Homeschool Art Curriculum

At My Homeschool we believe homeschool art instruction and appreciation should be a part of all homeschool homeschool programs.

We encourage you to teach your child art and we encourage you to teach them about great artists.

Teaching Homeschool Art

Teaching homeschool art was always a part of our homeschool curriculum but it was never my goal to create artists. However, three of my four children seem to be very artistic. One has chosen a profession using his art skills.

Art is considered to be key learning areas that needs to be incorporated into your homeschool. Here are few ideas of your own that you would like to explore with your child.

Look at these Simple Ideas When Teaching Homeschool Art.

1. Have lots of art supplies handy.
When teaching homeschool art make art supplies readily accessible. We always had plenty of art supplies and paper out on a table so the kids could draw at leisure. We also had Plasticine and modelling clay for sculptures. I found that many of the gifts they received were craft related.

2. Make up your own homeschool art lessons on subjects you are studying.

Charlotte Mason believed that children should include art as part of their lessons. She had children drawing in the notebooks for science – with their nature journals, in history with their Book of Centuries, and even in their Bible lessons. They would often draw when we were doing read alouds, sometimes they would draw about what we were reading.

Notebooking will give your children plenty of artistic opportunities.

3. Teaching Homeschool Art Lessons with Professionals.

Occasionally I organised art teachers to teach special techniques such as pottery, and watercolour painting. We usually did this with some homeschool friends and it became a fun activity in our week. If you are looking for some professional art lesson you can do from home this site artforkidz.com.au is a great option.

4. Read book biographies and stories about artists.

5. We also used picture study.

This is a Charlotte Mason technique. In short, it involves showing your child an artwork (usually of a famous artist) and then having them study the picture. Then you get them to describe what they saw from memory. We also used our picture study for narrations. Here is one from my blog using Frederick McCubbin’s Lost.

6. We made time for art.
We fitted art into our curriculum. It may have been through the notebooking, on a nature walk or during read alouds. Art was a regular part of their curriculum.

Art Appreciation For Kids

Charlotte Mason believed art appreciation for kids was an important part of a their education. As was learning how to paint, and draw.

Art appreciation for kids is personal and some art is an acquired taste. Consider what art you want to expose your children to and make some intentional steps towards doing that. Remember art does not just include paintings — there’s sculpture, photography, digitally produced art, mixed media art and so much more. You can show your children classic, contemporary, modern and Indigenous art.

My Homeschool Art Appreciation & Art Lessons

Our Art Appreciation for Kids Course included with all our homeschool programs helps you incorporate picture study into your homeschool. Do this during your group study time around once or twice a week. You could also use this as an independent activity for older children if you wish by having them examine a painting a week.