Art Appreciation for Homeschoolers
Bring the beauty of art history into your homeschool with Willow & Owl Art Appreciation Units, created for multi-age homeschool families who want to explore famous artwork, artists, cultures, and creative expression together.
Perfect as a homeschool art curriculum, morning basket addition, or companion to history and geography, these printable resources make art appreciation for kids and teens easy, flexible, and engaging.
Our Art Appreciation collection includes:
- Art Around the World and Where in the World?
- The Importance of Art
- Art Study Posters and planning worksheets
- Art Analysis activities
- Elements & Principles of Art
- Beyond the Canvas
- Art Critique Worksheets
- Art Appreciation Prints & Flashcards
- Create Your Own Art Museum
- Art Museum Cutouts
- Create Your Own Art activities
- Museum and art study ideas
- Bonus Resources
One of the best parts of art appreciation is that the whole family can study the same masterpiece at different levels. Younger children can identify colors, shapes, and details, while older students explore artists, symbolism, art movements, composition, culture, and history.
✨ Art appreciation isn't just about memorizing famous paintings—it's about learning how to see, wonder, discuss, and create.
Explore the Willow & Owl Art Appreciation Collection and turn your homeschool into a doorway to the world's great art.
History & Literature Homeschool Unit Studies
Bring history and literature to life with Willow & Owl homeschool unit studies, thoughtfully created for curious learners and multi-age homeschool families. Go beyond the textbook with engaging printable activities, reading, writing, art, research, and hands-on learning.
Journey into legends and mysteries with Seekers of the Unknown, explore mythology and ancient civilizations with our Ancient Greece Explorer, sail into early American history with the Mayflower & Pilgrims Mini Unit, discover Norse history with the Viking Activity Pack, or travel through great literature with Wordsmiths & Writers.
Our flexible resources are perfect for homeschool history curriculum, literature unit studies, eclectic homeschooling, Charlotte Mason-inspired learning, middle school and high school enrichment, or families who simply love learning together.
📚 Explore history. Discover great stories. Follow your curiosity.
With Willow & Owl, history becomes an adventure and literature becomes a doorway into another time.
Mayflower & Pilgrims Homeschool Mini Unit
Sail into early American history with the Willow & Owl Mayflower & Pilgrims Mini Unit Study! This 23-page printable homeschool history resource introduces students to the Mayflower voyage, the Pilgrims, and life in early colonial America through engaging, hands-on learning.
Designed for elementary, middle, and high school homeschool students, activities vary in comprehension level and can easily be adapted for multi-age homeschooling.
Inside you'll find short history lessons, handicrafts, tracing pages, writing prompts, hands-on projects, printable cutouts, and activities that encourage students to explore history beyond a traditional textbook.
Perfect for a Thanksgiving homeschool unit study, Pilgrim history lesson, Mayflower study, early American history curriculum, or seasonal November learning!
Pair the activities with favorite picture books, historical fiction, documentaries, or read-alouds to create an even richer study.
🍂 Print. Explore. Create. Discover history together with Willow & Owl!
Family Style Units, Activities, and Tea Time Guides at your fingertips!
Flexible Homeschool Unit Studies for the Whole Family
Our whole-family homeschool unit studies create a foundation for meaningful learning while giving you the freedom to teach in the way that works best for your family.
Created with a simple, flexible layout, Willow & Owl resources allow you to choose which materials to use, which pages to print, and how deeply you want to explore each topic. Our multi-age homeschool curriculum often includes reading selections, nature and conservation resources, links for further learning, book recommendations, creative projects, and hands-on homeschool activities for a variety of ages and abilities.
Choose the learning style that fits your homeschool:
Activity Packs — Puzzles, games, worksheets, creative activities, and approachable learning materials.
Explorers & Unit Studies — Engaging reading combined with activities, crafts, games, projects, and printable worksheets for deeper learning.
Cards & Journaling Pages — Easy additions to pair with unit studies, living books, read-alouds, history lessons, nature studies, and more.
Perfect for eclectic homeschooling, Charlotte Mason-inspired learning, multi-age families, interest-led learning, and printable homeschool curriculum—with the flexibility to make every study your own.
The Best Units for the Season
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Autumn Morning Basket
Cozy up your homeschool with an Autumn Morning Basket filled with seasonal stories, classic literature, nature themes, pumpkins, apples, bats, and a touch of October spookiness! 🍂📚 Discover favorite September and October read-alouds, picture books, chapter books, games, crafts, and homeschool Tea Time resources for creating memorable fall learning together.
Calling All Artists and Students
Have you visited our growing Art section? We have included many new art units and art studies to expand your student's art journey!
From Spring to Winter, you can dive into themed art with templates to help a novice, or inspire your artist!
TeaTime Etiquette & Recipes
Our original Tea Time Guide is a fun little unit that helps you plan, set up, and host a wonderful tea time!
Have this one already? No worries...any of the other tea time guides simply build onto this one with new recipes and invitations!