Haley did a report on Matryoshka dolls at the end of her Russian studies. I bought unpainted wood nesting dolls, fine-tip paint pens, and The Littlest Matryoshka Doll for inspiration. I printed a template and challenged Haley to design her own set of Matryoshka Dolls. Haley designed all five dolls with a different pattern on … Continue reading Sonlight Core F – Matryoshka Dolls (Russian Studies)
Rickshaw Girl Haley continued her Indian Studies this week with Rickshaw Girl. She LOVED this book! She read the book in one sitting and felt inspired to create an art project based on the alpana patterns (traditional drawings created for Indian celebrations). India celebrates Dewali, the festival of lights, around New Years. I thought Haley … Continue reading Sonlight Core F – Rickshaw Girl and Days of Creation Art (Indian Studies)
One Leaf Rides the Wind Since Haley was learning about Japan, I thought she would love writing and illustrating a Haiku poem. She read One Leaf Rides the Wind for inspiration. She gathered her art supplies and began painting. She used her ipad to record the entire painting process and set it aside to dry. … Continue reading Sonlight Core F – Watercolor and Haiku (Japanese Studies)
The Master Puppeteer Haley was reading The Master Puppeteer as part of her Sonlight Core F Language Arts program. We thought it might be fun to create a moving puppet. Haley created her own template and cut out the pieces using a thin cardboard. She painted the pieces and attached the moving parts to the … Continue reading Sonlight Core F – The Master Puppeteer
The Kite Fighters Is one of Haley's readers this year. I thought it would be fun for her to design her own kite. I bought a plain white kite kit and fabric paint pens. She was so excited to design it herself. Using her ipad, Haley found various Korean characters to incorporate in her design. … Continue reading Korea – The Kite Fighters (Sonlight Core F)
As we ended our unit on Japan, Haley chose to celebrate with a traditional tea party. I challenged her to make a Japanese dessert to serve. She chose Mochi. She printed her recipe and gathered all the ingredients. She measured her dry ingredients. Then, she measured her wet ingredients. The best part was adding the … Continue reading Sonlight Core F – Macha & Mochi (Japanese Culture)
This week Haley was learning about the respiratory system. I thought it would be fun to add an experiment. Instead, I came across an art project that needed lung power...painting with a straw! Using our lungs sounded like a great way to wrap up our respiratory lesson! Haley gathered her art supplies and headed to … Continue reading Sonlight Core F: Science and Art – Painting with Lung Power (Week 4)
