Frida Kahlo Study Unit {Women Who Did}
Continuing our theme “Women Who Did” for this year, our second amazing woman from history is Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter who suffered and survived not only childhood Polio, but…Continue Reading →
5 “About Me” Activities Inspired By Frida Kahlo
“I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”- Frida Kahlo…
Teaching Girls About Women – What Woman Is
Sometimes life collides in several places at the same time, creating a series of thoughts or actions that can change…
Frida Kahlo’s Mexico
Since we’ve been learning about Frida Kahlo, I thought we’d put some geography on the ‘lesson plan’ and learn about Mexico. Frida Kahlo was very proud of her place of…Continue Reading →
Frida Kahlo Inspired Clay Bead Necklaces
The next craft project for our Frida Kahlo learning was to make a bold and colourful beaded necklace from oven…
Frida Kahlo Inspired Mexican Folk Art Pendants
Supporting our Frida Kahlo learning, we’ve been looking at Mexican folk art. A simple Google of the term brings up…
Frida Kahlo Inspired Paper Flower Headbands
We’re learning about Frida Kahlo at the moment and two of the things that stands out about Ms. Kahlo are the fact that she was fiercely patriotic and proud of…Continue Reading →
Amelia Earhart Study Unit {Women Who Did}
I decided this year to utilise some of the many books we have and use famous – or should-be-famous –…
“Women Who Did” Series On Remarkable Women In History
I strongly dislike ‘introducing’ a new series, as life inevitably happens, and we have to stop, or change direction. Just as…
Letter Writing For Handwriting Practice And Life-Long Memories
I’m sure we’ve all been there – half way through handwriting something, our hand cramps up and we wonder when exactly we last had to write so much. A few…Continue Reading →