Archives for January, 2013
Egyptian Chalk Portrait Art Lesson
My goal for last week's art lesson was to tie in our history unit on Ancient Egypt and introduce students to a new medium. The program Art Attacks that I ...
Making Egyptian Collars from Felt, Noodles and Beads
In her book, The Ancient Egyptians: Dress, Eat, Write and Play Just Like the Egyptians, Fiona MacDonald has a project for making an Egyptian collar that I just had to try. After ...
Valentine’s Bulletin Board Shows God’s Love
With February approaching, it's time to start thinking about Valentine's bulletin boards. It's also a perfect time to remind students of the great love God has for them, a love ...
Making Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagi
It's official: we've kicked off our unit on ancient Egypt. After our first lesson covering its geography the students were very interested in making sarcophagi.
Unfortunately, the link to the pattern I found ...
Uses for Leftover Crayons
For the past 10 years at the end of each school year I've collected crayons that my students no longer want. On my recent mission trip to India I took ...
A New Year’s Challenge from India
Happy New Year to all my blog viewers! I have appreciated your support. I know it's been a little while since my last post, but I have a good reason. ...