10 Science projects you can do with Kids, Wiggly Water, Let's go to Ireland, The African Children's Choir, Check out Unicef and National Geographic Activities, and Learn about some Strategies for Learning Hands On with our Families.

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Monday

Bring me the Sunset in a cup. -Emily Dickinson

DRAW
Your Impressionistic (See Impressionist Painters Below and find out how they changed ART in our World and History) rendition of A SUNSET IN A CUP. Share with a trusted family member and tell them about your painting/drawing.

SCIENCE in 15 Seconds or More:
10 science projects you can do with your kids

Wiggly Water.


Audio BOOKS for teens

Free audio books all summer

What are the Interests you gravitate towards/go to when choosing a book?





The Artist Van Gogh, Cut off his Ear According to Recorded History. Have any other Artist's done puzzling things?


Vincent Van Gogh, was an Artist from France, who along with other Artists Brought about a Huge Shift in Art. He and other Artists of his time period, brought about the Impressionistic Art Period. 









Master the impressionist painting style with Painting the Impressionistic Landscape!
The Impressionist movement that began 130 years ago set artists free to experiment outdoors, capturing the fleeting effects and many moods of sunlight in their paintings by juxtaposing contrasting colors. amazon.com






“Every day I discover more and more beautiful things.
It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire
to do everything, my head is bursting with it.”~ Claude Monet



Tour the World. Ireland Today.

Getty Images, Rainbow over Ireland. Find this island on the Globe
Field trip to Belocoo, Northern Ireland. 

All I've Ever Known: Margaret Gallagher's Story - My Thatched Cottage without modern amenities.

FILM 30 minutes long, Culture Traditions, Heritage, Customs, History of this area of Ireland. Talking of the Famine period of Ireland. This feels like a real field trip. Speaks of the process of trying to bring jobs to this area. Marble Arch Cave, Ask McKreery, Margaret Gallagher. Shows driving on the other side of the car, a Peugot, and a very simple way of life. Planning to pass cottage on to Keiran, her nephwew, strong Family values. Simple life.



Documentary I produced for the BBC in 1992 that has proven to be very popular from its first broadcast, and continues to attract interest from across the world in 2020.  Margaret Gallagher from Belcoo, County Fermanagh, N. Ireland, enjoys her rural lifestyle, living without modern amenities. This was shot on 16mm film. 
It reached one million views by June 2019 without any advertising and those numbers continue to climb in 2020. Fantastic! Many thanks to all viewers and especially those who have left such kind comments. I was in touch with Margaret in 2019 and she is thrilled at the response. 

FILM 30 minutes. Feels like a true Field Trip.
https://youtu.be/lRL9iIN3R8s


Welcome to the National Museum of Ireland

Preserving and presenting the stories of Ireland and its place in the world
John Callister  callister.tv

Visit the IMMA. Accronym for, Ireland's Museum of Modern Art

ART LESSON
VIEW
TALK ABOUT
Who was Alex Katz? This painting was made in 2007. How old was he?
Line Drawing

Go to his website.
Look at the PULL DOWN BIOGRAPHY section. 

What was his Lifetime? 
Does He live Now? 
Who was his MUSE? And what is a MUSE?
How did his style EVOLVE as he has lived his life?
Why do we have Museums? Why are there different kinds of Museums? Art, Fine Art, Modern Art, and different kinds of things? Sports Memorabilia? PEZ? Find your Favorite Museum. Explain why it is your Favorite.
Look up the words that you do not know in the Dictionary.

VOCABULARY. Find the Spelling and Meaning.
Acronym_________
Muse___________
Evolve___________
Take a white piece of paper.
Choose a subject. Yourself using a mirror or someone in your family, use a person or a photograph for this 

LESSON 1. 
  1. ONLY USE ONE COLOR, and the white piece of paper.
  2. Hint, you may sketch the line you want to use lightly in pencil.
  3. Use blue, or your favorite color, crayon, paint or chalk, Whatever you have. 
  4. Fill in the paper, leaving the WHITE part where the line would be, empty. 
  5. (If you have scratch off paper you could use this and use the tool to take off material to REVEAL line, I think Crayola makes a product like this)
Share with a trusted Adult and anyone else you would like to. Talk about How the simplest of LINE reveals form.
How does this make you feel?
How does color make you feel?

MUSIC & HELPING OTHERS.
Make a map of your area, homes, highlights and family and friends you know.

Here is another film he did too. The African Children’s Choir.


Music For Life is the parent body of The African Children's Choir.

Music For Life is the parent body of The African Children's Choir.


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