The objective of the visual journal is to help an unschooler develop the habit of observing and recording visually.
Lillian is only 7 and when we review things it can be hard for her to keep up. Using a visual journal she'll be able to draw her notes --combine text with images.
If we're discussing lines or various drawing techniques, in art, they can be drawn right there in the journal. Lillian loves to doodle, simply getting her a notebook and allowing her to doodle as she learns will be a game changer.
I've seen a few dream journals in the store. I'll be keeping my eye out for one without lines that can be drawn in. I need the pages to be a bit thicker than notebook paper to allow for maker or stamping. I'm hoping that learning about something, drawing her version of it, then going back over what it was as a reflection will help her.
I'm sure this will be something all of the kids will want to do, that's fine with me. I want to shy away from the typical -vocabulary word - sentence after sentence about the topic style note taking. Sure it would do wonders for a few kids handwriting, but they might get lost in the note taking and frustrated with not keeping up.
If we're learning about outer space, draw the planets, and label them. Pyramids, draw them and write a few key words. Amazon rainforest, draw what you've learned about how an animal survives and thrives.
You can google visual journaling and a lot of information pops up. Art journaling is what it's called in the art therapy world. If you're not a drawing fan, you can cut and glue images from other print media.
I'm adding 4 journals to my homeschool list for 2017-2018 school year.
The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape...Pablo Picasso
Your visual journal is a personal creative book that enables you to personalize and document your discovery, development, and educational journey. Include:
Your journal should should tell others what you're about, what grabs your attention, and what you have independently researched and discovered on your own.
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