My Art Lesson

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As a homeschooler, I make a genuine effort to cover all of the subjects my children should learn, but I admit that I am not an art (or music) teacher. I can teach them adequately, but I haven't enjoyed teaching them, and my students have a lack of fervor for both subjects. Poor lessons? I don't think so. I recently realized that it might be a lack of participation on the teacher's part.

During art lesson, especially, I sit my students down, present their material, and they complete their work. It was adequate, but nothing special. What the teacher didn't know until recently (teachers learn too, you know), is that art lessons benefit from jumping in with both feet. This year, I bought each of us a sketchbook and a pencil case filled with colored pencils and we are taking our show on the road. We're headed outdoors and I find my children really enjoy sketching nature, as long as I sketch along with them. We've been to the park and just outside on our own deck, and I think that fall will offer us some great opportunities for more great designs.


Peach and I sat on the deck together and sketched the petunias in the pots.



At the park, we sketched roses and trees.



And we enjoyed some fresh air...


and a rest in the shade.


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