William

Brightly

Rands

Learn what Avant-Garde
music is

You are going to learn about the strangest style of music you have ever heard.

Learn how to test the pH
of a liquid

Get ready to be a scientist and learn about pH, how to use the scentific method, graph ansd more as you observe a real life experiment.

Learn how to draw
melting clocks

Dali if well known for his melting clock painting. Since this unit has a poem about a strange world, what would be better than Dali'art.

Learn what goes on a map

You are going to make your own drawing of London and see if you can figure out what you think the shortest distance between parliment and Rand's house is.

Poetry

The poem is Topsy-Turvy World

By William Brightly Rands

Ask your children what it would be like to live in the world described. What other Topsy-Turvy things can your children make up?

Kipling's "IF" memorization part 2

I created this video to help you memorize If and I decided to use sign language for the hand motions so the learning will be that much richer. Make sure to mirror me so you do most of the motions with your right hand.

Poetry Writing Lesson

You are going to write a funny love poem about two animals that would be an unlikely couple. If you need help, you can rewatch last month's video (link in January) or ask for help in the FB group. Here is an example about a Hippo and a Ferret.

An Unlikely Couple

By Christine Owens

If a hippo loved a ferret, would he step upon her tail?

Would he carry her in his mouth, treat her gently as a snail?

Would he build a little raft so she could float upon the water?

Or would he sit on the sand as not to make it a big bother?

Would she make him giant salads to make his smooth tummy glad?

Would she catch him little fishies, though it would make her so sad?

Would she climb upon his back and clean him like a little bird?

If you really think about it, it is really quite absurd

Could a hippo and a ferret truly be in love?

I guess that it's as likely as an eagle and a dove.

Art Lesson

Dali Art Lesson: full painting done with colored pencils

This month, we will be drawing like Salvador Dali. His art is Avant-garde and fits in the category of Surrealism. Learn more about the word Avant-Garde in the music lesson video. The piece is titled The Persistence of Memory, and he was inspired by melting cheese. This lesson is on the long side, so if your children are younger,r you may want to do the video to the right and draw the melting clock. You will need paper and colored pencils. For the best results, you will want more than the basic colored pencil set.

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Dali Art Lesson: melting clock for younger children, done with colored pencils

This month, we will be drawing like Salvador Dali. His art is Avant-garde and fits in the category of Surrealism. Learn more about the word Avant-Garde in the music lesson video. The piece is titled The Persistence of Memory. You will learn how to draw and color a melting clock. You will need paper and colored pencils. For the best results, you will want more than the basic colored pencil set.

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Set of 50 Crayola colored pencils

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How to draw a fun Alarm Clock

Lunch Time Listen

Musical style is Avant-Garde.

You will get to listen to music you have never heard before. Pay attention to what makes the different styles of music different.

Avant-garde meets Pop Music

OK GO is a group that mixes over-the-top music videos with music. This music is Avangard because of its unconventional way of playing the music with a car.

Do you think this is music?

Activity Help

What is the pH scale?

For younger kids

What is pH?

For older kids

The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali