books silently to herself. 
5. Still needs to work on printing, forgets to leave spaces between words.
6. Did not work on compass skills.
7. Did not work on this.
8. we worked on this at the park in Redndo Beach, Green Valley Lake and Descanso Gardens
9. Didn't assess this.
10.see # 8
11. & 12 Cl can identify at least 10 different trees and 10 different flowers. We collected tree leaves and put them in a notebook.
13. CL can identify, crow, sparrow, duck goose, egret, pigeon, raven, blue jays, pelican, heron, seagulls, hummingbird, mockingbirds, blackbirds, finch, woodpeckers etc...
14. Cl has learned to do simple embroidery and sewing squares together, she is learning how to stick on plastic canvas, she learned how to make felted wool beads, stringing beads, making dough ornaments,
15. Have not assessed
16. Cl knows a couple hundred Spanish words and uses a few common sentences regularly
17. Can sing 3 Spanish songs, several folk songs, and Fairest Lord Jesus.
18. Has looked after various caterpillars and observed and talked about their life cycle.

Summer School Art

Know anyone looking for summer school or day camp options in LA this summer(2013)?
I'll be teaching 3 art classes for kids at:
www.marlboroughsummerschool.org

Art Journaling

Art

Time:

Morning Period 3 (10:30-11:25 am)

Five Week Session (June 21–July 26)

This course is offered for students in grades:

3,4,5

The world of words and art collide in art journaling. You

are invited to the young artist's playground. Make a

splash! Discover your creative self. Explore colors,

textures, images, and words as yo

u make your own

journals while experimenting with combining writing and

collage, stenciling, lettering, rubbings, drawing, paint,

pens, and pastels. Come play, explore and experiment

with colors, images, words and lines while creating a

one-of-a-kind journal.

$

460

(fee includes materials) ___________________________________
Fiber Arts

Time:Morning Period 4 (11:30 am-12:25 pm)

Five Week Session (June 21-July 26)

This course is offered for students in grades:

5,6

Create one of

a kind purses, bags, patchwork quilts,

greeting cards, accessories, and toys using fabric, wool

felt, yarn, string, paper and other fibers. Explore sewing,

embroidery, weaving, and felting processes. You will

come away from this class with fabulous ideas

for unique

creations for yourself and wonderful gifts for others.

$

425

(fee includes materials) -----------------------------------------------------

Print and Stamp Art

Time:

Morning Period 2 (9:15-

10:10 am)

Five Week Session (June 21-July 26)

This course is offered for students in grades:

2,3,4

Use up-cycled and handmade tools to print and stamp

unique images and textures. We will use dozens of

household and hardware store items like string, washers,

corks, erasers rubber bands, and buttons to create

beautiful multilayer prints for journal covers, envelopes,

book covers, wrapping paper etc. We will also create

collagraphs, mono prints, relief prints and gel prints using

water based inks and acrylic paints.

$

445

(fee includes materials)

Maximum Class Size:

12

Nature Study

Thanks to http://charlottemasoneducation.ning.com I am getting a group together for Nature Study today for the first time. I am very excited about it. It looks like there will be 3 or 4 families present.
 links about nature study:
http://simplycharlottemason.com/2007/07/25/8-reasons-to-do-nature-study/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_study
http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/

shared writing

A story dictated to me by 6 year old Claire after reading Aesop's County Mouse City Mouse

Country Moose and City Moose 

Once upon a time there was a country moose and the country moose wanted City Moose to come to her house.

She didn't  like the food there. It was just bread and cheese and water. In a day or two City Moose asked country moose to come to her house. When they got to City Moose's house they were hungry. When they got there they found food on the table. They helped themselves to cake and dabs of jam.  After they were done eating they went upstairs for a nap. Then they got up and went to the store for more food.

They bought peas and onions and potatoes, carrots, radishes, turnips and celery and some potato chips, pretzels and fruit leather and water to snack on in the car. Because all the nice food was so great Country Moose decided to move to the city and live with City Moose.   

Chapter 2 - Country Moose goes to town.

Country Moose got up one day very early and quickly ate her breakfast and brushed her teeth then put her clothes on and got into her car and went to the store to buy more food because they had used up all their food. She went without her friend because they would quarrel too much at the store if they went together. She got all the things that she knew her friend liked.

Then she came home and put the things away.

Next she got out some of the things and made lunch.

Then City Moose came home from work and sat down for lunch. They said their prayers.

She said. "Thank you very much for making lunch Country Moose." Then they went upstairs to listen to CD's. They don't really nap they listen to CD stories. They had a cat named Rosie and she came upstairs and she was their furry alarm clock and she jumped on them and licked them. They said, "Funny Kitty you really like licking us." Then they go downstairs...