Category Archives: teaching

Latin Clue Game

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

In tutoring beginning Latin through Classical Conversations, Challenge A, I’m always looking for games to help the students review. And when I got to the second semester, I realized I need a completely different kind of game. Some of my … Continue reading →

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Jim Davis Art Lesson

Posted on February 1, 2018 by

I used this lesson below for my Masters class (ages 10-13) at my local Classical Conversations campus three years ago. For week 18, learning from the masters, the curriculum veers into the contemporary era and focuses on cartooning (much to the joy of this age of students)! Continue reading →

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Lichtenstein, Pop Art Lesson

Posted on January 24, 2018 by

For this lesson on Lichtenstein and his 1960s comics’-inspired art, I thought a smaller-scale project would work better than what the Discovering Great Artists book suggests (considering time and space). Continue reading →

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Andrew Wyeth lesson

Posted on January 18, 2018 by

The goal is to use watercolor to create a winter outdoor scene using dried glue–an easy method to create the illusion of snowflakes. Continue reading →

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Georgia O’Keefe lesson

Posted on January 4, 2018 by

Three years ago, this lesson was used in my Masters class (kids ages 10-13) for Fine Arts, week 15 of cycle 3 for Classical Conversations, but really, I would do this project with even apprentices (ages 6-7). Continue reading →

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Norman Rockwell lesson

Posted on January 1, 2018 by

I created this lesson three years ago for my class of 10-13-year-olds, and I chose to make the lesson about facial expressions, just one of Rockwell’s ingredients to make his magic. Continue reading →

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Fine Arts Lesson: Grandma Moses

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

I prepared this lesson on Grandma Moses three years ago for Classical Conversations’ week 13 in Cycle 3. My class consisted of Masters (ages 10-12+). As this unit of the Fine Arts section is focused on the great masters and … Continue reading →

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