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A one year journey I can’t believe this is my blog’s first anniversary! A whole year has gone by since I began this project. I have to thank to my friend Ana Flores for needling me; she had been asking me for quite some time why I didn’t blog. The … Continue reading
Finally taking the Camera Last Tuesday, the kids finally got to hold the camera! Once they were done with their Storyboards, I wanted them to take pictures with toys and make their photo stories based on the drawings they had made. It was the best way to let them see … Continue reading
Growing too fast? Last weekend, Miss I suddenly asked her dad, as I was putting the little one to bed, if she had hairy legs. My husband was a bit dumbfounded by the question, so he asked her to explain where she had heard that. She said that last week, … Continue reading
Last Sunday I finally had the chance to go see Tomm Moore’s Song of the Sea, the Irish hand-drawn animation who was nominated for the 2015 Academy Awards for Best Animated film. Tomm Moore is also known as the director of The Secret of Kells , an animated film about … Continue reading
What is a Storyboard? This past Movie Class, I told the kids they were ready for the next step: storyboarding. Once they had their scripts finished with action and dialogue, we moved on to the visualizing of the film, and working out the details of their stories. In order to … Continue reading
About the Book Be Courageous. Laugh. Embrace Your Uniqueness. Spread Joy. This is the story about Jaida; a friendly little caterpillar with a powerful message. A surprise visit to Mocha and Petri’s dollhouse leads the three to an everlasting friendship. Each day is filled with a new memory, until the … Continue reading
About the Book Title: The Search for the Stone of Excalibur (The Chronicles of the Stone, Book 2) | Author: Fiona Ingram | Publication Date: October 6, 2014 | Publisher: The Educational Publisher / Biblio Publishing | Pages: 376 | Recommended Ages: 10+ Summary: A modern day adventure as our … Continue reading
What is Writing Action? Last week, on our Movie Class, we read the kids first approach to their stories. Their stories had a lot of the elements we had talked about before, such as a conflict, a somewhat clear story, and a beginning, middle and end. However, almost none of … Continue reading
After our last class, our little filmmakers came ready with their first drafts of their scripts, ready for a table read. Miss I’s was actually a rewrite, as she made some changes after the suggestions given to her last week. So today we have the kids reading scripts they’ve been … Continue reading
My 6 year-old has been in love with all things Egyptian for several years now. I previously wrote how her love for history and the Egyptians helped me steer her away from Disney Princesses and onto new interests. A few weeks back I found National Geographic’s Treasury of Egyptian Mythology, … Continue reading