We’re in the midst of our fourth week back to homeschool (Sprite’s seventh grade). Despite my terrible motivation issues, it’s been a smooth transition back to books and learning. Like I suspected, once I dive in, the motivation returns. We have done math, language arts, art, and composer study in these weeks — four of […]
Requiring Art and Music Study
I received an email with this question and I thought I’d address it here in a blog post. “You both do art and music study. I want to incorporate these because I think they are important; however, he doesn’t seem interested. Should I push this and require it or not?” [Just so you know, this […]
Beethoven Composer Study
Our latest composer is Beethoven. Sprite deems him a likable child prodigy (different from Mozart). In the past, I’d always read these Opal Wheeler biographies aloud. But they really are easy reads for a fifth grader. So I turned the book over to her this time. (Even though I sort of missed reading it together.) […]
Verdi Composer Study and Opera Lapbook
We’ve chosen Giuseppe Verdi as our composer of the term, and Verdi means opera! I bought this opera DVD (pirated, shhhh….) for less than $2 —Verdi’s Il Trovatore , Metropolitan Opera (1988). I have to admit, it was my first exposure, ever, to opera. And surprisingly, Sprite and I both liked it! Granted, it’s totally […]
Mozart Composer Study
Sprite doesn’t like Mozart anymore. She always liked his music before we read his biography. But now she doesn’t like him at all. And it’s all because he’s a child prodigy. He’s too perfect. She says she doesn’t like perfect people. Although I’m a huge fan of the Opal Wheeler composer biographies, I do have […]