Year 1 Arts & Activities – Lampstand Press

General

Use this site for great pictures when making lap books.
Great Studio Projects in Art History by William Reid (ISBN 0825138523): This art history project book can be used in all four year-plans! There are 80 projects and the time period goes through the 1980’s.
Here’s real help with Feast Nights: food timeline and recipes galore! Enjoy!
Cookie Dough Recipe: A great alternative to salt dough maps.
- 2 c. smooth peanut butter
- 2 1/2 c. powdered milk
- 2 1/2 c. powdered sugar
- 2 c. white corn syrup
  - Blue icing – lakes and oceans
  - Green sprinkles – plains
  - Clear sprinkles – deserts
  - Chocolate chips – mountains
  - Red candy strips – rivers
  - M&Ms – capitals
Try Crayola’s Model Magic: a great lightweight soft modeling substance. It air-dries quickly, and after it’s dry, it can be sanded, painted, or decorated. Model magic can replace Fimo for most projects suggested in Tapestry.

Unit 1 – The Books of Moses

Week 1: Curtain Rises on Egypt: Gift of the Nile

Egyptian coloring pages for coloring or journal entries can be found here.
From ChristianAnswers.net: Moses and the Burning Bush coloring page.
A picture and a drawing of a paddle doll
Reed Boat
A great website that shows Ancient Egyptian boats!
Make an Egyptian paddle doll.
Make Egyptian jewelry: necklace and bracelet.
Elements of design: color

Week 2: Pharaohs & Pyramids

Link for making mummies!
A Clip art gallery for Egypt.
Tomb painting examples for your project. Be sure to click on the next part at the end of each section. Gives a full display of Egyptian art.
Great Pyramid of Khufu (pdf to download and assemble)
Make Pharaoh’s double crown.
Make bricks like the Ancient Egyptians!
Sphinx pdf to download and assemble.
Sphinx pictures to aid your carving project.
Questions about and suggestions for brick making.
Let’s Do Dewey

Week 3: Egyptian Polytheism & the Judgment of God

Egyptian idol pictures for you to draw: here or here
How to make your own Egyptian clothing
Use a paper plate to make an Ancient Egyptian collar!
Create music with an Ancient Egyptian sistrum!

Week 4: Creation Through Noah

Here is a fun coloring page for Noah and the Ark.
Find coloring pages for the Creation and Noah and the Flood on these sites.
Here is a good Creation word search from ChristianAnswers.net
D is for Dinosaur teaching notes and coloring pages
Tintoretto’s Creation of the Animals
Tiepolo’s Creation of the Universe
Michelangelo’s The Creation of the Heavens

Week 5: Abraham & Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations

Play the Royal Game of Ur. Make your own game board and learn the rules (recently discovered!) from this great site! See a picture of the actual Royal Game of Ur board by clicking here.
Learn about the explorations of an archaeologist named C. Leonard Woolley, and explore four royal tombs found in Mesopotamia. Choose tomb 779 on Woolley’s diagram to see the Standard of Ur that Woolley discovered.
Sumerian Art
Sumerian Votive Statues
Model Ziggurat temple (pdf)
The Royal Stand of Ur
FREE download of a board game about Mesopotamia.
Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Tower of Babel painting by Master of the Duke of Bedford
The Finding of Moses by Paolo Veronese
Students can make their own ziggurat by following instructions found here

*Recipes/Seder information under week 9

Week 6: The Patriarchs: From Canaan to Egypt

Judaism: all kinds of useful information. Please pre-read, but wholesome for most children, I think, and a great help for teachers.
All the links you’ll ever need about the Tabernacle, and Tabernacle models.
Neat project for learning about the tabernacle!
Buy tabernacle model kits here.
Excellent pictures of a Tabernacle model that may help in building your own.
The Jewish Calendar and Sacred Festivals.
God Calls Abram worksheets for younger children. (pdf)
Abraham and Isaac etching by Rembrandt
Rembrandt’s Abraham
How to draw the Star of David.
Great website on Ancient Egyptian clothing.
Listen to a shofar.
Learn how to make Shabbat candles.
Printable activities for Passover.
The family tree of Terah.
Make a cardboard box loom.
Make some tasty, kid-friendly lentil stew!
Various Lentil Stew Recipes
Tabernacle Cards: great activity with detailed pictures.
Build a Tabernacle: Full color, 3D, printable model of the tabernacle.

Week 7: In The Wilderness: The Tabernacle & the Law

*Recipes/Seder information under this section
Judaism: all kinds of useful information. Please pre-read, but wholesome for most children, I think, and a great help for teachers.
All the links you’ll ever need about the Tabernacle, and Tabernacle models.
Neat project for learning about the tabernacle!
Buy tabernacle model kits here.
Excellent pictures of a Tabernacle model that may help in building your own.
The Jewish Calendar and Sacred Festivals
Abraham and Isaac etching by Rembrandt.
Rembrandt’s Abraham
How to draw the Star of David.
How to make Ten Commandments clay tablets.
Make a mini model of the Tabernacle!
Make a Jewish calendar!
Listen to a shofar.
Color pages about Jewish holidays.
Learn how to make Shabbat candles.
Printable activities for Passover.
The family tree of Terah.
Make a cardboard box loom.
Tabernacle Cards: great activity with detailed pictures.
Build a Tabernacle: Full color, 3D, printable model of the tabernacle.
The Finding of Moses
Make Shabbat candles.
Make Challah bread.

Week 8: In The Wilderness: Holiness – Worshipping God as God

*Recipes/Seder information under this section
Judaism: all kinds of useful information. Please pre-read, but wholesome for most children, I think, and a great help for teachers.
All the links you’ll ever need about the Tabernacle, and Tabernacle models.
Neat project for learning about the tabernacle!
Buy tabernacle model kits here.
Excellent pictures of a Tabernacle model that may help in building your own.
The Jewish Calendar and Sacred Festivals
Abraham and Isaac etching by Rembrandt.
Rembrandt’s Abraham
How to draw the Star of David.
Video on how to make a trumpet like the Ancient Israelites!
Map of the Israelite camp.
Listen to a shofar.
Color pages about Jewish holidays.
Learn how to make Shabbat candles.
Printable activities for Passover.
Neat family tree of Terah.
Make a cardboard box loom.

Week 9: In The Wilderness: Slaves to Warriors

*Recipes/Seder information under this section
Judaism: all kinds of useful information. Please pre-read, but wholesome for most children, I think, and a great help for teachers.
All the links you’ll ever need about the Tabernacle, and Tabernacle models.
Neat project for learning about the tabernacle!
Buy tabernacle model kits here.
Excellent pictures of a Tabernacle model that may help in building your own.
The Jewish Calendar and Sacred Festivals
Abraham and Isaac etching by Rembrandt.
Rembrandt’s Abraham
How to draw the Star of David.
Listen to a shofar.
Color pages about Jewish holidays.
More color pages: Shabbat or Torah.
Learn how to make Shabbat candles here.
Printable activities for Passover.
The family tree of Terah.
Make a cardboard box loom.

*Seder/Recipes:

Go to this site and prepare a Seder plate online! (Interactive activity, especially good for kids to do while you prepare the actual Celebration!)
Planning a Seder for your unit-celebration? Click here for information.
Family Seder Meal
Challah Bread Recipe
Egyptian Lentil Stew Recipe
Egyptian Fig Cakes
Introduction to a Christian Seder.

Unit 2 – All Governments Are Established by God

Week 10: The Indus Valley, Hinduism, & Buddhism

Great information on carving stone. Many types and sources, great if you’re a mom leading this week’s craft.
How to make simple Soapstone Carvings.
Various forms of Pachisi, and ideas for making game boards and playing according to traditional rules in India.
A portable Pachisi craft from Crayola
Great interactive site about the Indus Valley. Find information about the “bead pot” mentioned in Year 1 Redesigned at this link.
For your model of a two-wheeled cart: check links here and here.
Ancient India: food and recipes.
Ancient India: clothing (sari, dhoti, and turban)
How to make a diorama
Ancient Indus Valley: homes

Week 11: Ancient China: Confucius & Taoism

See your name written in Chinese!
Make a Chinese Dragon
Learn about the history of another ancient game this week: Wei-Ch’i. The Japanese call it “Go” and most Westerners know it by this name. Said to be more challenging than Chess, it’s a simple game to make and learn.
Learn the rules of Go, and then make a board and pieces and play it for your family night. (Challenging for adults; possible for Dialectics and up.)
Make an abacus!
Buy an abacus and learn to use it!
Learn to do Chinese calligraphy! Buy a calligraphy set here.
Make your own kite! The first website has a very simply made kite. The second website has printable directions and nice diagrams.
Make paper! Learn how from this excellent site!
Easy and hard version of a China Word search!
Make a Chinese pellet drum.
Make a Chinese folding fan.
Make a Chinese pagoda.
Write Chinese numbers.

Week 12: Ancient Americas

Make a gourd birdhouse. Parental supervision needed.
One set of instructions on making a gourd rattle or musical instrument called a Shekere.
Lure construction. Mine this website for information on making your own lures.
Lessons plans about Ancient Mayan art.
Make your name glyph using a Mayan syllabary. Also has info on numbers and background of their language.
Great coloring pages for Aztec culture.
Book suggestion by a user: Mexico! 40 Activities to Experience Mexico Past and Present by Susan Milord. This is a great book: you’ll use it this year and next. ISBN: 1885593228

Week 13: Early Greek Cultures of the Bronze Age

Look at a picture of an ancient Greek yoyo here. Then, follow these instructions for making your own!
Greek crafts for younger kids
The most famous early fresco from Crete, The Toreador
The Building of the Trojan Horse by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Trojan horse: scroll to the bottom of the page and click on one of the Trojan horse images to print and make your puzzle.
Make a ship of Popsicle sticks
What did Greek pottery look like?

Week 14: Early Greek Cultures of the Archaic Period

Greek crafts for younger kids.
Greek recipes

Week 15: The Promised Land: Conquest & Settlement

Artifacts from this period: Canaanite (mostly Bronze Age) and Israelite (mostly Iron Age–later.) Notice how much cruder the Israelite pieces are, even though they’re more recent. All ages.
Make a salt dough map of Israel.
Check out this neat website on Canaan and Ancient Israel!
Directions for casting metals, and a source for buying moulds. Scroll down the home page index looking for the article entitled “6 steps to perfect casting.”
The Blinding of Samson by Rembrandt: Graphic in nature, younger students should be supervised when viewing.
Clay Molds
Plaster Molds

Week 16: Israel’s Judges and Neighbors

Make a clay oil lamp.
The Apotheosis of Homer by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Week 17: The Rise of Saul & the Philistines

Picture of Mycenaean pottery that shows warriors who look much like Goliath as described in 1 Samuel 17:4-7.
Create music with a sistrum!
Detailed instructions for making pottery.
Pinch pots: how to make them.
A picture of Dagon, the fish-god.
Fabulous site: hyperlinks to pictures of ruins and artifacts, as well as map and tons of information about the Philistine culture and their interactions with Israel. Great resource for the Peoples of Ancient Palestine display board.
David with the Head of Goliath by Caravaggio

Week 18: King David and the Phoenicians

The history and “how to” of batik dying. Note that the history says that ancient Middle East batiks were usually blue!
Make a sling like David’s!
Build a blanket fort and hide in a “cave” like David and his fellow soldiers!
Different dye techniques: links and instructions.
Phoenician Trade
Phoenician art/artifacts
For your poster assignment: The Development of the Alphabet.

Unit 3 – Preparing the World for its Savior

Week 19: Solomon’s Divided Heart

A fun video on Solomon’s temple.
Solomon’s Temple: pictures here and here.

Week 20: The Divided Kingdom

Worksheet on the Divided Kingdom.
Worksheet for Elijah.
Elijah’s Prayer answered.
Fun Bible crafts about Elijah: You’ll find a paper-plate raven, some puppets, and more.

Week 21: The Assyrian Scourge: The Northern Kingdom Is Deported

Painted models of Assyrian soldiers. Interesting for Grammar and up. Click on pictures to see them enlarged.
Friezes: pictures and information.
Coloring page for Jonah.
Assyrian-style relief

Week 22: The Chaldeans (New Babylonians) and the Babylonian Captivity

Daniel in the Lion’s Den: story on youtube.
Coloring page of Daniel and his friends.
Model of the Ishtar Gate
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Artist depiction of Ancient Babylon

Week 23: The Medes and Persians: The Israelites Return Home

Jerusalem Temple 3d model.
Purim is a Jewish holiday that was established in the book of Esther. On this site you will find a recipe for Hamentaschen and some helpful links.
Create your own clay seal!
Youtube video on tithing.
Another Purim site with lots of fun ideas, recipes, crafts, etc.
Make a Shalach Manos basket for Purim.
Persian art and artifacts

Week 24: Persians and Greeks: The Persian Wars

Venn Diagram
An interactive website of Greek gods and heroes.

Week 25: The Golden Age of Greece and the Peloponnesian Wars

Sculptures of Classical Greece: Reproduction of the Laokoon group and Athena mourning. (warning: classical nudity)
Architecture: Greek orders of columns, with diagrams and pictures. Outstanding site for all ages.
Greek recipes
Learn how to make mosaics.
Make a Greek chiton for your unit celebration.
Greek costumes for your unit celebration
Classical Greek Art: (warning: classical nudity)

Week 26: Greek Achievements: Science, Mathematics, and Philosophy

Make Greek masks.

Week 27: Alexander the Great: Preparation for Proclamation

Reproductions of busts of Alexander.

Unit 4 – In the Fullness of Time

Week 28: The Etruscans and the Founding of Rome

Week 29: The Roman Republic: Everyday Life

The Construction and Makeup of Roman Roads
A picture of the Appian Way

Week 30: The Roman Republic Expands: The Punic Wars

Make a model of a Roman road.
Roman Roads

Week 31: From Republic to Empire

Celtic knotwork. Great instructions here, but don’t follow links on their website without adult supervision.
Create your own Celtic knots: links here and here.
Celtic cross-stitch pattern
History and symbolism of the Celtic cross… there are several nice pictures that will help you in your hands-on projects this week.

Week 32: Imperial Rome: Backdrop to the Atonement

Find paper soldiers for many time periods.
Coloring page of a Roman soldier
See and hear “The Lord’s Prayer” in Aramaic, the tongue of Jesus.
Make a paper nativity scene.
Examples of Roman wall painting.

Week 33: The Zenith of Imperial Rome: Backdrop to the Early Church

Click here for many pictures of Roman lamps.
Plaster casts: casts of Pompeii, make your own casts
Ancient Roman clothing
Roman mosaics
A user has created this great site for creating Roman mosaics.
This is a great site for learning about Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius..
Build a working volcano.
At this website you can view history and information on The Christian Catacombs of Rome.

Week 34: Rome Decays: Saints and Martyrs of the Early Church

Instructions for making a model Roman chariot.
Pictures of the Catacombs

Week 35: Christianity Conquers Rome: Of Church Hierarchies

Timeline of the Roman Empire

Week 36: Western Rome Falls: Theology and Church Councils

Review Units 3 and 4.
Complete all hands-on projects this week for your Unit Celebration.