MFW ECC Highlights: Fall Art & Nature

 

Welcome to our '’Week 10 in Review” using Exploring Countries and Cultures in My Father’s World!

 

We continued our studies in Brazil, South America this week.  I featured our Rain Forest lapbook, art and link in last week’s post.

Nature Study and Fall Art fun:

This week was full of hands-on ‘fall’ fun and artwork.  I would like to share our projects and links so you can see how to complete them at home.

Rain Forest ~ Thumb / Finger print art & watercolors:

I got this cute project from 1+1+1=1 blog. You just need watercolors, ink pads, the tree worksheet from the blog post, stamps and a little hand willing to make finger/thumb prints! 

My girls added a few animals found in the layers of the Rain Forest.

 

Watercolor Crayon Resistant Leaf

You just need some corrugated cardboard, water colors, crayons and a few leaves.  I got this project from an excellent resource – Art Projects For Kids blog.  Click here for details.

 

ECC Co-op Kids craft:

The ECC co-op Kids really enjoyed this fabric project lead by Kattie @ 2 Ladybugs and a Lizard.  Check out the details on her blog here.

My daughter asked to take her fabric craft one step further by sewing a star pillow!  We are still learning how to sew therefore simple projects work out best.

 

 

Nature Study ~ Fall Color

My girls went on a nature walk (in their pj’s) to collect leaves of all colors.

Using PrismaColor pencils, I had my girls lightly color a 1” area on the left side of their Nature Study sketch pad.  They then had to write down the specific color of the pencil lead (eg. - vermillion red or lemon yellow).  Next, they had to find a leaf similar to that color and tape it in the center of the page using double sided tape.

In the last step, I had them use Kimberly Watercolor pencils.  On the right side of the page, they were to find two watercolor pencil colors similar to the leaf colors and then color a small area with each next to each other.  They then blended the two colors with a paint brush wet with just water.  This allowed them to see how different shades can blend with ease.

I will be posting more details about our Nature Walk soon. 

Check out what we have done with our weekly Nature Walks scheduled for Wednesdays in the MFW ECC Teacher’s Manual:

1. Cobwebs and Spiders
2. Compare Pears and Apples study
3. Milkweed and the Monarch
4. Finding Colors Outdoors

Our current read alouds:

 

ECC Resources for Brazil:

 

Check out what others are doing in My Father’s World this week @ 2 Ladybugs and a Lizard blog.