Arabian Nights I wrote this script back in 2011 for our homeschool Classical Theatre group. We had about 50 kids involved in the play so it was a BIG production. I spent endless hours reading huge volumes of tales from various sources and periods in history, and pulled out the best of...
3D Drawing - Group Game This activity is ideal for art classes, but will also work at home with just two or three students. It's great for any age, but you do need to be able to draw basic 3D shapes such as a cube or a pyramid. A review page...
"READER'S THEATER" Bible skits Here are some Bible stories written as play scripts, but with the expectation that they will be used as a group read-aloud activity, not as an actual play/skit. (You are welcome to use them for actual plays/skits if you want to.) The main difference between Reader's Theater...
"Samuel: the Last Judge of Israel" Purpose of activity: To provide some hands-on art/craft activities for the main stories about the prophet Samuel. Description: This booklet is a do-it-yourself project, where you print the page patterns onto card stock paper, then print out the extra flaps and activities and glue them on. The book is...
Lessons from the book of Daniel (ages 8-11) Designed for ages 8-11 (some 12's would enjoy it, too) Overview: For each chapter of Daniel, there is a lesson containing historical notes to go with the story, suggested discussion questions, and some kind of activity. The activities include the following: 1) A booklet called "Welcome...
Map of Japan Project Purpose of project: To provide a very basic introduction to the geography of Japan, and also to experiment with the art technique of drawing with a wax that will resist the application of a water-based paint. Target age group: Ages 7-11 Description of project: Students label and color map of Japan. Crayons are...
Pop-Up Bunraku Theater Scene Purpose of activity: To supplement your study of Japan and/or Asian theater Target age group: 8-13 Description of activity: A pop-up picture showing a typical scene from a Japanese Bunraku theater performance. This type of theater is the main subject of the popular book The Master Puppeteer by Katherine Paterson. Time needed: This really depends...
Japanese Woodcuts for you to Color The download is just some black and white pen drawings of famous Japanese woodcuts that you can color or paint. Click here to download
Pop-Up Pompeii Villa (craft) Pop-Up Pompeii Villa (craft) This is a pop-up picture that can have murals added to the walls inside. I downloaded and printed real murals from villas in Pompeii, (re-sized them in Photoshop) so our pop-ups had genuine artwork on the walls inside!
Chinese Idioms Calligraphy Page This is just something I cooked up quickly during our group's China unit several years ago. I can't find the original digital file so I just scanned a copy of the paper I had handed out in class. If I can find the digital file I'll upgrade the...
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