Learning Drawing Skills {Virtual Fridge}

This Week
I've been pondering my inconsistency on here regarding the Virtual Fridge and have come to realise the value in accountable friendships.  For the last three years a friend and I used to meet together once a week and do music and craft together.  And that time was the most productive for producing an art or craft product weekly. As I was thinking about it I decided it was time we took out the Drawing Textbook and recommence our lessons.  This time I gave the booklet to Nathaniel and he did the drawing lesson on his own.  I'm quite thrilled with what he accomplished considering it's been a very long time since we did these exercises.

Drawing Textbook Lesson 13

Last week when looking over my blog for the unit studies we had done I stumbled upon some really lovely memories of art unit studies we did here upon the blog and this has inspired me to recommence some of these with Nathaniel.  This year's winter master piece at the NGV is not as inspiring as it has been in the past so I will need to blow the dust off some of our books for art inspiration.

Mondrian Inspired Art

• Claude Monet - Artist / Art
• Wayne Thiebaud - Artist / Art
• Piet Mondrian - Artist / Art

This weeks Feature

This weeks feature is a tutorial from over at My Pinterventures by Erlene she has a super easy step by step Sea Art Tutorial to follow.

Your Turn

I invite you to take some photo's of your children's artistic pursuits put them in a post and link up with me I would love to come over and see the wonderful art your children have enjoyed doing.

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Chareen

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Unit Study Round Up

This week over on the Crew blog some of the team are sharing a few ideas on Unit Studies and this got me thinking.  When Nathaniel was younger we did a lot of Unit Study type things together.  So today I would like to share a round up of the Unit Studies that we have done together.

Famous People Unit Studies

Mondrian Inspired Art

• Claude Monet - Artist / Art
• Wayne Thiebaud - Artist / Art
• Piet Mondrian - Artist / Art
• Charles Dickens - English Language / Drama

Current Event Lead Unit Studies

• Winter Olympics - this study focused on the 2014 games but a lot of the resources can be used for any winter Olympics.
• Summer Olympics - Explore the world of Great Britain and the 30th Olympic Games.
• World Cup Soccer - this study focused on the 2014 FIFA event hosted in Brazil.  These resources cover soccer and Brazil.
• ANZAC Day - a few resources to explore the heritage of this beautiful day of remembrance.
• We had some major fire events happen on an annual basis in Australia so felt it important to learn about Fire Safety.

 Poppins Book Nook Unit Studies

A couple of years ago I joined the Poppins Book Nook which hosted a monthly unit study  with FREE downloads and bloggers who shared the resources around that theme that they had found.  This is a great resource if you are wanting specific themed unit studies.

Here are some of the themes we participated in:

• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
• Folk Tales - The Little Red Hen
• Learning in the Kitchen - Explore cooking with the Gingerbread Man.
• Seabird by Holling Clancy Holling taking a look at the history of travel at sea. 
• Pirates Unit Study - Ahoy Mates lets take a trip with a pirate.
• Little House Chronicles - Let's explore America's Wild West.
• What will I be when I grow Up? - getting to know Peter Pan.
• Weather - exploring the changing weather
• Farming - Exploring a year on a farm with The Year at Maple Hill Farm.
• Time to explore the Great Outdoors - Join the Berenstain Bears as they learn about the world around them.
• Science at Home - Some wonderful books and things to use in your home for science.

Unit Study We Have Reviewed

Here are some Unit Studies we have reviewed over the years.

•  World History The Middle Ages (400 AD to 1500 AD) - Project Passport from Homeschool in the Woods.
• Knights & Nobles Once a Week Unit Study from Homeschool Legacy.

This post is a part of the the Homeschool Review Crew Unit Studies Round UP be sure to pop on over to find more Unit Studies and help.

Rescue Me! {The Captain Sun Adventures Review}

Nathaniel has been pursuing superheroes this year.  We have watched most of the DC and Marvel series movies and are looking forward to new releases coming soon.  I didn't think I could enjoy superhero stories as much as I've grown to enjoy them with him.

Recently we were introduced to Rescue Me! What Superheroes Can Teach Us About the Power of Faith. The heart behind The Captain Sun Adventures is part comic book, part children's devotional resource.

Rescue Me! is book one in the series and focuses on origin story, rescue, power and a team of heroes. 

Chapter 1 sample page

There are a total of eight chapters in the story. Each chapter is three pages long and follows a comic book layout with text boxes giving story background and speech bubbles. The graphics are beautifully drawn and family friendly. Although there is a villain in the story he is not grotesque making this book family friendly.

The story is set in the city called Capital City where a darkness is slowly creeping into everything and everywhere.  The citizens are wondering where Captain Sun is. Captain Sun arrives and defeats the villain only to have him return.  What to do?  How can this villain be conquered once and for all?  You will need to read Captain Sun's Rescue Me! to find out ...

Devotional News Paper Sample

Each chapter is followed by a one page devotional in the form of the Capital City Chronicle.  The Chronicle expands and explains the chapter before and presents a scripture to contemplate and questions to help the reader think deeper about what is going on in the story and how this applies to us in every day life.

At the end of Chapter 8 you will find a list of questions to think about for each of the preceding chapters. 

For children who like merchandise or to colour in be sure to check out the fun stuff tab on the It's Captain Sun website.

Book Details
Title: Rescue Me! What Superheroes Can Teach Us About the Power of Faith.
Author: Bryce Morgan
Illustrator: Mitch Martin
ISBN: 9781466401471
Publisher: M5 Productions
Pages: 39
Format: Softcover, PDF, Kindle

Other Books in the Series

• Book 2:  Captain Sun and the Army of Fear
• Book 3: Captain Sun and the Scourge of the Shadow Dragon

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Over All I thought ...
Rescue Me! is a great tool to present the gospel to today's younger generation.The devotional pages are thoughtfully written and beautifully presented.  As your student works their way through this comic book they will be taken on a journey to deepen their understanding of the Christian faith and the body of Christ.   I look forward to sharing Captain Sun Rescue Me! with my younger nieces and nephews.

Blessings
Chareen