The year long SKETCHBOOK!

All that summer fun brings me to our next school tool, the sketchbook! There are many sizes of sketchbooks around,so any you like will be fine. Keep it handy and you can make it part of your school day. An easy way to begin, maybe during a break or while you prepare lunch,have your child go out into their backyard and have them draw something they like. You can give them instructions to draw leaves one day and something else the next day like a tree or birdhouse. Whatever is in your yard. This will bring your own backyard and child to life!! You may also enter the time of day,weather,and details of their subject. This is also called nature journaling. They can create stories from this and have fun sharing!! Please encourage they need no drawing abilities, their pictures will be beautiful and their skills will develop just fine. They can add color pencil or watercolor,but pencil will do. This is a great way to get a keepsake of their art work and enjoy it for years to come. During the year I will post sketchbook notes to help keep it going. Let me know how it goes!