Dragon Week

Dragon = a mythological creature, knights fought in the middle ages.

The boys spent the last two weeks reading and drawing dragons. I planned to start studying castles but the boys had other plans.  All they could talk about was knights fighting dragons. So, I checked out lots of books and let them learn as they so strongly desired. Bryce loved that dragons ate metals so they were able to breath fire. Micah was excited that he was able to do copy work about dragons and practice drawing them.  Matthew was thrilled to read and reread the two books I found about How to Train Your Dragon. 

We spent time practicing drawing dragons. I have found that having an interesting drawing to complete is a huge motivator for the boys in all of their school work. Drawing is also improving their hand writing skills.  As a final project, we completed a gold leafing project from our art book. The boys drew a basic outline of their dragon, cut out gold paper as their gold leaf, then used water color to complete their painting. It was fun to watch the boys work hard on each of their draws and the difference in how they each approached each project. 

I love being able to allow the boys to follow their desires for learning.