Art History (Cassatt and Escher)

For Art History today we learned about Mary Cassatt and M.C. Escher. Although they did some amazing multiple view sketches, I love their "Mary Cassatt" pictures the best. Since Cassatt did beautiful paintings of mothers with children, I told my six cute students to create a colorful picture of their mother with them when they were a baby.

Luke and Mommy

Isabel and Mommy

What we learned today (May 20th)...

Mary Cassatt -1844 to 1926 - Pennsylvania -wealthy family -Impressionism (short brush strokes, bright colors) -painted in Paris, France -painted women with children -never had children of her own

M.C. Escher -1898 to 1972 -Netherlands -bad grades in school -graphic artist -sketches -symmetry -"mathematical art"

Next week we will learn about...

Edgar Degas and Norman Rockwell

Great Chore Charts

I found some great chore charts here. I like how you can pick Dora, Sponge Bob, etc. and customize the days of the week and chores as well. My kids get donuts at the end of the week if they miss two or fewer!  (the ghetto homemade chart on the top left is for something else.)

Hukilou

Luke and Isabel had an assignment from their "History of the World" class, to call one of their grandparents and interview them. What a great idea. I love how such a simple thing teaches them how we get history. (And of course teaches them about their grandparents.) When Luke was about to call his grandpa, he said, "I sure wish I had a Hedephone for this."

Last night we went to a luau at our church.  As soon as I told Isabel about it the night before, she was so excited and got out what she was going to wear.  She also told me that at the luau, she wanted to play the Hukilou song on her ukulele.  I feel so bad that I didn't think of this and plan a head.  But I am sure glad that Isabel thought of it and that our friend Shellie, who helped run the whole luau, was flexible enough to let Isabel play.  She did such a great job and everyone clapped like crazy when she finished!  Hooray Isabel!