Something to look at today: Nativity Scenes

Sharing this photo post from the blog What Next: Ten Nativity Scenes. These aren't "bad nativities," they're good ones (including the children's drawings).

A Canadian painting for homeschoolers!

"Playing School," by Daphne Odjig, 1981.  (Colour serigraph on paper; more here.)

(My favourite from yesterday's art gallery visit.)

P.S.  I know it's not a painting, but "colour serigraph" sounded funny in the subject line.  Happy Canada Day.
Linked from the Carnival of Homeschooling: Enjoy Reinvention Edition at Dewey's Treehouse.

Dollygirl's Grade Six: Plans for Wednesday

Dollygirl has been under the weather with a cold the last couple of days, so we didn't get everything done--some catching up tomorrow, probably.

Basic Bible Studies, page 26:  Read Romans 4:1-11, 20, 25. "No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God"  (English Standard Version)

Picture Study:  Emily Carr, "Scorned as Timber, Beloved of the Sky," 1935.  One of my own favourite Emily Carr paintings!  Why are we doing so much picture study this week?  We are hoping to make a long-delayed trip to an art gallery, where there is a special exhibit of Carr's work, including this painting.  The exhibit closes this weekend, so if we are going to get there it will have to be in the next few days.

The Story of the World Volume 4,  chapter 32,  "Africa After World War II" and "Two Republics of China."

Math puzzles

Poetry:  two poems from Emily, about Emily Carr

Shakespeare:  Cymbeline, see Tuesday.  We didn't get to this

Composition: see Tuesday.  Still haven't gotten to this one!

Handicrafts:  continue dollmaking project.  Didn't get anything done on this today.

Volunteer Afternoon for Mama Squirrel--Dollygirl stayed home.