Heroes of the Faith Day

Classroom Help, Informative, Just For Fun, Projects

Published with Permission
Written by Carol Barnier
www.CarolBarnier.com
www.TOSMagazine.com

My husband got a very worried expression on his face. “What is that little girl going to do with that hammer and giant nail in our house?”

“I don’t know,” I said with great concern. “What would Martin Luther be doing with a hammer near our front door?”

The little girl in the robes of a sixteenth-century monk wasn’t the only oddity roaming around my house that day. Another young man had on an aviator’s jacket and goggles. Yet another child wore a massive ragged-looking fur coat and carried a bundle of mysterious possessions. What was going on here? (more…)

READ MORE

The Civilization of Nations Begins at Home

Burn Out, Classroom Help, Informative, Single Parents

Written by Sally Clarkson
http://www.itakejoy.com

 

426px-Amormaterno
Anchise Picchi
“Does not wisdom call,

And understanding lift up her voice?

On top of the heights beside the way,

Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

Beside the gates, at the opening to the city,

At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:

To you, O men, I call,

And my voice is to the sons of men.

O naive ones, understand prudence;

And, O fools, understand wisdom.

Listen, for I will speak noble things;

And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.” ~Proverbs 8:1-6

(more…)

READ MORE

10 Great Ways to Encourage Your Gifted Young Artist

Classroom Help, Informative, Organization

Published with Permission
Written by HEather Idoni
www.familyclassroom.net
www.TOSMagazine.com

My husband is a gifted artist who never had formal training or even a single art class. He is known locally for his magnificent large-scale reproductions of works by Renoir, Monet, John Singer Sargent, and Gustave Caillebotte. For him, painting has been a relaxing hobby for more than thirty years. One of my five sons is very similar to his father, so when I began to see his talent blooming at an early age, I enrolled him in some ongoing art classes that had become quite popular with local homeschooling families. He went to one class and absolutely hated it! While other kids were pleased to be told what to do, he rejected this method of instruction. Based on the experiences I have had with my artistic husband and son, I began to explore other ways to encourage and provide resources for my gifted, independent artists.

A few years ago, our Homeschooling Gifted Email Group received a question from a mom asking for suggestions about ways she could assist her young son, who was showing an exceptional and natural talent for drawing. I thought the answers given were excellent, so from them I have compiled ten great ways to encourage your young gifted artist! (more…)

READ MORE