Class objective: to recognize the size, shape, position/direction of lines, dots, circles, etc. in a defined space. 
You've not heard of shading drills? That's when one practices shading on purpose in a notebook. Keen control of the pen and pencil is really a key part of drawing well.
Children usually like drawing comic strips
I recently went over chapter 3 in the Drawing with Children. The lesson seems to be one that is easy to plan. I summed it up on the page linked above. Related: 
No Scrooges allowed! This page features printable gift tags for Christmas and blank tags for anytime. You will find a fudge recipe on this page as well, the joys of the internet are yours!
Unlock A Cell
Make Rows Taller
What does Beta Mean regarding the V Planners?
How to Know!
Requested - The diploma pictured here, but without the border. It is a typeable PDF.
New Yellow Stripe handwriting rule papers in 5 rule heights and in horizontal format.
The printable filler paper on this page feature a rule height of approximately 9mm. The rule is blue with pink margin lines and the outside margin line is olive. All but one file feature a small image at the top of the page. Each paper has a header that reads: by: and date:
Word templates that may be used to create paper cubes with pictures. Each template makes a certain sized cube, there are 7 sizes. Use the cubes for education or to make photo cubes.
There are 3 new pre-made gift tag sheets, two are suitable for Christmas. The blank tag template has been redone to make it better. That's a pitiful description.
The Spicy Popcorn page will be new to most of you. Today I updated the instructions to reflect exactly how I make the popcorn; I've been making it for years, and I added a 4x6 recipe card in the Microsoft Word formats of - DOC and DOCX.
Calendar shown here is an example of using the calendars. This is an undated "dated" blank monthly calendar. The blocks that should contain dates are bordered and the month and year is noted on the bottom of each page.
Fantasy Fudge from the Kraft Marshmallow label - Our family's been making this particular fudge for decades. The recipe is online and I added recipe cards, a pdf of 4 small cards and the typical 4x6 recipe card size in doc and docx.
13 Meals is a method of meal planning for a month that I started doing a long time ago. I based this method on the repeating meal. This method is best when a shopping list is also made as this typically saves money at the grocery store.
A menu planner in two colors - black and white, and blue and white. This planner allows you to keep a running record of meals and it has the typical menu planner files to go with it. Part of this menu planner is based on my category method of making meal plans.
Of course calendars continue to occupy work and I can't seem to resist making new calendar styles. This new style is a one-page monthly calendar that has ruled lines, most of which are dated.
I came across a file that I had forgotten about. It is a "Month on a Page" type of calendar. This one is called List Top and I have a non-dated version of it at Calendars > Blank Calendars. Anyway, I made a whole lot of dated "List Top" calendars.
Requested: Blank Calendar in the Blue Calendar style and the Frame Calendar style. These files are placed on the Blank Calendar page at Calendars > Blank
The only dated "wall" calendar that I have was expiring this year (and I just removed it from the page) and I made another wall calendar to take it's place. It's made in the same style as the Colonial Set.
Attendance H - an attendance calendar that can be used for several children. I made 3 versions of this new attendance calendar - one for 2 children (1 page), one for 4 children (2 pages), and one for 7 children (3 pages). I am calling it Attendance H because it prints horizontally.
While working on the page, Prepositional Phrases, I added files for the Thanksgiving song by Lydia Maria Child: Over the River and Through the Wood. The pdf version has a ruled right side for anything that you deem useful.
3-Year Calendar - Someone requested a 3-year per page calendar a few days ago and so I made the calendars and now they are online.
Someone asked for a certain list of prepositions today and that led me down a bunny trail that ended with making preposition lists and a short, maybe very short, preposition bingo game that uses the prepositions from Easy Grammar grades 3 and 4. All files, game and lists, are found at this link.
I was recently updating the files for the 2-page dated attendance form when I realized that I needed to make one more for August - one that included January in both the 1st and 2nd semesters. Our homeschool year typically started in August and the 2nd semester started in January. Once in a while the 1st semester used part of January. So now we have a 2-page attendance calendar with two Januaries.
The Art Section
In Drawing
Printable files and assignment suggestions for various aspects of drawing
The two "Drawing 1a" pages has a home page at: Drawing Lessons
Drawing 1a For Ages 9 or 10 and Older
Lessons- 5x a week
33 weeks: 1a
19 weeks: mirror image
Drawing 1a For Ages 8 or 9 and Younger
Lesson format:
1a: 9 weeks, 3x a week
Shading
In Shading you'll find:
Shading Assignments
Shading Drills
Shading Scale Exercise Example
Perspective
In Perspective you'll find:
One-Point Perspective Grid
Linear Perspective Models Using the DML
Lifepacs Elective Art Unit 4 - Lesson Plans
Also in Drawing
In Books
Lesson Plans or Planning Suggestions
Drawing With Children Overview and Lesson Plan Suggestions
I've written several articles aimed at helping the homeschooler use this book for art classes.
Drawing With Children, Lesson 1, Overview and Lesson Suggestions for Lesson 1
Lesson 2, Overview and Lesson Plan Suggestions
Lesson 3 Overview and Lesson Plan Suggestions
AOP LifePac Electives Art
I used AOP LifePac Electives Art for high school art. I've written several articles about the books.
Lesson Plans for Unit One
Units One and Two Week by Week
AOP Art Unit 4, Perspective - Lesson Plans
Planning Guide- AOP LifePac Electives Art - Unit 7 Comics
In Color
Color Theory
Learning About Color
The home page for Learning About Color lists the standards sequence for grades K-6.
Exploring Color Theory
Exploring Color Theory has a list of color theory terms along with illustrations
Also in Color
Related to Color Theory
"Made for" Color Theory, is a more accruate way to descibe the following content.
In Crafts
- Mother's Day Rose Card
- Hand Trace - Macaroni Turkey
- Homemade Paper Gift Bag
- Folded Star
- Snowman Picture
- How to Make a Snowflake
- Christmas Gift Tags to Decorate- Tags for gifts, Christmas or Otherwise
- Calendar Frame
- Styrofoam Balls and Buttons Ornament
- Beaded Icicle Ornaments
- Bear-in-a-Bag Christmas Ornament
- Lollipop Tree Ornaments
- Pipe-Cleaner Candy Canes Ornament
- Sock Doll: Bunny
Newest Content In Art
2009: I have been working for a couple of months to revise the art section at DY and today, I uploaded some of the new pages. Some of the pages are unfinished, but online anyway. Almost every area in the art section is unfinished. Expect to run across typos, misspelled words, or broken links, it takes me a while to get everything right and it will take a while to finish all of the areas in art. Because so much is new, I will post a list of home pages and pages with new printable files. 2011: The art section continues to be an ongoing project.
- Calendar Frame
- Learning About Color I've rewritten some of the pages in Learning About Color.
- Rewritten: Drawing With Children, Lesson 2, Overview | Lesson
- AOP Lifepac Art Unit I Lesson Plans
- Lifepacs Elective Art Unit 4, Perspective - Lesson Plans
- One-Point Perspective Grid
- Linear Perspective Models Using the DML
- Christmas Gift and Plain Tags to Decorate
- Planning Guide- AOP Electives Art - Unit 7 Comics
- Drawing With Children, Lesson 3
- Gallery - Caravaggio, Rembrandt [Shading & History]
- Drawing With Children, Lesson 2, Overview | Lesson
- Homeschool Art Topics by Grade, k and 1st uploaded, Color Names, Coloring Shapes
- In Drawing: sighting, perspective, and shading [will add more later]
- Color Study Printables
- Snowman Picture [and crafts moved from Homeschooling Section]
- Books and 9 weeks of AOP Electives Art
- Art Supplies [6 pages]
- Drawing with Children [3 pages]
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