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We do craft projects normally (more painting than anything). But they don't get too much opportunity to see real art, so I purchased a big book on artwork that we are going to flip through a little at a time and just look at the pictures/sculptures/etc and see all the different types. The pictures come with a biography about the artist, so we can read that too, but we won't really 'work' on that part. In later years we may focus more on the artist and style of the painting, but that will be a while. We listen to a lot of classical music anyway, our program will just be putting a face and name to the music when listening. They get to play around on the piano with basic scales already, we will just keep that up and learn some new stuff.YEs, you have it perfectly.
Art can be hands in paint and then on paper; art can be paper on a styro meat tray, a table sppon of blue tempra and a tablespoon of red, and roll a marbles around. ( let child pick from several colors.) DId both of these in preschool classes as an aid.
Making jello can be science-- mixing colors like something blue and something yellow, and liquid and solid. Simple on one hand or more comples on another.
My son is a science nut. He watches space documentaries, tries to read adult level books on space (he can read most of it--just needs a bit of explanation now and then), and is very excited to get to do science experiments. He has looked through the kids' science experiment books I purchased and earmarked the ones he wants to try. We go to the library now once a week, he always picks some kind of science book (how things work, weather, etc). His school doesn't have any science books in the library (or they won't let him check them out because they are 'too hard' for him).
Just had a parent-teachers conference...the teacher pretty much said he would thrive in a homeschool environment versus a public school. He gets too far ahead of his class and gets bored. He is like a mini-adult and very serious. When he started school, he said he was ready to learn and all excited. Now all he talks about is what they did in recess and gym 'because all they did was color' or 'cut and paste'. Our family is more academic oriented, the school is much more athletic oriented.
Sorry, rant over. I get frustrated at the school a bit. The teacher tries, but the education opportunities just aren't there.