Studying the Art Movements allows you to both enjoy and learn about different styles of art, but also learn about history. Many times events in history inspires the art of the time.

Art is made for all ages to enjoy and be inspired by. The study guides I’ve made can be appreciated by all ages. The suggested books and activities can be adjusted to different ages and abilities.

The guides below include images of art from the highlighted movement, a small bit of history, websites and books for further research. I have added a few activities for each movement. Art should be enjoyable, so don’t get too caught up in the rules of the movements. Introduce your child to the different movements and let them express it themselves in the activities.

The books I recommend in each study guide are listed below. As an Amazon Associate, I’d appreciated if you use the links to buy the books you want.

If you chose only one book to buy, I recommend 13 Art Movement Children Should Know by, Brad Finger. It’s the book I used to make the study guides. You’ll notice however that there are only 12 study guides. A mystery for you to explore with the book. Your local library will have many of these books too.

Thank you for checking out the Art Movement Study Guides. Find the full list of Art Appreciation Guides here.

The Veggie Tales Lesson Guides each have a memory verse. Posting the memory verse in our school room not only reminds the kids of the verse all week, but it reminds me too. We try to read the verse a couple of times a day. I honestly don’t care if my kids have it memorized, but I do want them to be very familiar with the Bible. Hiding God’s word in our heart is the goal, not memorization.

Below are a few examples of the Memory Verse Posters that go along with the Veggie Tales Lessons. You can find the entire list of Veggie Tales Lesson Guides and the Memory Verse Posters HERE. All are free to download and use as you see fit.

Another thing I have my older kids do is trace and write the memory verse once or twice a week. I made Trace Pages and Fill in the Blank Pages for each of the Memory Verse Posters for the kids to use as worksheets.

You will find the Trace and Fill in the Blank Pages when you download the Memory Verse packets. Once again, find the entire list of Activity Guides and Memory Verse packets HERE.

The major book we use when we do our VeggieTales Lessons is the Veggie Tales Bible Storybook. It has the VeggieTales Story and the Bible Story as well as a short moral lesson from Bob and Larry. You can purchase a copy through the link below. As an Amazon Associate, I do get a small percentage of each purchase you make through my links. So, if you choose to buy the books I suggest, I really appreciate you using the links.

You can find links to all the VeggieTales DVDs that accompany the Lessons on the VeggieTales Activity Guide Page HERE.

I hope your kids enjoy the VeggieTales Lessons as much as mine do.

In doing the Twelve Oaks Schoolhouse Fairy Tale Lessons with my kids, I realized my oldest student, who is nine, needed a little bit more. Therefore I created a few Writing Extras.

Accompanying each fairy tale, you can now download and extra packet that will teach your child a few basics of writing. Each packet goes over story elements such as STORY SEQUANCE, PLOT, CHARACTERS, THEME and POINT OF VIEW. With each packet your child will get a chance to either re-write the ending of the fairy tale or create their own “fractured fairy tale.”

Click here for the full list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales including the Writing Extras packets.

For the Mother Goose Lesson Guide, I did something different. Since Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes are all poetry, I created a poetry Writing Extras packet. It will introduce your child to a few basic styles of poetry and rhyming. I have also listed several to give you a more detailed study.

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Fairy Tale Lesson Guides will introduce kids to classic stories. Reading Fairy Tales to your kids can increase their language skills and creativity. The classic tales almost always have a good moral to them as well.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff is an old Norwegian tale about three brothers that stand up to a bully. They use their wits and strength to teach the troll that they won’t be intimidated by him.

Each guide will give you a retelling of the tales to tell your child along with a book list and activity list to use as you wish. There are color pages and other printables in each packet.

Stay tuned for “Writing Extras”, a few worksheets about storytelling for older students. I’m currently adding Writing Extra packets that go along with each fairy tale lesson guide.

In each lesson guide, I recommend several books and sometimes videos. Below are the Amazon links. If you chose to buy any of the books or videos, please do so through the links provided. I earn a tiny bit of money for each item purchased, so I appreciate your purchase.

Don’t forget to download the Three Billy Goats Gruff Lesson Guide!

I hope you enjoy the fairy tale lesson guides! For the entire list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales Lesson Guides click here.

Fairy Tale Lesson Guides will introduce kids to classic stories. Reading Fairy Tales to your kids can increase their language skills and creativity. The classic tales almost always have a good moral to them as well.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears is an old English tale that teaches children to respect others’ things, and can segue into a lesson about empathy.

Each guide will give you a retelling of the tales to tell your child along with a book list and activity list to use as you wish. There are color pages and other printables in each packet.

Stay tuned for “Writing Extras”, a few worksheets about storytelling for older students. I’m currently adding Writing Extra packets that go along with each fairy tale lesson guide.

In each lesson guide, I recommend several books and sometimes videos. Below are the Amazon links. If you chose to buy any of the books, please do so through the links provided. I earn a tiny bit of money for each item purchased, so I appreciate your purchase.

Don’t forget to download the Goldilocks and the Three Bears Lesson Guide!

I hope you enjoy the fairy tale lesson guides! For the entire list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales Lesson Guides click here.