If you have ever tried to draw and have little to no artistic skill, it can become frustrating rather quickly. There are many books and DVDs available to teach drawing, but sometimes you need something simple, basic, spelled out in a step by step manner.
Ed Emberley has a line of drawing books that are amazing for kids. They are step by step instructions that add the picture drawn plus each step that was added for each step. Many of the steps are simply drawing a letter, like an elephant's tail is added by drawing the letter 'S'. These books are really fun and inexpensive.
My daughter, Eliana, fell in love with elephants at the age of 2. Watching her with her elephants made me realize the connection with learning: Big elephant ears help you learn by listening and an elephant never forgets! There are countless other analogies - Come and open up your elephant ears and never forget to learn large with my daughter and me!
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
Elephant Education Crafts
We're launching our new Website, Elephant Ears Education. So, I put the kids to work coming up with ideas of educational tools, learning aids and items we could even sell on the new Website. The idea is to come together as a family and make and sell our ideas and merchandise. In the process, we hope to help others learn and enjoy the process.
Here's what we made today. Which ones do you like?
Also, please check out the new Website. It's a work in progress, growing everyday. Let me know what you would like to see added.
You can find the new Website Here!
You can Like the New Facebook Page Here!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Welcome To Eliana's Elephant Ears Education
I have a daughter. We call her our miracle because she came to us after losing 3 pregnancies to miscarriage. She is our youngest child and keeps us hopping. From the time she was about 2 years old, she fell in love with elephants. The moment she laid her eyes on her very first WebKinz elephant, she was hooked. Now, she claims her mission is to go from thrift store to thrift store rescuing all of the elephants in the world. Our house needs an additional room to fill her collection.
Throughout the course of elephant collecting, it dawned on me how elephants have a huge (no pun intended) impact on learning.
They are said to never forget (memory is a part of learning)
They have large ears (listening plays an important role in learning)
And, there are probably countless other connections I have yet to discover. But, for the time being, this blog is being prepared to share learing in many forms. So, sit back, open your large elephant ears and get ready to add some education into your memory so you never forget...
Throughout the course of elephant collecting, it dawned on me how elephants have a huge (no pun intended) impact on learning.
They are said to never forget (memory is a part of learning)
They have large ears (listening plays an important role in learning)
And, there are probably countless other connections I have yet to discover. But, for the time being, this blog is being prepared to share learing in many forms. So, sit back, open your large elephant ears and get ready to add some education into your memory so you never forget...
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