tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876893946424365294.post6558062965599193147..comments2024-03-22T23:11:16.749-07:00Comments on Ancient Hearth: Catching Up...Fables - "The Ant and the Grasshopper"Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08272157134061700589noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876893946424365294.post-79987317932704761562011-01-06T12:46:00.896-08:002011-01-06T12:46:00.896-08:00Thank you so much for sharing! It is such a big h...Thank you so much for sharing! It is such a big help for my work with my daughter.<br />Warm wishes,<br />TonyaTonya Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140984106118247860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876893946424365294.post-39660780587216863572011-01-05T16:29:41.093-08:002011-01-05T16:29:41.093-08:00Love the GlassesLove the GlassesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751383958801178016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876893946424365294.post-53651225295724862882011-01-05T09:16:04.326-08:002011-01-05T09:16:04.326-08:00Thank you Anonymous. For those drawings (which ar...Thank you Anonymous. For those drawings (which are less than stellar) I use the chalks from Germany through Paper Scissors Stone. I think it's a mercurius chalk, but it's not labeled on my box or on the website. They are listed at $6.90 and are the square chalks on the right hand side of the page here (currently out of stock): http://www.waldorfsupplies.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/psstone/store/agora.cgi?product=Blackboards_and_Chalk&xm=on<br /><br />But yes, others do use pastels and I think render a better look to them (like Jenn at Our Little Nature Nest - she's the queen of chalkboard drawings - lol)! I just bought some Sargent Colored Drawing Chalk at amazon that she recommended that I will try out today and share soon. I also am going to make a blackboard as the one I have (from Paper Scissors Stone) is too small and I'm not in love with it, though I love the rounded edges and nice price! HTH and one bit of advice that I'm learning, as I fumble through with my own chalk drawings, is that layers and mixing colors yields a better drawing. It's just a matter of learning how to shade and create shadows and highlights. Kind of similar to using block crayons. A work in progress, for sure!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08272157134061700589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876893946424365294.post-6844069068299379562011-01-05T02:02:58.875-08:002011-01-05T02:02:58.875-08:00Hi Jen, Lovely lesson - thank you! I was wonderin...Hi Jen, Lovely lesson - thank you! I was wondering if you use pastels on your chalkboard drawings? I've just started and my attempts are less than desirable and there is no pop (using Stockmar colour chalk set). I began to wonder if people are using pastels?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876893946424365294.post-39918503309661232702011-01-04T18:01:11.512-08:002011-01-04T18:01:11.512-08:00Thank you Cathy & Catherine :) I apologize th...Thank you Cathy & Catherine :) I apologize that I let all of the documentation get away from me and I am going to make it a priority to try to do what I did for Grade 1 last year this 2nd semester. <br /><br />Anyway, as far as stories for fables, my first LA block I pulled mainly from Aesop. There are lots of books out there (through your library or free) and even online the stories can be pulled - just google "Aesop's Fables". You put them in your own words, so in this case, I don't think you have to have a specific book to do this part well. However, I do recommend the book by Sieglinde de Francesaca "Teaching with the Fables: A Holistic Approach" if you need ideas on how to bring the fables alive to your children. <br /><br />I also like Dorothy Harrer's book, "An English Manual: For the Elementary School". It goes from Grade 2 - Grade 8 and is more detailed than her mathematics manual. It is grammatical and this is typically when grammar is slowly introduced. Eric Fairman begins in grade 1 by using certain colored chalks to represent nouns, verb, adverbs, etc - but the explanations begin in Grade 2.<br /><br />HTH and thank you for the encouragement to put the lessons out there (((hugs)))<br /><br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08272157134061700589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876893946424365294.post-31127163220369540422011-01-04T15:59:33.071-08:002011-01-04T15:59:33.071-08:00Yay!! I am happy to see some of what you are doing...Yay!! I am happy to see some of what you are doing! This is slowly preparing me for next year! I need to order the curriculum!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513911177615259519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876893946424365294.post-48990887976185968532011-01-04T15:18:40.665-08:002011-01-04T15:18:40.665-08:00Jen, I was so pleased to see this post because I h...Jen, I was so pleased to see this post because I have really missed seeing your lessons, which are such an inspiration! The paintings are beautiful, and what a great idea to use tufts of wool for the insects.<br />Did you use a particular resource for your fables block that you would recommend?cathynoreply@blogger.com