Art, Latin and Foreign L. ? for 4 & 10yo

[HSNonTheFarm]

HI, I'm new to the board, been lurking for a few years. I've used ideas from the WTM for about 5 years now, feel like I'm finally ready to go with the full schedule. Our fourth child will be here soon, so this makes a schedule even more necessary. I've purchased WTM suggested materials for almost all subjects except Art, Foreign Language and Latin for my 4yodd and 10yods. Neither has ever had formal art instruction but both are naturally artistic and spend some time everyday on their own drawing, painting, ect. We have zero experience with Latin. They have been exposed to music/videos/family in Farsi, some Spanish and German, but nothing formal.

My first question: What WTM suggested materials are your favorite or your child's favorite for Art and Latin and other Foreign Languages?

2nd question: Anyone have any ideas about what will be suggested in the revised addition of WTM? Especially in Science and Art?

Thanks for any ideas, your posts have helped me off to a great start!

Toni

[Aurelia]

My daughter enjoys Five in a Row for art since it's based on picture books, and La Clase Divertida for Spanish because they have craft and cooking projects. We haven't gotten to Latin yet, I'm still gathering info for next year.

[Deana FL]

My 3 take semi-private Art lessons b/c this is one area that I am completely inept...so, I can't help with curricula suggestion there.

However, for Latin, I suggest Lively Latin. I have ages 5, 9, 11... only the older 2 do Latin. They love it...I have zero background in the subject, so I searched around for something that I'd feel confident doing. I enjoy it and they do too. I wouldn't subject my 5 yr to this curricula, though...it's too writing intensive for him.

As for Foreign Lang, we tried Rosetta Stone Spanish last year and that didn't go over very well. They did fine with the material, it just wasn't laid out right...it doesn't let you know where you are in the context of the lesson, so the child never knows when it's going to over. We'll try it again in the future, but we've laid it aside for now.

hope this helps a little...