I’ve been teaching Ancient History through art and literature in my co-op class this year. You’ll find the hands on art projects to go with these books in my Art Around the Ancient World series. I purposely wanted to stay away from historical fiction for this list; my focus has been on stories that either take place […]
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10 Kids Books for Art History Lovers!
10 Kids Books for Art History Lovers! Enter to win $25 in Usborne books at the end of this post! Is there something about famous paintings that your kids just can’t get enough of? Here are 10 books that will inspire young artists and teach them about the famous creative minds throughout history! Art History […]
100+ Lessons for Living Books
As I put together this list of lessons for living books, the thought occurred to me that we use the term living books quite often but do we really know what that means or what it is in reference to? A living book is a book that is excellent quality that contains living knowledge and ideas. […]
The First Dog : Ice Age Activity
This year I’m teaching a “living stories” class for my homeschool co-op. Of course, I found a way to make it an art class too! The result is a homeschool art program I am currently developing: Art Around the Ancient World in which I read a book for each civilization we cover, discuss an art […]
Prehistoric Art for Kids
I find Ancient art so fascinating that I decided to create a whole blog series full of lesson plans for it- Art Around the Ancient World. Plus we are studying ancient history this year so it is the perfect complement to our own homeschool. This is the first lesson in the series. Prehistoric Art for […]