Root craft

This week started out with another cool box creation! My neighbors brought me another box, and the cardboard corner pieces begged to become a ball track. We rolled ping pong balls (yes, I rolled some too,) whenever the box was available. I finally retired the bean box midweek, when all the beans were spread all over the floor. Twenty-one ping pong balls are easier to pick up than 3000 beans! One of the things I wanted to include this week was more science. We started learning about trees by…

When we think of trees, we often envision the canopy of branches and leaves above. But what about all those roots? Drawing tree roots can be a great challenge for artists and art students alike, but it's also an important skill to master if you want to become a more well-rounded artist. In this blog post, I'll give you 10 easy steps to draw tree roots with just a few marks on paper!

Copy of a model my class and I made last year. I used brown kraft paper for the trunk and branches.

Our local libraries have been presenting some great FREE programs for children! Last night my son and I took the kids to a Spring themed pajama night. I always wish more parents knew that these g…

So as I mentioned earlier, we're homeschooling now! It's been three GLORIOUS months and it brings back so many fun memories of when I was homeschooled back in the 80's/90's. My method of madness to teach my little ones is a mix of Charlotte Mason/eclectic/anything that gets the lesson in their head/with a dash of Montessori, because we don't want computers to take over the child's imagination completely. I have learned so much about who I am as a teacher and how incredible my kids are, just…

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After we made our flower we moved onto learning about trees. Bubble was fascinated by the roots so we Googled some pictures that showed how...

Rooted Theme for March "Rooted" series.

OBJECTIVE Learn how a tree uses it's roots to drink and move water up to the leaves. BOOK What Do Roots Do? by Kathleen V. Kudlinski EXPERIMENT Investigate how roots "drink" by dipping the edge of a piece of paper towel into water (food coloring optional). I recomned food coloring because it will help you see the ater climb. The water will climb up the paper towel. Record what you did using this simple Science Lab Recording Sheet. ART Create roots by cutting and gluing yarn. Tree Roots…