Did you know that history doesn’t have to be boring? That’s right; you can bring fun activities for history class into your homeschool with these chalk pastel lessons.
Bring History To Life With Engaging Activities
Adding hands-on activities to any history lesson creates an immersive and engaging learning environment. This means that kids comprehend and thus retain more of their learning. Art can bring any textbook to life or enhance living history books with a multi-sensory approach! You’ll need a simple set of chalk pastels, a pack of construction paper, and Nana’s video art lessons! Then watch the learning begin.
Fun Activities For History Class In Your Homeschool
We’ve covered many different timelines over the years, and our You ARE An Artist Complete Clubhouse Membership ensures that there is almost always a corresponding art lesson. My kids have loved painting the pyramids of Giza, medieval castles, mapping the Louisiana Purchase, and so much more!
You, too, can expand your history studies with Nana’s chalk pastel homeschool art lessons because art is the perfect way to encourage hands-on learning and exploration through historical timelines. Engage your children with color, lines, and form as they recreate these periods of the past. Did you know Nana has courses for:
- Ancient History – Ancient Video Art Lessons, Old Testament Bible, New Testament Bible
- Middle Ages History – Medieval Video Art Lessons, Knights & Crusaders
- American History – American History Video Art Lessons, American Landmarks
- Modern Era History – Modern History Video Art Lessons, Art in Space Video Art Lessons, Inventors
You can check out more of the individual lessons available below.
Ancient History
The Ancient History Video Art Lessons include:
- Greek philosopher
- Chinese Emperor
- Ancient Buddha under Bodhi tree
- Alexander the Great: helmet
- Ancient Rome: Coliseum
- Peloponnesian Wars: Spartan & Athenian soldiers
- The Roman Empire: Caesar
- The Life of Jesus: Sermon on the Mount
You ARE an ARTiST Complete Clubhouse Members also enjoy:
- Pyramids
- King Tut
- Hieroglyphics
- Ancient Egypt/Nile Map
You can also add in the corresponding Old Testament Bible Lessons:
- Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors
- Moses and the Parting of the Red Sea
Middle Ages
- Dragon
- Stained glass
- Cathedral
- Viking ship
- Viking helmet
- Castle
- Catapult
- Lute
- Jester
- Crown
- Court dress
- Illuminated letter
- Medieval garden
- Crusade banner
- Robin Hood
- Knight
- Banquet table
- Shield
- Falconer-Hawk
- Excalibur in the stone
- Festival tent
- War of roses
- Joan of Arc
American History
Early American history art lessons? Nana’s got you covered!
- Revolutionary War uniforms – Continental soldier and British soldier
- Boston Tea Party
- Early colonists
- White House
- The Constitution
- Women in War
- Paul Revere
- Lewis and Clark
- Native Americans – Midwestern Tribes Headdresses
- Napoleon
- French Flag
- War of 1812
- Columbus
- Harriet Tubman
- 13 Colonies
You ARE an ARTiST Complete Clubhouse Members also enjoy:
- Three Branches of Government
- Alexander Hamilton
- King George, III
- Presidents continuing series
- American Landmarks
- Maps continuing series
- Famous Artists and Composers continuing series
- Literature continuing series
7 American History Homeschool Lessons Your Kids will Love and Hamilton The Musical Homeschool Study has been among our favorite American History studies thus far.
Modern History
My son is also obsessed with World War II and Modern History. I’m so grateful that Nana has video art lessons to help explore this time period as well:
- Queen Victoria’s Empire
- Theodore Roosevelt
- WWI & II War Helmets
- Broadcasting
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Space Exploration
- Women’s Suffrage
- Medical Advancements
- Modern Literature
- Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
You ARE an ARTiST Complete Clubhouse Members also enjoy:
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Winston Churchill
- Big Ben and other World + American Landmarks
- Presidents series
- Famous Artists and Composers continuing series
- Literature continuing series
- Maps continuing series
Fun Activities For Science, Literature, and More In Your Homeschool
Nana has loads of homeschool science resources to keep the learning going beyond history. When you have a You ARE an Artist Clubhouse Membership; you’ll have access to over 800 video art lessons. Or you can find all the science and literature lessons in the I Drew It Then I Knew It series!
Homeschool Anatomy & Biology
Homeschool Chemistry & Physics
- Inventors Clubhouse (includes the following)
- Fulton steamboat
- Henry Ford automobile
- Nikola Tesla electricity
- Wright brothers airplane
- Light Prism – Sir Isaac Newton
- Benjamin Franklin and electricity
- Steam railroad engine
- Samuel Morse telegraph
- Thomas Edison’s light bulb
- Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone
Homeschool Astronomy
- Solar System Clubhouse (includes all the planets!)
- Solar Eclipse
- Space Exploration Clubhouse (includes the following)
- Spiral Galaxy
- Nebula
- Comet
- Night Sky – Big and Little Dipper
- Moon Missions Clubhouse
Homeschool Botany
Literature Studies
- The Bible – How to Plan an At Home Bible Study with Art
- The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkein
- Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
- Hundred Acre Wood – A.A. Milne
- Stopping by the Woods – Robert Frost
- Beatrix Potter – author and illustrator
- Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling
- Anne of Green Gables – Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Heidi – Johanna Spyri
- Author and Artist Tasha Tudor
- Little House on the Prairie Covered Wagon – Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little House on the Prairie Christmas – Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Henry David Thoreau – To The Woods
- Excalibur – Merlin
- Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
- A Christmas Carol – Dickens
- The Swing – Robert Louis Stevenson
- Charlotte’s Web – E. B. White
- Green Ember – S. D. Smith
- Lamp Post – Narnia C. S. Lewis
- Eric Carle – Author and Artist
- Dr. Seuss books
- Ox-Cart Man – Donald Hall
- Apples to Oregon – A Oregon Trail Unit Study
- Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant
- How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World – Marjorie Priceman
- Cranberry Thanksgiving – Wendy and Harry Devlin
- Christmas literature – including The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, A Christmas Carol, If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, Charlie Brown, The Polar Express, and more!
Fun Activities For History Class In Your Homeschool
No matter what period of history your homeschool is immersed in, there are fun activities for history class to be enjoyed. Let Nana take you on a trek through the timelines of Ancient through to Modern times and everything in between!
Erin is a writer, blogger, and homeschooler to two intense kids. Her blog is filled with information to help you explore a child led education while making meaningful connections with your children. Discover favorite read alouds, seasonal books, games, art projects, hands-on activities, and learn to just breathe through the ups and downs of life. She loves nature, farm life, good books, knitting, new pens, and hot coffee. Erin is a contributing writer for Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers. Her work has also been featured on Simple Homeschool and Book Shark.
