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Tips & Tricks: Art Class

I have seen that art is another class some people have trouble with as far as what they should be doing. For us it is about the same as PE. I do not use a set curriculum as I just do not see the need for one. You can do art class as cheaply as possible or you do always have the option to outsource to an art tutor/teacher or having your child take a class outside of your regular homeschooling like what we do with gymnastics. Art much like PE you do not need to push. If your child does not want to take an art class I would not force them, too. Here are some of the things that we do: Painting: paint, brushes and paper; we also get canvases Coloring: crayons and paper Cutting and Gluing: kid scissors, glue and paper Drawing: pencils, markers, colored pencils and paper Sculpting: molding clay and maybe some molding tools; you can use Playdoh even although we prefer to use Mad Mattr Art kits: we have reviewed a ton in the past since our daughter loves art Art places: there are many of those...

Tips & Tricks: What Extra Supplies Do I Need?

With the recent increase of homeschoolers due to Covid there was a frequent question being asked, what extra supplies do I need to get? Here’s my list of extra items I got for each grade we have done. Have any other questions about homeschooling just ask in the comments! Now you don’t necessarily have to have a curriculum but we use Timberdoodle.  Preschool : Paints and brushes or sponges Scissors; both kid ones and adult Crayons Markers Books; fun ones and educational ones Stickers Binder; I used one to keep all the worksheets from our workbook together since I torn them out so we could do skip around the book as needed Construction paper Clothes pins Flash cards; numbers and letters Glue sticks Pipe cleaners Googly eyes Pompoms Tape PreK :  Container; I store all of our curriculum in this huge container so it’s all in one spot Stickers Pens and pencils; my Timberdoodle curriculum came with pencils for my daughter Pencil sharpener; my curriculum came with one Crayons ; even ...