- Definition
The horizon line is the imaginary line in the distance where the sky seems to touch the ground or the water.
In a drawing of a beach, the line where the ocean meets the sky is the horizon line.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: The horizon line is like the seam where the big blanket of the sky seems to touch the ground or the water.
Ask your child: Where does the sky meet the ground in this picture?
Common mix-up: Kids may think the horizon line is a real line they can walk to. It's the place far away where the sky and the land or water appear to touch.
Examples
- In a picture of a field, the line where the grass seems to end and the sky begins.
- Drawing a line across your paper to separate the ground from the sky.
horizon line is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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